Applying to Colby-Sawyer

Colby-Sawyer College's acceptance rate is 89.98% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 1,557 students applied and 1,401 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Colby-Sawyer.

To apply to Colby-Sawyer, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Colby-Sawyer College is 89.98% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 11.99%. 495 men and 1,062 women applied to Colby-Sawyer and 426 men and 977 women students were accepted.

Among them, 51 men and 127 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Colby-Sawyer.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Colby-Sawyer
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	1,557	495	1,062	0	0
Admitted	1,401	426	977	0	0
Enrolled	168	51	127	0	0
Acceptance Rate	89.98%	86.06%	92.00%	-	-
Yield	11.99%	11.97%	13.00%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Colby-Sawyer College 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at Colby-Sawyer. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Colby-Sawyer College.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Colby-Sawyer Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Considered, if submitted
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The next table provides general admission information for applying to Colby-Sawyer.

Admission Information for Applying to Colby-Sawyer
Open Admission Policy	No
Admission Information	www.colby-sawyer.edu/admissions/
Online Application	colby-sawyer.edu/apply
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctoral (Other)

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