The Colby Commitment
The Colby Commitment
No fees. No loans. No barriers.
If your family has a total income of $75,000 or less (with assets typical of this income range), we’ve ensured they will have a parent or guardian contribution of $0.
For families with a total income of $75,001 to $100,000 and typical assets, your parent or guardian contribution will be no more than $10,000.
For families with a total income of $100,001 to $150,000 and typical assets, your parent or guardian contribution will be no more than $15,000.
For families with a total income of $150,001 to $200,000 and typical assets, your parent or guardian contribution will be no more than $20,000 — which may make Colby cost less for you than any other four-year college or university.
View our Commitment Brochure for more information.
There is no fee to apply to Colby.
We do not require any additional writing supplements.
Test scores are optional.
Each applicant is evaluated as an individual—within the context of their background.
Our Partnerships
We work closely with leading college-access programs, groups, and organizations to help the nation’s brightest young scholars find their way to Colby.
- A Better Chance
- Achievement First
- American Talent Initiative
- Ashinaga Africa Initiative (AAI)
- Beacon Academy
- Chicago Scholars
- College for Every Student (CFES)
- College Match
- College Track
- College Bound
- EMERGE
- Tilting Futures
- Hartford Boys & Girls Club
- KenSAP
- KIPP
- Maine Dept. of Education
- Minds Matter
- National Hispanic Institute
- National Merit Scholars
- Rainier Scholars
- Say Yes to Education – Buffalo
- Say Yes to Education – Cleveland
- Say Yes to Education – Syracuse
- Squash and Education Alliance (SEA)
- Sutton Trust US Programme
- The BASE
- The TalentED Project
- The Yellow Ribbon Program
- Trekkers
- Uplift Education
- YES Prep
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