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Colby College

Colby College
4000 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901-8840


Fax number: (207) 859-4828
Website: https://www.colby.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,299
Full-time undergraduates: 2,299
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
9.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.0% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
56.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
10.3% Nonresident Alien
3.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 714 acres
Nearest major city: Portland, ME

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 99%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 96%
Percent of students who live off campus: 4%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 158
Other computer facilities/services: software license for every student computer, unlimited technology training, video editing lab, high performance natural science research computing, GIS lab
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Colby Outing Club; Student Programming Board; Student Government Association; International Club; Colby Dancers

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's crew NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's fencing  
Men's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's rowing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's rugby  
Men's sailing  
Men's skiing (cross-country) NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's skiing (downhill) NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's squash NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Men's water polo  
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's crew NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's fencing  
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rugby  
Women's sailing  
Women's skiing (cross-country) NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's skiing (downhill) NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's squash NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's water polo  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; field hockey; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; rowing; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Augusta Municipal

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