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The acceptance rate of Colby College is 7.6%. Total 16,890 students have applied to and 1,286 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 673 students enrolled in Colby College (Admission Yield: 52.3%). The average SAT score is 1,490 and the average ACT score is 34.
  • Acceptance Rate: 7.6%
  • Yield: 52.3%
  • SAT Score: 1,490

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 16,890 students have applied to Colby College. By gender, 7,552 male and 9,338 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 1,286 (582 male and 704 female) students have accepted and 673(323 male and 350 female) have enrolled into Colby College for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Colby College.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at Colby College
TotalMenWomen
Applicants16,8907,5529,338
Admitted1,286582704
Enrolled673323350
Acceptance Rate 7.61% 7.71% 7.54%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 52.33% 55.50% 49.72%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Colby College, 282 applicants (42% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 158 applicants (23%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,540 and 25th percentile score is 1,430. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 103 and 25th percentile score is 95. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Colby College. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Colby College.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Colby College
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing710750
SAT Math720790
ACT Composite3234
ACT Math3034
ACT English3335

Offered Degrees at Colby

Colby College only offers Bachelor's with 2,299 students. Below table summarizes the offered degrees at Colby College.
Offered Degrees at Colby College
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at Colby

Colby College accepts Advanced placement (AP) credits, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at Colby College.
Accepted Credits at Colby College
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to Colby College, 3 items are required to submit. High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations and TOEFL are rquired to submit to apply for Colby. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Colby.

High School GPA

Considered But Not Required

High School Rank

Considered But Not Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Considered But Not Required

Recommendations

Required

Formal Demonstration of Competencies

Considered But Not Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Required

Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Considered But Not Required

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