How Student Population Changes at Colby

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,004 where 2,299 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.10 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 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,820	874	946
2014-15	1,847 27	869 -5	978 32
2015-16	1,857 10	887 18	970 -8
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
Average	2,004	950	1,054

Colby College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 56.07%. The percentage was 59.67% 10 years ago and Colby still has a high percentage of white students. 9.83% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.35% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Colby College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	1	99	60	114	0	1,086	87
2014-15	3	103	56	113	0	1,110	98
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
Average	5	154	84	147	2	1,208	107

Colby College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at Colby

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes