University

Colby College

Waterville, Maine, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Small town
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $69,600
Out-of-state tuition: $69,600
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,407

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

7.1%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classical and Ancient Studies
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-04 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-04 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $0
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required
No supplemental essays are required for this university.
https://afa.colby.edu/apply/requirements/

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?161086
Retrieved 2026-06-10

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

First-year applications (C1)

19,187 applicants

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students admitted (C1)

1,360 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students enrolled (C1)

628 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,412 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,407 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 5 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 36%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 16%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 720 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 760 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 740 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 790 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 32 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 34 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Colby College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.colby.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

2015–2016 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

22.5%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1,857 students; Official CDS B1 reports 1,857 total undergraduates.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1,857 students; Official CDS B1 reports 1,857 full-time undergraduates.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 0 students; Official CDS B1 reports zero part-time undergraduates.

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 7,593 applicants; Official CDS C1 total: 3,566 men plus 4,027 women applicants.
First-year students admitted (C1): 1,710 students; Official CDS C1 total: 786 men plus 924 women admitted.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 508 students; Official CDS C1 total: 249 men plus 259 women enrolled.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The archived official CDS does not provide a usable value for this GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The archived official CDS does not provide a usable value for this GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution; The archived official CDS does not provide a usable value for this GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The archived official CDS does not provide a usable value for this GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution; The archived official CDS does not provide a usable value for this GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The archived official CDS does not provide a usable value for this GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The archived official CDS does not provide a usable value for this GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The archived official CDS does not provide a usable value for this GPA band.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The archived official CDS does not provide a usable value for this GPA band.
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution; The archived official CDS does not provide a usable average high-school GPA.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 67%; Official CDS C9 reports 67 percent submitting SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 45%; Official CDS C9 reports 45 percent submitting ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 630 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Critical Reading 25th percentile; mapped to SAT EBRW.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 720 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Critical Reading 75th percentile; mapped to SAT EBRW.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 640 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 740 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 29 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 32 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 9:1; Official CDS I2 reports a 9-to-1 ratio based on 1,857 students and 196 faculty.

Source: Colby College Common Data Set 2015-2016 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.colby.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Final-15-16-CDS.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v122-colby

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Economics

Social Sciences

Education, General

Education

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Human Computer Interaction

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

International/Globalization Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Research and Experimental Psychology

Psychology

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

English Language and Literature/Letters

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Science, Technology and Society

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Sociology

Social Sciences

Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics