Colby College Admissions

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 Colby College has an acceptance rate of 8% . Of those admitted, 52% go on to enroll. The application fee is $- .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $-
  • Number of Applicants: 16,890
  • Percent Admitted: 8%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 52%
 TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants 16,890 7,552 9,338
Percent admitted8%8%8%
Percent admitted who enrolled52%55%50%

Admissions Selectivity: Most Selective

This institution admits less than 25% of its applicants.

Colby College Admissions Considerations

 RequiredRecommendedConsidered but not Required
Secondary School GPA   ✔
Secondary School Record✔   
Recommendations✔   
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)  
TOEFL (if applicable)✔   

Colby College Test Scores

Colby College SAT Scores

SAT Range1430 – 1540
SAT Average1485
SAT 25th Percentile1430
SAT 75th Percentile1540

Colby College ACT Scores

ACT Range32 – 34
ACT Average33
ACT 25th Percentile32
ACT 75th Percentile34

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.