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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 1,013
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 44%
Average Aid Amount $57,663
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 326
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 48%

Financial Aid Information at Colby

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,013 students (44% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $57,663. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 326 students (48% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Colby College is $69,600, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,013 students (44% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $57,663. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Colby College for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Colby College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid1,01344%$57,663
Pell Grants30313%$5,287
Federal Student Loans2009%$6,247

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 326 beginning students (48% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 296 students (44% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Colby College.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Colby College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid32648%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources28142%$66,387
Federal Grants7411%$6,575
Pell Grants7411%$5,116
Other Federal Grants548%$2,000
State/Local Grants71%$2,286
Institutional Grants27841%$65,296
Student Loans447%$14,111
Federal Student Loans416%$5,320
Other Student Loans91%$44,749