| Name |
Colby College |
| Address |
4000 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901-8840 |
| Website |
http://www.colby.edu |
| Email |
admissions@colby.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
94% |
| Percent Fraternity |
0% |
| Percent Sorority |
0% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
87% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
94% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (74%), other housing options (26%) |
| College Owned Singles |
37% |
| College Owned Doubles |
42% |
| College Owned Triples |
19% |
| College Owned Apartments |
3% |
| College Owned Other |
0% |
| Num College Owned |
25 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
714 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
87% |
| Nearest Airport |
Portland ME (75), Boston, MA (167) |
| Nearest Train |
Portland, ME (75) |
| Nearest Bus |
Waterville, ME (2) |
| Public Transport |
No |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
75% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
42% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,020 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of Maine) |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Broadway Musical Revue, Mr. Colby Pageant, Drag Show, Family/Homecoming Weekend, Theater Productions, A Cappella concerts, Earth Day events, International Extravaganza, and many others |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
106 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science); Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics); Psi Chi (Psychology); Sigma Gamma Epsilon (Geology) |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Colby Christian Fellowship, Hillel, Gathering in Christ Together, Muslim Group, Newman Council, CIRCLE (Collective for Insight, Refuge, and Celebration of Life Experience) |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) International Club, Students Organized Against Racism, Muslim Group, Asian Cultural Society, Asian American Student Association, Four Winds, Students Organized for Black and Hispanic Unity, Pugh Community Board, Colby Men of Color, Desi Club, Circle of Hip Hop Culture, Colby Awareness Club, Ethnic Vocal Ensemble, United World at Colby |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Outing Club, 6 A Capella Clubs, Student Government Association, WMHB Radio, Student Program Board, Colby Volunteer Center, Women's Group, Pottery Club, Mountaineering Club, The Bridge, Colby Dancers, Powder & Wig |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Colby Echo (weekly) |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
0% |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
0% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1813 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
4-1-4 |
| Undergrad Body |
1,871 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
424,205,000 |
| Application Deadline |
January 1 |
| Application Fee |
N/A |
| Selectivity |
Most selective |
| Tuition |
N/A |
| Room Board |
N/A |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance, other |
| Remedial |
N/A |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
76% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Cambridge Associates, Federal Reserve Bank, Fleet Boston Financial, Jackson Labs, Partners Healthcare System, Peace Corp, Teach for America |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
436,170 |
| Num Subscriptions |
3,875 |
| Num Microforms |
412,300 |
| Num Audiovisual |
22,560 |
| Num Ebooks |
0 |
| Library Facilities |
Separate libraries for science and for art & music collections; USGS national repository; rare book and manuscript collections, especially Thomas Hardy, Edwin Arlington Robinson, modern Irish literature, Irish literary renaissance; networked classroom for electronic research instruction; more than 6,000 VHS or DVD video recordings. 1300 print journals and 8,500 electronic journals. |
| Museums |
Art museum (28,000-square-foot exhibition space) includes major outdoor Richard Serra sculpture and major collection of art of Alex Katz; arboretum; research greenhouses; multicultural center; computer music studio; theater; new painting, sculpture, and photography studios; research-grade telescope and astronomy classroom; writers center; scientific equipment includes scanning and transmission electron microscopes, laser flash photolysis, x-ray diffractometer, condensed matter physics and laser-based atomic physics labs, advanced chromatographs and spectrometers including NMR, ultra-centrifuge, ultramicrotomes, microinjection apparatus; GIS lab (beginning Fall 2007); Hume Center (woodworking shop, blacksmith's forge, and crew team facilities) on nearby Messalonskee lake; Paul J. Schupf computing center; Colby-Marston Preserve kettle-hole bog for environmental research; extensive rock, mineral, and fossil collections; ISDN radio station; Bill Alfond synthetic turf field. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
300 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
140 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
20 |
| Num Wired Labs |
10 |
| Num Wired Other |
1,800 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs |
| Wireless Capacity |
500 |
| Recommended Os |
N/A |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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