COLBY COLLEGE L-5

Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901-8840
Tel: (207)872-3000
Free: 800-723-3032
Admissions: (207)872-3172
Fax: (207)872-3474
E-mail: admissions@colby.edu
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1813. Setting: 714-acre small town campus. Endowment: $357.2 million. Research spending 2003-04: $1.1 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $15,193 per student. Total enrollment: 1,821. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 10:1. 4,065 applied, 37% were admitted. 66% from top 10% of their high school class, 92% from top quarter, 98% from top half. 7 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,821 students, 53% women, 47% men. Students come from 45 states and territories, 66 other countries, 87% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 1% black, 5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 7% international, 0% 25 or older, 93% live on campus, 1% transferred in. Retention: 93% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: social sciences and history; area/ethnic studies; English. Core. Calendar: 4-1-4. Services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, part-time degree program, internships. Off campus study at Pomona College, Pitzer College, Howard University, Claremont McKenna College, Scripps College, Boston University (Sea Semester), Williams College (Mystic Seaport Program), Clark Atlanta University. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early decision, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Entrance: most difficult. Application deadlines: 1/1, 11/15 for early decision plan 1, 1/1 for early decision plan 2. Notification: 4/1, 12/15 for early decision plan 1, 2/1 for early decision plan 2.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $55. Comprehensive fee: $39,800.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 114 open to all. Most popular organizations: Outing Club, volunteer center, WMHB-FM (College Radio Station), student government, Powder and Wig (theater). Major annual events: Family Weekend, Junior/Senior Cotillion, Foss Arts Festival. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, campus lighting, student emergency response team, self-defense class, property id program, party monitors. 1,702 college housing spaces available; 1,696 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Option: coed housing available. Miller Library plus 2 others with 350,000 books, 301,700 microform titles, 1,850 serials, 20,645 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $4.6 million. 300 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Colby, located in the Kennebec River Valley, is one mile from downtown Waterville, a regional center for industry, professional, and retail trade. Major employers in the area include Maine General Medical Center, L.L. Bean, SAPPI Fine Paper, the Chinet Co., and The State of Maine. Transportation is available to Waterville by bus from Portland or Boston. Commercial airports serve Portland, Bangor, and Augusta.