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Colby College

Waterville, ME · Private · Town (remote)

Private institution in Waterville, ME · 2,282 undergraduates · 7% acceptance rate · $80,490 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,9391,415th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$66,6002,007th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$66,6002,007th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$81,5501,917th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,157561st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$80,490137th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$60,052251st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
90.2%82nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
90.6%222nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
6.8%18th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
150039th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3334th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,282866th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
13.2%1,985th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 166 mi (BOS)

On 5 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 40 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$59,688$57,995
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$52,107$38,289
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$45,864$47,118
International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$45,696$42,682
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$42,682—
Historybachelors$35,060—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$31,305$30,771
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors$29,685$44,971
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors—$33,993
Astronomy and AstrophysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBiological Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 18 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Colby College’s 2,282 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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