Colby College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Colby College is located in Waterville, Maine, United States. It was established in 1813 as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution. In 1821, the institute was renamed Waterville College. The college campus spreads across an area of approximately 700 acres. More than 1,500 students, representing more than 60 countries, enroll in the college annually. Colby College has over 20 departments and offers students more than 50 major programs of study.

Colby College has more than 90 clubs and organizations for the overall development of the students. These include the Rotaract Club, Colby Volunteer Center (CVC), Student Health on Campus (SHOC), and Colby Emergency Response (CER).

Colby College fields more than 30 varsity teams and has more than 5 intramural leagues, 11 club teams, and many special intramural competitions.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in science, liberal arts, mathematics, and conservation and resource management.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Selective admissions.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,847 in 2009-2010 (1,998 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 100% of the student body.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Colby provides on-campus housing for 1,729 of its 1,998 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the New England Small College Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (4 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Managerial Economics

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (20 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

FINE ARTS (8 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (296 awarded)

• African Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Creative Writing
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Latin American Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (18 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICINE (8 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (9 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (108 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics
• Science, Technology and Society

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (24 awarded)

• Psychology