Quick Facts

Colby College Profile
Type of college private, independent, four-year, liberal arts
Degree granted bachelor of arts
Majors and minors 52 majors, 32 minors, independent major options
Academic calendar
4 - 1 - 4 (includes Jan Plan)
Student body 1,838 (54% women - 46% men)
Geography 47 states and 70 countries represented
Faculty 164 full time and 61 part time
Faculty/student ratio 1:10
Median class size 15
Percent of class sections with fewer than 10 students 25%
Housing More than 96 percent of students live on campus
Percent first-year students
receiving grant aid
40%
Average first-year financial aid
package
$35,800

 
Class of 2013 - Admitted Student Profile
4,520
total first-year applications received
1,544
number of applicants accepted (905 female, 639 male)
34.2 percent of applicants accepted
46 states and territories represented
61 percent from outside of New England
76
countries represented
16 percent international students
19 percent African-American, Latino/Latina,
Asian-American and Native American students
52
percent public high school grads
700/700/700 median SAT critical reading/math/writing
31 median ACT composite
58 percent reporting top 5% rank in class