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Colby College

Total
Students
Full-Time
Undergrads
Percent Accepted Percent Women Resident Tuition & Fees Non-Res. Tuition & Fees Room & Board
1,8651,86533%53%$44,080$44,080— 
Year last surveyed2007
AddressMayflower Hill
Waterville ME 04901-8840
Phone(207) 872-3000
Admissionsin-state: (800) 723-3032
out-of-state: (800) 723-3032
fax: (207) 872-3474
Carnegie ClassificationBaccalaureate Colleges – Liberal Arts
Typefour-year college [awards bachelor's and possibly associate degrees, but no graduate degrees]
Student BodyCoeducational
Established1813
Institutional ControlPrivate – Nonprofit
Academic Calendar414

Admissions Details: Colby College

Currency type for cost data.US dollars
Number of applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.4,242
Number of applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.1,411
Number of men applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.2,006
Number of women applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.2,236
Number of men applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.614
Number of women applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.797
Does institution have policy of placing students on a waiting list?yes
Does institution have an open admissions policy?no
Does institution have a preferential admission policy?no
Does the institution have Early Admission?yes
Does the institution accept an International Baccalaureate.yes
Does the institution have an Early Action plan.no
Does the institution have an Early Decision plan.yes
Does the institution has a Deferred Admission option?yes
High school completion requirement degree seeking entering students.not required.
Fall freshmen application deadline.January 1
Fall freshmen application deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Fall freshmen notification deadline.April 1
Fall freshmen notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date).specific deadline date.
Early Decision application deadline.November 15
Early Decision application deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Fall transfers application deadline.March 1
Fall transfers application deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Early Decision notification deadline.December 15
Early Decision notification deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Fall transfers notification deadline.May 15
Fall transfers notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date).specific deadline date.
Application fee.$65
Number of Early Decision applicants.493
Number of Early Decision applicants who were admitted.197
Does the institution accept electronic applications.yes
Does the institution have an admission video available to prospective students.no
Does the institution have an electronic viewbook available to prospective students.yes
Entrance difficulty level for all or most students.most difficult
Entrance difficulty level for transfer students.most difficult
Spring transfers application deadline.December 1
Spring transfers notification deadline.January 1
Latest date by which SATI or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission.March 1
Latest date by which SATII scores must be received for fall-term admission.March 1

Data Source: Peterson's Undergraduate Dataset, © 2007. All rights reserved.