- 4 Year
- WATERVILLE, ME
Colby College
- grade AOverall Grade
- 4 Year
- WATERVILLE, ME
- Rating 3.84 out of 5 626 reviews
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- Academicsgrade A+
- Valuegrade A
- Diversitygrade A+
- Campusgrade C minus
- Athleticsgrade B minus
- Party Scenegrade B
- Professorsgrade A
- Locationgrade C minus
- Dormsgrade C minus
- Campus Foodgrade C
- Student Lifegrade C+
- Safetygrade B minus
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Founded in 1813, Colby College is one of the nation's premier liberal arts colleges, serving only undergraduates. Colby’s academic programs, including 57 majors and 36 minors, are anchored to the world’s most complex challenges. Colby’s campus experience is built on a culture of shared success. Newly developed programs include the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, computational biology, and digital humanities.
Colby is committed to ensuring the most talented students from all backgrounds have access to the best possible education. Colby meets 100 percent of demonstrated financial need without loans. DavisConnects guarantees all students have access to at least one internship, research experience, and global experience related to their areas of interest during their time at Colby, and provides individual advising to all Colby students beginning in their first year. Colby has no application fee, no extra supplements to submit, and test scores are optional.
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- Political Science and Government76 Graduates
- Economics74 Graduates
- Mathematics47 Graduates
- Environmental Science46 Graduates
- Computer Science43 Graduates
- Psychology39 Graduates
- Biology35 Graduates
- Neuroscience and Neurobiology30 Graduates
- International Studies29 Graduates
- History28 Graduates
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It’s the hallmark of the liberal arts experience: the opportunity to explore your interests broadly and to specialize in the field (or fields) of your interest. At Colby our centers, partners, and multidisciplinary curriculum gives you the flexibility to always be discovering and the skills and connections you need to stake your path.
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-The academics are much harder than I thought, prepare to be working for most of the week.
-Despite some people saying this is a "party school", the parties don't live up to the hype. The party scene here is really small and the parties themselves are very lackluster. (The one exception to this is doghead)
-The college really is isolated, and it takes a while to get to any large urban center
Those are the only things I can think of that are bad about colby; I've loved the rest of the experience! Basically every other aspect of the college is perfect, hence the 5 stars.
Professors: better than advertised (9.5/10, better than ivies for teaching, worse than ivies for research)
Location: worse than advertised (5/10, stunning location with hiking + skiing, but very isolated)
Social Life: as advertised (6/10, really works for some people, doesn't for others)
Party Scene: worse than advertised (3/10, parties are only on weekends + small + extremally repetitive. We only have one good party event of the year, doghead)
Outcomes: better than advertised (9/10, amazing, but particularly good for business or any grad school)