Colby College

4000 Mayflower Hill Drive
Waterville, ME 04901-8840
(207) 859-4000
www.colby.edu
fax:(207) 859-4055
president:William D. Adams
5407 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.26 Graduation Rate 0.93
0.91 0.94

STUDENT RATIO

1820

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

45760 | 45760

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

1820

CLASS SIZE

30

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
680

SAT MATH

665

SAT READING

670

SAT WRITING

30

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.91
0.94
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
640
680
720
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
620
665
710
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
620
670
720
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
28
30
32
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$19461

Average Monthly Payment

$216

Median Earnings

$53000

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

69%
URL Applywww.colby.edu/admissions_cs/apply_to_colby/
Application Fee
Percent Admitted (Men)0.25
Percent Admitted (Women)0.27
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.05
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.06
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.6
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.05
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.12
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.47
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7027
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates20255
Applicants Men2555
Applicants Women2852
Admissions Total1408
Admissions Men632
Admissions Women776
ACT English 25th percentile score28
ACT English 75th percentile score34
ACT Math 25th percentile score27
ACT Math 75th percentile score32
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1343
Median ACT English Score31
Median ACT Math Score30
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)21%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)96%
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