Enrollment Trends at Colby

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,107 where 2,412 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.05 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Colby.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Colby College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,857	887	970
2016-17	1,879 22	894 7	985 15
2017-18	1,917 38	917 23	1,000 15
2018-19	2,000 83	951 34	1,049 49
2019-20	2,003 3	928 -23	1,075 26
2020-21	2,155 152	1,022 94	1,133 58
2021-22	2,262 107	1,065 43	1,197 64
2022-23	2,299 37	1,094 29	1,205 8
2023-24	2,284 -15	1,115 21	1,169 -36
2024-25	2,412 128	1,178 63	1,234 65
Average	2,107	1,005	1,102

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 54.77%. The percentage was 61.60% 10 years ago and Colby still has a high percentage of white students. 10.20% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.77% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.37% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 61.60% to 54.77%. Asian enrollment grew from 6.19% to 10.20%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.64% to 4.77%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.41% to 8.37%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6753 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6093 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Colby College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	5	115	49	119	2	1,144	94
2016-17	6	112	70	132	3	1,161	85
2017-18	8	137	75	140	3	1,223	88
2018-19	5	156	83	149	5	1,250	102
2019-20	6	164	100	167	4	1,212	109
2020-21	4	199	101	169	1	1,308	121
2021-22	5	231	118	185	1	1,292	134
2022-23	4	226	123	184	1	1,289	152
2023-24	2	245	124	189	2	1,222	163
2024-25	4	246	115	202	2	1,321	171
Average	5	183	96	164	2	1,242	122

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Colby College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.