Colby College

Waterville, ME
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    Faculty & Research

    91 faculty · 412 courses · data as of 2026-07-02

    Economics21 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 10.2 #70 of 104 in Economics
    Andreas Waldkirch, Chair, Professor h-index 12
    Notable: “Employment Effects of FDI in Mexico's Non-Maquiladora Manufacturing” (2009) · 101 citations
    Daniel LaFave, Associate Professor h-index 10
    Notable: “Farms, Families, and Markets: New Evidence on Completeness of Markets in Agricultural Settings” (2016) · 93 citations
    Michael Donihue, Professor h-index 10
    Notable: “Differential Environmental Regulation: Effects on Electric Utility Capital Turnover and Emissions” (1993) · 169 citations
    Timothy Hubbard, Associate Professor h-index 10
    Notable: “Investigating bid preferences at low-price, sealed-bid auctions with endogenous participation” (2008) · 67 citations
    Courses: Introduction to Financial Decision Making · Financial Accounting and Analysis · Art of the M&A Deal · Principles of Microeconomics · Principles of Macroeconomics · Global Financial Markets +34 more
    Environmental Studies14 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 18.7
    Karena McKinney, Associate Professor (Chemistry) h-index 29
    Notable: “Measurement of Gas-Phase Hydroperoxides by Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry” (2006) · 421 citations
    Denise Bruesewitz, Director, Associate Professor h-index 24
    Notable: “Nitrate removal, communities of denitrifiers and adverse effects in different carbon substrates for use in denitrification beds” (2011) · 289 citations
    Justin Becknell, Associate Director, Assistant Professor h-index 21
    Notable: “Biomass resilience of Neotropical secondary forests” (2016) · 1,179 citations
    Amanda Gallinat, Visiting Assistant Professor h-index 20
    Notable: “Autumn, the neglected season in climate change research” (2015) · 532 citations
    Courses: Environment and Society · Ecology and Natural History in Maine: Thoreau to Rachel Carson · Environmental Impacts of Pandemics on Human and Natural Systems · Environmental Activism · Sustainable and Socially Responsible Business · Introduction to Ocean Science +34 more
    Science, Technology & Society14 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 24.3
    Aaron Hanlon, Chair, Associate Professor (English)
    Alicia E. Ellis, Associate Professor (German)
    Andrea Tilden, Associate Professor (Biology)
    Ashton Wesner, Visiting Assistant Professor
    Courses: Science, Technology, and Society · Introduction to Medicine and Society · Information Use and Misuse: Big Data and Artificial Intelligence · Information Before and After Google: Impacts and Technologies · Critical Inquiries in Medical Ethics · War Games: The Cold War in Board Game Media +34 more
    Psychology13 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 16.3 #47 of 89 in Psychology
    Christopher Soto, Chair, Professor h-index 40
    Notable: “Paradigm shift to the integrative Big Five trait taxonomy: History, measurement, and conceptual issues.” (2008) · 2,569 citations
    Martha Arterberry, Professor h-index 27
    Notable: “Recognition, discrimination and categorization of smiling by 5‐month‐old infants” (2003) · 200 citations
    Jennifer Coane, Associate Professor h-index 19
    Notable: “Test-enhanced learning of natural concepts: Effects on recognition memory, classification, and metacognition.” (2010) · 124 citations
    Jin Goh, Assistant Professor h-index 16
    Notable: “Mini Meta‐Analysis of Your Own Studies: Some Arguments on Why and a Primer on How” (2016) · 1,027 citations
    Courses: Introduction to Psychology · Memories and Memoirs · Worlds of Childhood · Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology I · Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology II · Social Identities +34 more
    Government13 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 6.5 #71 of 100 in Political Science
    Daniel Shea, Chair, Professor h-index 11
    Kenneth Rodman, Professor h-index 11
    Lindsay Mayka, Associate Professor h-index 11
    Guilain Denoeux, Professor h-index 10
    Courses: Introduction to American Government and Politics · Introduction to International Relations · Introduction to U.S. Law · Writing and Thinking about Law · Utopia in Fiction: Happy Tomorrows or Hells on Earth? · Political Theory of Utopia +34 more
    Computer Science11 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 11.2 #75 of 88 in Computer Science
    Amanda Stent, Professor h-index 29
    Notable: “TVSum: Summarizing web videos using titles” (2015) · 650 citations
    Ying Li, Associate Chair, Associate Professor h-index 17
    Notable: “An Extended Matrix Factorization Approach for QoS Prediction in Service Selection” (2012) · 104 citations
    Stephanie Taylor, Chair, Associate Professor h-index 13
    Notable: “A novel computational model of the circadian clock in Arabidopsis that incorporates PRR7 and PRR9” (2006) · 234 citations
    Oliver Layton, Assistant Professor h-index 12
    Notable: “A Neural Model of MST and MT Explains Perceived Object Motion during Self-Motion” (2016) · 44 citations
    Courses: Introduction to R · Computational Thinking: Visual Media · Computational Thinking: Science · Computational Thinking: Smart Systems · Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Organization +34 more

    Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Partial — enrichment ongoing.

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    About Colby College. Colby College in Waterville, ME reports an overall acceptance rate of 7.0%, an early-round acceptance rate of 32.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1470–1530, a class size of 630, and a yield of 49.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Small LAC in Maine. Recently eliminated loans from financial aid packages. Strong sciences.

    Admissions and cost data as of July 3, 2026 (CDS 2024–25 cycle), from the most recent Common Data Set, IPEDS, and College Scorecard.

    Colby College: key admissions facts

    Colby College's overall acceptance rate is 7.0% (the most recent Common Data Set). Colby College's early-round acceptance rate is 32.0% (the most recent Common Data Set). Colby College's SAT middle-50% range is 1470–1530 (the most recent Common Data Set). The average unweighted GPA of admitted students at Colby College is about 3.88 (the most recent Common Data Set). Colby College's yield rate (the share of admitted students who enroll) is 49.0% (the most recent Common Data Set). The average net price at Colby College for families earning under $75,000 is about $3,636 per year (U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data).

    Sources: Common Data Set (commondataset.org) · Colby College on College Scorecard · NCES IPEDS · full source table

    How much does Colby College cost for a family earning $75,000?

    A family earning under $30,000 pays about $2,335 per year in net price at Colby College, while families earning over $110,000 pay about $38,621 (source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data). A family earning $75,000 falls in the $48,001–$75,000 bracket and pays about $5,107 per year after grants and scholarships.

    Colby College: average annual net price by household income (most recent College Scorecard/IPEDS data)
    Household incomeAverage net price per year
    Under $30,000$2,335
    $30,001–$48,000$3,467
    $48,001–$75,000$5,107
    $75,001–$110,000$13,413
    Over $110,000$38,621
    Tuition (before aid)$66,660
    Room and board$18,740

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the acceptance rate at Colby College?

    Colby College's overall acceptance rate is 7.0%, based on the most recent Common Data Set. Its early-round (early decision or early action) acceptance rate is 32.0%.

    What SAT score and GPA do you need for Colby College?

    Admitted students at Colby College typically have an SAT middle-50% range of 1470–1530 and an average unweighted GPA of about 3.88, according to the most recent Common Data Set. These are the middle of the range, so scores above them strengthen an application.

    Is it hard to get into Colby College?

    Getting into Colby College is extremely difficult: it admits 7.0% of applicants. Your realistic odds depend on how your GPA and test scores compare to its middle-50% ranges and on your application round — you can estimate them with the free College Monte Carlo chances calculator.

    Does Colby College offer early decision or early action?

    Colby College offers early decision (binding). Applying early can help: its early-round acceptance rate is 32.0%, versus 7.0% overall.

    How much does Colby College cost after financial aid?

    The average net price at Colby College — the real cost after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price — is about $3,636 per year for families earning under $75,000, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data. Higher-income families generally pay more; see the full net-price-by-income breakdown.

    How much does Colby College cost for a family earning $75,000?

    A family earning under $30,000 pays about $2,335 per year in net price at Colby College, while families earning over $110,000 pay about $38,621 (source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data). A family earning $75,000 falls in the $48,001–$75,000 bracket and pays about $5,107 per year after grants and scholarships.

    Not sure how to read these numbers? Start with our guide on how to estimate your admission chances. Colby College offers a binding early-decision round, so weigh the trade-offs in our early decision vs. regular decision guide before committing.