Generally, Colby College is known for being a extremely selective school. Approximately 15,900 applications are received by the school each year. The overall acceptance rate is around 9 percent which is equal about 1,400 students who passed the admission process of the school. But, when the year begins, only about 680 or 47 percent of the students will have picked Colby College as their school of choice. The institution’s application data shows that 44 percent of the applicants who applied are men compared to 55 percent who are women. When the year begins, about 55 percent of those accepted females decided to study at Colby College and 44 percent were men. Colby College’s undergraduate application fee is $0. To apply to Colby College, you are required to present these required documents: Recommendations and a Secondary school record. It is also recommended that students have completions of a college-preparatory program. First-year students should submit their ACT or SAT scores to Colby College when applying. Most often, an ACT score of 32 - 35 or a 1,420 - 1,520 SAT score is the range in which students have greater chances to be accepted. This school also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2021 Admissions Cycle
Applications
15,857
Male 7,097
Female 8,760

 

Acceptance
1,427
Male 638
Female 789

 

Enrollment Total
677
Male 299
Female 378


Acceptance Rate
9%
Male
9%
Female
9%

 

Yield
47.4%
Male
46.9%
Female
47.9%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$0


Graduate

Unknown



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits

    Admission considerations

    Required

    Recommendations
    Secondary school record


    Recommended

    Completion of college-preparatory program

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