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Colby College

Colby College
4000 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901-8840

Official telephone: (207) 859-4000
Fax number: (207) 859-4828
Website: https://www.colby.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: 4-1-4 system (two semesters & one-month January interterm)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 93%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 112 men, 134 women
Full-time faculty: 105 men, 128 women
Part-time faculty: 7 men, 6 women
Graduation rate: 88% within six years

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, internships
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology, General
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Astrophysics
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Computational Biology
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • East Asian Studies
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • History, General
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General
  • Molecular Biology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Russian Studies
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Statistics, General
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
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