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What Colby College costs

Waterville, Maine · Private · 2,407 undergrads

Colby College's sticker price was $89,190 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $19,835 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $5,263.

What does Colby College cost?

$19,835 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $89,190.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$5,263
$30,000–$48,000$2,358
$48,000–$75,000$3,132
$75,000–$110,000$10,750
over $110,000$53,340

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$5,263
$30,000–$48,000$2,358
$48,000–$75,000$3,132
$75,000–$110,000$10,750
Over $110,000$53,340

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 94% off Colby College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Colby College cost less than Bowdoin and Amherst but more than Williams.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Colby College$3,132$19,835
Bowdoin$8,694$15,595
Amherst$13,814$19,536
Williams$722$15,157

The sticker price

$72,910
Tuition, 2025-26
$89,190
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
16%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$69,201
average grant for students who got aid.
8.7%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$18,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Colby College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $5,263 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $89,190. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Colby College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Colby College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $2,358 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $89,190. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Colby College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Colby College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $3,132 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $89,190. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Colby College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Test rule: afa.colby.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)

Updated Nov 2, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers