2008Main Statistical Survey -- (2039,1,1) Colby College

America's Best College 2008
Main Statistical Survey

0. Survey Contacts-Whom should we notify when the survey is available to be completed?
The contacts below receive all communication (URL for the survey, passwords, user names, etc.) from U.S. News regarding this survey for your institution for our online data collection for America's Best Colleges. Please review and update as necessary. Each contact must have a valid email address. If a contact is no longer valid, please delete it.

Name:
Job Title:
E-Mail:
Phone:	(207) 859-4692 extension:
Fax:	(207) 859-4775

Name:
Job Title:
E-Mail:
Phone:	extension:
Fax:

General Information (CDS A1): If any of the general information is incorrect, please enter the correct information. Note that cross-references to Common Data Set items appear in parentheses as (CDS xx), next to our questions. Questions 1-8, 28, 30, 31 and 32 are not able to be updated online. If the responses to any of these questions need to be updated, please copy or print the affected questions, mark your corrections, and fax the changes to Kevin Brotzman, at 202-955-2263. Please be sure to include your institution name and user name code on your fax.

1. Name of college or university:

Colby College

2. Mailing address:

4000 Mayflower Hill

3. City:

Waterville

4. State:

Maine

5. Zip:

04901-8840

International Zip (If applicable):

6. Main phone:

(207) 872-3000

International Phone (If applicable):

7. Source of institutional control(CDS A2) Please CHECK the one best response:

Public

> Private

Proprietary

8. In what year was your institution founded? 1813

9. Religious Affiliation (please specify, if no religious affiliation, leave blank)

10. Which of the following best describes the campus setting of your institution? Please CHECK the one best response:

Major city

> City

Suburban

Rural

11. Academic Year Calendar (CDS A4)Which of the following best describes your institution's academic year calendar? Please CHECK the one best response:

Semester

Quarter

Trimester

> 4-1-4

Continuous

Other(please describe)

12. Degrees Offered by your Institution (CDS A5): Which of the following degrees does your institution grant? Please CHECK all that apply:

x Bachelor's

Master's

Doctoral

Certificate

Diploma

Associate

Transfer Associate

Terminal Associate

Post-bachelor's certificate

Post-master's certificate

First professional

First professional certificate

13. President's name: William D. Adams
14. Phone: (207) 859-4600
15. Fax: (207) 859-4603
16. Email: wadams@colby.edu

17. Public Relations Contacts:

Name: Stephen B. Collins

Email: sbcollins@colby.edu

Phone: (207) 859-4352

Name:

Email:
Phone:

Respondent information. Who is completing this survey?
18. Name: William P. Wilson
19. Title: Associate Director of Institutional Research

20. Telephone: (207) 859-4692 ext. International Telephone (If applicable):
21. Fax: (207) 859-4775
22. E-mail: wpwilson@colby.edu

23. Director of Admissions: Parker J. Beverage
24. Admissions office mailing address: 4800 Mayflower Hill
25. City: Waterville
26. State: Maine
27. Zip: 04901-8848

28. Admissions phone number:

(800) 723-3032

29. Admissions fax number: (207) 859-4828

30. Admissions E-mail address:

admissions@colby.edu

31. WWW home page address:

http://www.colby.edu

32. Is there a separate URL application site on the Internet? If so, please specify:

http://www.colby.edu/admissions

33. Do you accept electronic applications on a diskette?

> Yes

No

34. Do you accept electronic applications sent via E-mail?

> Yes

No

35. Do you accept electronic applications through the World Wide Web?

> Yes

No

2007 Fall Enrollment (CDS B1): Please enter the number of students enrolled at your institution as of Oct. 15, 2007 (or your institution's official fall reporting date for IPEDS). The 2006 Fall Enrollment grid is included for your reference.

Important Data Entry Notice for questions 36 thru 51
In order for your data to be saved, the numbers in each section must add up correctly. Please enter zeroes where appropriate.

The totals for each section (undergraduates, first professional, and graduates) must be completed if any of the fields preceding the total fields are used.

If there are entries in questions 36, 37, or 38, questions 39, 41, 49, and 51 must also be completed or the ALL of the data that you have entered will not be able to be saved and will be deleted.

If there are entries in questions 42 or 43, questions 44, 50, and 51 must also be completed or ALL of the data that you have entered will not be able to be saved and will be deleted.

If there are entries in questions 45, 46, or 47 questions 48, 50, and 51 must also be completed or ALL of the data that you have entered will not be able to be saved and will be deleted.

Question 51 must be the sum of questions 49 + 50 or ALL of the data that you have entered will not be able to be saved and will be deleted.

Last, in all cases questions 49 and 51 must be completed in order to submit the survey.

2007 Full-Time Enrollment

2007 Part-Time Enrollment

Undergraduates Men Women Men Women

36 . Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen

199

268

0

0

37 . Other first-year, degree-seeking

0

0

0

0

38 . All other degree- seeking

645

755

0

0

39 . Total degree-seeking (Sum of 36+37+38)

844

1,023

0

0

40 . All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses

0

0

0

0

41 . Total undergraduates (Sum of 39+40)

844

1,023

0

0

First-Professional

Men

Women

Men

Women

42 . First-time, first- professional students

0

0

0

0

43 . All other first- professionals

0

0

0

0

44 . Total first- professional (Sum of 42+43)

0

0

0

0

Graduate

Men

Women

Men

Women

45 . Degree-seeking, first-time

0

0

0

0

46 . All other degree- seeking

0

0

0

0

47 . All other graduates enrolled in credit courses

0

0

0

0

48 . Total graduate (Sum of 45+46+47)

0

0

0

0

49 . Total 2007 enrollment, all undergraduates 1,867

50 . Total 2007 enrollment, all graduate and professional students

51 . GRAND TOTAL sum of (49+50) 2007 Enrollment

Last year's enrollment data is provided for your reference.

2006 Full-Time Enrollment

2006 Part-Time Enrollment

Undergraduates

Men

Women

Men

Women

52 . Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen

53 . Other first-year, degree-seeking

54 . All other degree- seeking

55 . Total degree-seeking (Sum of 52+53+54)

56 . All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses

57 . Total undergraduate (Sum of 55+56)

First-Professional

Men

Women

Men

Women

58 . First-time, first- professional students

59 . All other first- professionals

60 . Total First- Professional (Sum of 58+59)

Graduate

Men

Women

Men

Women

61 . Degree-seeking, first-time

62 . All other degree- seeking

63 . All other graduates enrolled in credit courses

64 . Total Graduate (Sum of 61+62+63)

65 . Total 2006 enrollment of undergraduates :
66 . Total 2006 enrollment, all graduate and professional students :
67 . GRAND TOTAL (Sum of 65+66) 2006 Enrollment :

Enrollment by Racial & Ethnic Category (CDS B2) Please provide the number of degree-seeking undergraduate students in each racial or ethnic category, as reported on the IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey 2007 as of Oct. 15 2007 (or your institution's official fall reporting date).
Note: Degree seeking undergraduates (2nd column) should include the degree seeking, first-time, first year students in column one.

Degree-seeking first-time, first year students Degree-seeking Undergraduates

68 . Non-resident aliens

69 . Black, non-Hispanic

70 . American Indian or Alaskan Native

71 . Asian or Pacific Islander

72 . Hispanic

73 . White, non-Hispanic

74 . Race/ethnicity unknown

75 . Total (sum of 68 through 74)

Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007. (CDS B3)

76 . Certificate/diploma

77 . Associate degrees

78 . Bachelor's degrees

79 . Post-bachelor's certificates

80 . Master's degrees

81 . Post-master's certificates

82 . Doctoral degrees

83 . First professional degrees

84 . First professional certificates

Six-Year Graduation Rate for the 2001 Entering Class. The following questions ask for information needed to calculate the six-year graduation rate for the cohort of full-time, first-time, bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution in the Fall of 2001. This number INCLUDES students who entered your institution during the Summer term preceding Fall of 2001.

If Fall 2001 cohort data are not available, provide data for Fall 2000 cohort. It's very important to U.S. News to receive the Fall 2001 cohort data. If your institution needs to wait until after the IPEDS Spring 2008 collection in order to supply the Fall 2001 cohort, please do so.

Fall 2000 cohort

Fall 2001 cohort

85 A. (CDS B4) Initial 2000 cohort of first-time, full-time, bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students

85 B. (CDS B4) Initial 2001 cohort of first-time, full-time, bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students

86 A. (CDS B5) Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; Total allowable exclusions

86 B. (CDS B5) Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; Total allowable exclusions

87 A. (CDS B6) Final 2000 cohort, after subtracting the number of students under allowable exclusions

87 B. (CDS B6) Final 2001 cohort, after subtracting the number of students under allowable exclusions

88 A. (CDS B7) Of the initial 2000 initial cohort, how many completed the program by Aug. 31, 2004

88 B. (CDS B7) Of the initial 2001 initial cohort, how many completed the program by Aug. 31, 2005

89 A. (CDS B8) Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many completed the program after Aug. 31, 2004 and by Aug. 31, 2005

89 B. (CDS B8) Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many completed the program after Aug. 31, 2005 and by Aug. 31, 2006

90 A. (CDS B9) Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many completed the program after Aug. 31, 2005 and by Aug. 31, 2006,

90 B. (CDS B9) Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many completed the program after Aug. 31, 2006 and by Aug. 31, 2007,

91 A. (CDS B10) Total graduating within six years (sum of CDS questions B7, B8, and B9) or by Aug. 31, 2006

91 B. (CDS B10) Total graduating within six years (sum of CDS questions B7, B8, and B9) or by Aug. 31, 2007

92 A. (CDS B11) Six-year graduation rate for 2000 cohort (Equal to CDS question B10/ CDS B6) %
92 B. (CDS B11) Six-year graduation rate for 2001 cohort (Equal to CDS question B10/ CDS B6) %

Historical six-year graduation rates.
Please verify (or enter, if missing) the percent of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking freshmen who entered in:

93 . Fall 1999 and completed a bachelor's degree from your school before fall 2005 %
94 . Fall 1998 and completed a bachelor's degree from your school before fall 2004 %

95 . Freshman retention rate (CDS B22) For the cohort of all first-time, full-time, bachelor's degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution in fall 2006 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution in fall 2007 (i.e. enrolled on the date your institution calculates its official enrollment for fall 2007)? Note that the initial cohort can be adjusted ONLY for the number of students who departed to serve in the armed services, on official church missions, or in a recognized foreign aid service of the U.S. government; who died, or who became permanently disabled. %

Historical retention rates Please confirm the following historical freshman retention rates (calculated as above). The percentage of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking freshman who entered in:
96 . Fall of 2005 and returned to your institution in fall 2006? %
97 . Fall of 2004 and returned to your institution in fall 2005? %
98 . Fall of 2003 and returned to your institution in fall 2004? %

First-time, first-year (freshman) students (CDS C1) : Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2007. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission. Fall 2006 data is included for your reference.

	Fall 2007	Fall 2006
99 . Total men applied
100 . Total women applied
101 . Total applications
102 . Total men admitted
103 . Total women admitted
104 . Total men and women admitted
105 . Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled
106 . Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled
107 . Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled
108 . Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled
109 . Total first-time, first-year enrolled, men and women, full- and part- time (Sum of 105 through 108)

Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability) (CDS C2) :

110 . Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?

> Yes

No

If yes, please answer the questions below for the fall 2007 admissions:
  111 . Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list 893
  112 . Number accepting a place on the waiting list 397
  113 . Number of wait-listed students admitted 45
Admission Requirements
High school completion requirement (CDS C3)
114 . Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering students:

High school diploma is required and GED is accepted

High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted

> High school diploma or equivalent is not required

115 . Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students? (CDS C4)

Require

> Recommend

Neither require nor recommend

Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. (CDS C5) Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

Units Required

Units Recommended

Total academic units (Sum of 116 thru 123 excluding 118b)

116 . English

117 . Mathematics

118 . Science

118b . Of these, units that must be lab

119 . Foreign language

120 . Social studies

121 . History

122 . Academic electives

123 . Computer Science

124 . Visual / Performing Arts

125 . Other (specify)
Social Studies OR History

Basis for Selection

126 . Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? (CDS C6) If yes, check which applies:

Yes

> No

127 . Open admission policy as described above for all students:

Open admission policy as described above for most students, but:

128 . Selective admission for out-of-state students

129 . Selective admission to some programs

130 . Other

Explain. Please do not include bullets, paragraph breaks, special characters, or other special formatting. (500 characters maximum)

Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions. (CDS C7) Please mark one column from each row.

Very Important
Important
Considered
Not Considered

Academic

131 . Rigor of secondary school record >

132 . Class rank
>

133 . Academic GPA
>

134 . Recommendation(s)
>

135 . Standardized test scores
>

136 . Application essay
>

Nonacademic

137 . Interview
>

138 . Extracurricular activities
>

139 . Talent/ability
>

140 . Character/personal qualities
>

141 . First generation
>

142 . Alumni/ae relation
>

143 . Geographical residence
>

144 . State residency
>

145 . Religious affiliation/commitment
>

146 . Racial/ethnic status
>

147 . Volunteer work
>

148 . Work experience
>

149 . Level of applicant's interest
>

SAT and ACT Policies (CDS C8)

150 . Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?

> Yes, please continue with the next question.

No, please skip to question 193.

If yes, select the appropriate boxes to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2009. (CDS C8A)

	Required	Recommended	Required for some	Considered if submitted	Not Used	Row Not Applicable
151 . SAT or ACT	>
152 . ACT Only						>
153 . SAT Only						>
154 . SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
155 . SAT Subject Tests				>

156. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2009, please indicate which ONE of the following applies: (CDS C8B)

ACT with Writing component required

ACT with Writing component recommended

> ACT with or without Writing component accepted

157. Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT essay component. Check all that apply: (CDS C8C)

x For admission

For placement

For advising

In place of an application essay

As a validity check on the application essay

No college policy as of now

Not using essay component

In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
158 . Placement:

Yes

> No

159 . Counseling:

Yes

> No

Does your institution use the SAT, SAT Subject Tests or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:

PLACEMENT

Require

Recommend

Require for some

160 . SAT

161 . SAT Subject Tests

>

162 . ACT

163 . SAT or ACT

164 . Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission (MM/DD): /
165 . Latest date by which SAT Subject Tests scores must be received for fall-term admission (MM/DD): /
166 . If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students). Do not include bullets, paragraph breaks, special characters, or other special formatting : Maximum number of allowable characters is 500
Applicants for whom English is not first language must take TOEFL or SAT-II Writing Test

Test Score Submission (CDS C9) : In the following questions, please provide the percent and number of first-time, first-year students enrolled in fall 2007 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students -- full, or part-time-- who submitted test scores, including students who began studies during summer, international students and nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not critical reading for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in these items. Do not convert SAT scores to ACT scores and vice versa.

167 . How many first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who enrolled in fall 2007 submitted SAT scores? 354

168 . What percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who enrolled in fall 2007 submitted SAT scores? %

169 . How many first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who enrolled in fall 2007 submitted ACT scores? 155

170 . What percent of first-

	Semester
	Quarter
	Trimester
>	4-1-4
	Continuous
	Other(please describe)

x	Bachelor's
	Master's
	Doctoral
	Certificate
	Diploma
	Associate
	Transfer Associate
	Terminal Associate
	Post-bachelor's certificate
	Post-master's certificate
	First professional
	First professional certificate

	2007 Full-Time Enrollment		2007 Part-Time Enrollment
Undergraduates	Men	Women	Men	Women
36 . Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen	199	268	0	0
37 . Other first-year, degree-seeking	0	0	0	0
38 . All other degree- seeking	645	755	0	0
39 . Total degree-seeking (Sum of 36+37+38)	844	1,023	0	0
40 . All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses	0	0	0	0
41 . Total undergraduates (Sum of 39+40)	844	1,023	0	0
First-Professional	Men	Women	Men	Women
42 . First-time, first- professional students	0	0	0	0
43 . All other first- professionals	0	0	0	0
44 . Total first- professional (Sum of 42+43)	0	0	0	0
Graduate	Men	Women	Men	Women
45 . Degree-seeking, first-time	0	0	0	0
46 . All other degree- seeking	0	0	0	0
47 . All other graduates enrolled in credit courses	0	0	0	0
48 . Total graduate (Sum of 45+46+47)	0	0	0	0

	2006 Full-Time Enrollment		2006 Part-Time Enrollment
Undergraduates	Men	Women	Men	Women
52 . Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen
53 . Other first-year, degree-seeking
54 . All other degree- seeking
55 . Total degree-seeking (Sum of 52+53+54)
56 . All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses
57 . Total undergraduate (Sum of 55+56)
First-Professional	Men	Women	Men	Women
58 . First-time, first- professional students
59 . All other first- professionals
60 . Total First- Professional (Sum of 58+59)
Graduate	Men	Women	Men	Women
61 . Degree-seeking, first-time
62 . All other degree- seeking
63 . All other graduates enrolled in credit courses
64 . Total Graduate (Sum of 61+62+63)

	Degree-seeking first-time, first year students	Degree-seeking Undergraduates
68 . Non-resident aliens
69 . Black, non-Hispanic
70 . American Indian or Alaskan Native
71 . Asian or Pacific Islander
72 . Hispanic
73 . White, non-Hispanic
74 . Race/ethnicity unknown
75 . Total (sum of 68 through 74)

76 . Certificate/diploma
77 . Associate degrees
78 . Bachelor's degrees
79 . Post-bachelor's certificates
80 . Master's degrees
81 . Post-master's certificates
82 . Doctoral degrees
83 . First professional degrees
84 . First professional certificates

Fall 2000 cohort	Fall 2001 cohort
85 A. (CDS B4) Initial 2000 cohort of first-time, full-time, bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students	85 B. (CDS B4) Initial 2001 cohort of first-time, full-time, bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students
86 A. (CDS B5) Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; Total allowable exclusions	86 B. (CDS B5) Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; Total allowable exclusions
87 A. (CDS B6) Final 2000 cohort, after subtracting the number of students under allowable exclusions	87 B. (CDS B6) Final 2001 cohort, after subtracting the number of students under allowable exclusions
88 A. (CDS B7) Of the initial 2000 initial cohort, how many completed the program by Aug. 31, 2004	88 B. (CDS B7) Of the initial 2001 initial cohort, how many completed the program by Aug. 31, 2005
89 A. (CDS B8) Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many completed the program after Aug. 31, 2004 and by Aug. 31, 2005	89 B. (CDS B8) Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many completed the program after Aug. 31, 2005 and by Aug. 31, 2006
90 A. (CDS B9) Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many completed the program after Aug. 31, 2005 and by Aug. 31, 2006,	90 B. (CDS B9) Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many completed the program after Aug. 31, 2006 and by Aug. 31, 2007,
91 A. (CDS B10) Total graduating within six years (sum of CDS questions B7, B8, and B9) or by Aug. 31, 2006	91 B. (CDS B10) Total graduating within six years (sum of CDS questions B7, B8, and B9) or by Aug. 31, 2007
92 A. (CDS B11) Six-year graduation rate for 2000 cohort (Equal to CDS question B10/ CDS B6) %	92 B. (CDS B11) Six-year graduation rate for 2001 cohort (Equal to CDS question B10/ CDS B6) %

	High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
	High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
>	High school diploma or equivalent is not required

	Units Required	Units Recommended
Total academic units (Sum of 116 thru 123 excluding 118b)
116 . English
117 . Mathematics
118 . Science
118b . Of these, units that must be lab
119 . Foreign language
120 . Social studies
121 . History
122 . Academic electives
123 . Computer Science
124 . Visual / Performing Arts
125 . Other (specify) Social Studies OR History

128 .	Selective admission for out-of-state students
129 .	Selective admission to some programs
130 .	Other

	Very Important	Important	Considered	Not Considered
Academic
131 . Rigor of secondary school record	>
132 . Class rank		>
133 . Academic GPA		>
134 . Recommendation(s)		>
135 . Standardized test scores		>
136 . Application essay		>

Nonacademic
137 . Interview		>
138 . Extracurricular activities		>
139 . Talent/ability		>
140 . Character/personal qualities	>
141 . First generation			>
142 . Alumni/ae relation			>
143 . Geographical residence			>
144 . State residency			>
145 . Religious affiliation/commitment				>
146 . Racial/ethnic status		>
147 . Volunteer work			>
148 . Work experience			>
149 . Level of applicant's interest			>

>	Yes, please continue with the next question.
	No, please skip to question 193.

	ACT with Writing component required
	ACT with Writing component recommended
>	ACT with or without Writing component accepted

x	For admission
	For placement
	For advising
	In place of an application essay
	As a validity check on the application essay
	No college policy as of now
	Not using essay component

	PLACEMENT
	Require	Recommend	Require for some
160 . SAT
161 . SAT Subject Tests			>
162 . ACT
163 . SAT or ACT