Colby College Computer Science Programs

Colby College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Waterville, Maine. Waterville is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Colby College?

Contact details for Colby are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4000 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME 04901-8840
Phone:	207-859-4000
Website:	www.colby.edu

How Do I Get Into Colby?

You can apply to Colby online at: www.colby.edu/admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for Colby

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Considered but not required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Colby?

The acceptance rate at Colby is 9%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 9%, and the acceptance rate for women is 9%.

Average Test Scores

About 40% of students accepted to Colby submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 690 and 750. Math scores were between 710 and 780.

Colby received ACT scores from 28% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 33 and 35. Math scores were between 29 and 34. Composite scores were between 32 and 34.

Can I Afford Colby College?

The overall average net price of Colby is $53,786. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Colby, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $7,528 a year. That adds up to $30,112 over four years for those students.

Colby College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,262 full-time undergraduates at Colby, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Colby College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	231
Black or African American	118
Hispanic or Latino	185
White	1,292
International Students	214
Other Races/Ethnicities	222

Geographic Diversity

Maine students aren't the only ones who study at Colby College. At this time, 38 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 69 countries are represented at Colby. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and India.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Nickline4 under License

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