Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Colby College · Campus
Waterville, ME · Town · Private · Liberal arts college · the Mules · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Remote town
Setting
Waterville, ME
2,284
Undergraduates
1,000–4,999
9:1
Student–faculty
Division III median 12:1
91%
Return for year two
Division III median 79%
79%
From out of state
+ 14% from abroad
$17k
Food & housing
on campus · median $14k
The place
- SettingRemote town Waterville, ME
- TypePrivate · Liberal arts college
- Calendar4-1-4
- Admissions7% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Where first-years come from
79%14%
In state 7%Other states 79%Abroad 14%
Division III median: 66% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
54%11%11%
White 54%Hispanic 8%Black 5%Asian 11%Two or more 7%International 11%Not reported 4%
- Women51%
- Full-time100% of undergraduates · median 94%
- First-year class605 entered last fall
- Transfers in11 0% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online0% take some classes online
- Registered with disability services26.77% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $17,120 | $850 | $17,970 |
| Off campus | $6,100 | $850 | $6,950 |
| With family | — | $850 | $850 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division III median for on-campus food and housing is $13,820. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCNot offered
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportNot reported
- Campus safety4.42 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division III
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · majors
Division III campuses
39%30%23%
City 39%Suburb 30%Town 23%Rural 8%
21% of the 421 Division III schools are public; the median has 1,854 undergraduates and a 12:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#17Out of stateof 420 · Division III#37Retentionof 420 · Division III#39Internationalof 420 · Division III#40Class sizeof 420 · Division III
Among Division III schools; every list Colby College is on.
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