Colby College
ME · Private · Northeast · Liberal arts college · Top 25 tier · 2,003 undergraduates (small)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2019
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; school doesn’t say when official scores are due
You can self-report or send official scores. The school’s page doesn’t say when official scores are required.
School’s words: “Should you choose to submit test scores, you may self report them.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2019. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2019
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2019
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 1,314 | 9.7% | Not reported | Not reported | 90% | 52% | 38% | 1380-1520 | 31-34 | ||
| 2020-21 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2021-22 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2022-23 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2023-24 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2024-25 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2025-26 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- No CDS found CDS not available2025-26 CDS
- No CDS found CDS not available2024-25 CDS
- No CDS found CDS not available2023-24 CDS
- No CDS found CDS not available2022-23 CDS
- No CDS found CDS not available2021-22 CDS
- No CDS found CDS not available2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Test-optional2019-20 CDS
From the school's website
Figures from the school’s own pages that add to its Common Data Set. Each links its source.
Colby reports 20,144 applicants and 639 enrolled, with a median SAT of 1500 and median ACT of 33. Colby does not publish an admit rate there. Colby's latest Common Data Set found online is 2019-20, so these are much newer than the figures above.
Source: Colby News: Class of 2029 ↗
Notes
- Colby College's latest Common Data Set found online is 2019-20.