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Colby College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Waterville, ME
Population 60,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,282
Men / Women 49% / 51%
White 44%
International 11%
Asian 8%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 6%
Black 3%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 42%
Life & Natural Sciences 25%
Business & Economics 17%
Engineering, Computing & Math 11%
Arts 4%
Education 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $69,600
Est. Cost of Attendance $85,420
10-Year ROI $261,000
ROI Percentile 94th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 75%
6-Year Graduation Rate 89%
Transfer-Out Rate 7%

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 223 (14th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 8%
Yield (Unbound) 46%
Early Decision Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $3M #348
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #378
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #409

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 52%
SAT Range 1,460 – 1,550
ACT Range 32 – 34

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Colby College 532 51% / 49% 10% $101,178
Artificial Intelligence 5 40% / 60% 0%
Computer Science 30 +5 67% / 33% 47%
Human Computer Interaction 2 50% / 50% 0%
Mathematics 9 +15 56% / 44% 44%
Mathematics and Statistics 3 +2 67% / 33% 100%
Physics 8 62% / 38% 12%
Statistics 3 +6 33% / 67% 0%
Biology 26 +5 42% / 58% 4%
Chemistry 23 +1 52% / 48% 17%
Computational Biology 2 50% / 50% 50%
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 6 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Environmental Science 29 +4 41% / 59% 7% $55,641
Environmental Studies 16 +3 25% / 75% 0% $55,641
Geosciences 2 0% / 100% 0%
Neuroscience 27 +1 37% / 63% 15%
Economics 93 +14 77% / 23% 10% $146,644
African-American/Black Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
American Studies 3 +1 67% / 33% 0%
Ancient Studies/Civilization 2 +5 100% / 0% 0%
Anthropology 10 +3 30% / 70% 0%
Behavioral Neuroscience 17 +1 18% / 82% 12%
Classics
Creative Writing 12 +1 25% / 75% 0%
East Asian Studies 5 +4 80% / 20% 40%
English 10 +6 70% / 30% 0%
French 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
History 13 +10 54% / 46% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 5 +1 60% / 40% 0%
International Studies 18 +6 44% / 56% 0% $81,819
Jewish/Judaic Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Latin American Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Natural Resources Conservation
Philosophy 6 +5 67% / 33% 0%
Political Science 37 +12 68% / 32% 0% $94,974
Psychology 47 +3 36% / 64% 4% $67,114
Religious Studies 2 +6 50% / 50% 0%
Science, Technology and Society 12 +2 33% / 67% 17%
Sociology 16 +5 44% / 56% 6%
Spanish 2 +9 100% / 0% 0%
Womens Studies
Education 8 +9 50% / 50% 0%
Art History 6 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Music 4 +4 50% / 50% 0%
Studio Art 8 +11 25% / 75% 12%
Theater 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%