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Colby College · Majors

Waterville, ME · Town · Private · Liberal arts college · the Mules · Website ↗

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532
Bachelor's degrees
awarded in the year
42
Programs
with graduates
15
Fields of study
Bach.
Degree levels

Bachelor's degrees by field

Social sciences156 29%
Psychology64 12%
Biological sciences61 11%
Natural resources & conservation45 8%
Multidisciplinary studies39 7%
Computer & information sciences35 7%
Physical sciences33 6%
English22 4%
Visual & performing arts19 4%
Mathematics & statistics15 3%
History13 2%
Area, ethnic & gender studies10 2%
Philosophy & religion9 2%
Education8 2%
Foreign languages3 1%

Degrees awarded in the most recent year, first majors only. A field with no graduates that year does not appear.

For a student-athlete

Coaches ask what you want to study because it decides whether a school can work at all. Check the field here, then the exact program below — "nursing" and "pre-nursing" are different pages of a catalogue. Practice schedules and clinical placements or labs are a real conflict; ask the coach how players in that major manage it.
  • Strongest fieldSocial sciences · 29% of degrees
  • Kinesiology & recreationNone awarded
  • Health professions & nursingNone awarded
  • EngineeringNone awarded
  • BusinessNone awarded

Every bachelor's program at Colby College

ProgramFieldDegrees awarded
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsSocial sciences93
Psychology, GeneralPsychology47
Political Science and Government, GeneralSocial sciences37
Computer ScienceComputer & information sciences30
Environmental ScienceNatural resources & conservation29
NeuroscienceBiological sciences27
Biology/Biological Sciences, GeneralBiological sciences26
Chemistry, GeneralPhysical sciences23
International/Globalization StudiesMultidisciplinary studies18
Behavioral NeurosciencePsychology17
Environmental StudiesNatural resources & conservation16
Sociology, GeneralSocial sciences16
History, GeneralHistory13
Creative WritingEnglish12
Science, Technology and SocietyMultidisciplinary studies12
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish10
Anthropology, GeneralSocial sciences10
Mathematics, GeneralMathematics & statistics9
Education, GeneralEducation8
Physics, GeneralPhysical sciences8
Fine/Studio Arts, GeneralVisual & performing arts8
Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyBiological sciences6
PhilosophyPhilosophy & religion6
Art History, Criticism and ConservationVisual & performing arts6
East Asian StudiesArea, ethnic & gender studies5
Artificial IntelligenceComputer & information sciences5
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMultidisciplinary studies5
Music, GeneralVisual & performing arts4
American/United States Studies/CivilizationArea, ethnic & gender studies3
Statistics, GeneralMathematics & statistics3
Mathematics and StatisticsMathematics & statistics3
Spanish Language and LiteratureForeign languages2
Computational BiologyBiological sciences2
Ancient Studies/CivilizationMultidisciplinary studies2
Human Computer InteractionMultidisciplinary studies2
Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & religion2
Geology/Earth Science, GeneralPhysical sciences2
Latin American StudiesArea, ethnic & gender studies1
African-American/Black StudiesArea, ethnic & gender studies1
French Language and LiteratureForeign languages1
Jewish/Judaic StudiesPhilosophy & religion1
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, GeneralVisual & performing arts1

Where it ranks

Among Division III schools; every list Colby College is on.

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