Out of the 1 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Science, Tech & Society Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby College landed the #1 spot on the list. Colby College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.