Private nonprofit · Waterville, Maine
Colby College: cost, debt and earnings by major
9 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $19,835
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 87%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 7%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,407
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $18,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 5%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $5,263 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $2,358 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $3,132 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $10,750 |
| $110,000+ | $53,340 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (9)
- Economics$103,491
- Computer Science$102,172 (1 yr)
- Political Science and Government$96,621
- Psychology, General$72,365 (1 yr)
- Area Studies$64,207
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$55,719
- Biology, General$52,410 (1 yr)
- International/Globalization Studies$49,050 (1 yr)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$47,241 (1 yr)