Colby College

  • Details

    • Name: Colby College
    • Location: Waterville, ME 04901-8840
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: New England Commission on Higher Education
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 6.83%
    • Average SAT Scores 1500
    • Four Year Completion Rate 82.07% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 90.22% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 86.81% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    82.1%
    6 Year
    90.2%
    8 Year
    86.8%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $81,550 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $66,600 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $66,600 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $15,000 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $19,157 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $7,730 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $6,072 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $1,331 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $2,247 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $15,937 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $52,893 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $60,052 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $52,148 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $68,015 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $71,328 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $80,490 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,156
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classical and Ancient Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Education, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $44,350
Astronomy and Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $44,612
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Computer Interaction Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $58,540
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,972
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Science, Technology and Society Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data