DESIGN YOUR FUTURE
MAXIMIZE YOUR POTENTIAL
Preparation for lifelong success: 2
Guaranteed access to a global experience: 4
Internships with our worldwide network of partners: 6
Funded research with professors and partner institutions: 8
Expert advising for graduate and professional school: 10
Consistent results that prove the value of a Colby education: 12
Early success in every field and industry: 14
A deep commitment to access and opportunity: 16
A COLLECTION OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS. A GLOBAL NETWORK OF PARTNERS.
By
offering access to internships, research experiences, and global opportunities
you with career advisors who have expertise and connections in your specific area of professional interest
By pairing
2 PREPARATION FOR LIFELONG SUCCESS
Your Colby education is a gathering of knowledge, relationships, and experiences. DavisConnects ties it all together:
A new way of thinking about designing your future, DavisConnects guarantees access to advising and experiences beginning in your first year to help you identify and prepare for a career that aligns with your talents and builds on your interests.
A BOLD NEW MODEL.
By helping you leverage Colby’s worldwide network of partner
and institutions
companies, organizations,
BOUNDLESS EDUCATION. GUARANTEED OPPORTUNITY.
A
TICKET
TO
THE WORLD.
GUARANTEED ACCESS TO A GLOBAL EXPERIENCE
Colby offers 180 pre-established study-abroad programs in 60 countries.
We guarantee every student access to a global experience, regardless of their financial circumstances or personal networks— because firsthand experiences with other cultures yield the skills and perspectives needed to understand and tackle problems of global impact.
The range of experiences here are as varied as our students’ aspirations.
Research
around the world, at sites such as BioInnovate Ireland, the Icelandic Meteorological Office, and Peking University First Hospital.
Internships
with global corporations and nonprofits such as the Freedom Story, the Scottish Parliament, and the Stockholm Film Festival.
The Colby community includes students from 70+ countries.
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Image captured by Julia Saul ’18
BUILD YOUR NETWORK. FIND YOUR CALLING.
DavisConnects has provided more than $6M for student internships, research experiences, and global opportunities. This sampling of internships gives a sense of how opportunities exist to complement any major or career path:
INTERNSHIPS WITH OUR WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF PARTNERS
Explore and evaluate career options, make professional connections, and gain an invaluable competitive advantage through internships with Colby’s global network of partner companies and organizations.
GET YOUR RUNNING START.
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Hospital
Hearst Magazines IBM Library
Merrill NBCUniversal PepsiCo Prudential Financial Smithsonian Institution Swarovski TD Securities The Atlantic The Nature Conservancy Wayfair WGBH Boston
Art Institute of Chicago Bank of America Cincinnati Children’s
General Electric Goldman Sachs
of Congress Maine Film Center Major League Baseball
POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS.
You can take on essential questions and sharpen your analytical skills through research with Colby faculty, with partner institutes and on-campus centers, or wherever else your curiosity might lead you.
Land internships on the leading edge of biomedical discovery through The Jackson Laboratory and Colby’s Linde Packman Lab for Biosciences Innovation.
Explore the depths of the human experience through the Colby Museum of Art, the Lunder Institute for American Art, Lyons Art Lab, and the Center for the Arts and Humanities.
Conduct cutting-edge oceanographic research with leading scientific institutes such as the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the Buck Lab for Climate and Environment.
Tackle pressing societal questions through the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs, and the Oak Institute for Human Rights.
Engage in climate-change research or arts-related programming on Colby-owned Allen and Benner islands.
Turn promising ideas into innovative solutions through the new Halloran Lab for Entrepreneurship.
FUNDED RESEARCH WITH PROFESSORS AND PARTNER INSTITUTIONS
FUNDED OPPORTUNITIES. MINDS EQUIPPED TO S OLVE PROBLEMS.
RECENT PROJECTS INCLUDE:
AUSTIN NANTKES ’19 AND LUCAS DEGRAW ’19 classified galaxy mergers using machine learning
SARAH ROSSEIN ’19 assessed social media’s effect on the viewing of art
SAM SESSIONS ’19 AND ZACHARY MISHOULAM ’19 contributed to the Maine State Museum exhibition Maine + Jewish: Two Centuries
GRACE ANDREWS ’21 studied how alpine lakes respond to climate change
LOUISA BAUM ’21 mapped a digital soundscape of Waterville
SAM LEE ’21 researched immigration metaphors in political rhetoric
NENA BURGESS ’22 researched the politicization of Blackness in Panamanian civil society
ASHLEY WEAVER ’22 assessed Denmark’s 2050 carbon-neutrality goals
AARON AGUDELO ’23 researched how Japanese interactions with fish contributes to the formation of individual and national identity
NITHUN MURUGAN ’25 studied multiculturalism and pluralism displayed in the art and architecture of Hindu temples
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Pre-health and pre-law advisors, legal internships, and physicianshadowing experiences help Colby students land spots in the nation’s leading law and medical schools.
Our DavisConnects advisors are also industry experts who provide insight to specific career areas, allowing you to develop a targeted portfolio of experiences, knowledge, connections, and perspectives.
Partnerships with leading research institutes provide invaluable experience and a competitive edge for students going on to pursue advanced degrees and careers in research or scholarship.
EXPERT GUIDANCE.
EXPERT ADVISING FOR GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL
COMPELLING EXPERIENCE. PREPARATION THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
Dual-Degree Engineering
partnerships allow Colby students to earn a B.A. from Colby and a B.E. or B.S. from Dartmouth College or Columbia University.
GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS ATTENDED BY RECENT COLBY GRADUATES
Boston
Brown
Cambridge
Columbia
Notre Dame
NYU
Oxford
Parsons
University of Houston
University of Maine
Colby’s five-year law school acceptance rate is 87% and students have been accepted at 6 of the top 10 law programs.
Colby’s five-year medical school acceptance rate is 68% (nearly double the national average).
Cornell
Dartmouth
Duke
Georgetown
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
London School of Economics
MIT
Northeastern
Northwestern
Princeton
Rutgers
St. George’s
Stanford
Temple
Tufts
University of
California at Berkeley
University of California
Los Angeles
University of Chicago
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania
University of Queensland
University of Virginia
University of Washington
Vanderbilt
Yale
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FAST STARTS. LONG-TERM IMPACT. A DEGREE THAT INSPIRES RESPECT.
CONSISTENT RESULTS THAT PROVE THE VALUE OF A COLBY EDUCATION
extraordinary value of a Colby education—and the power of its reputation in the world—is seen in the successes enjoyed by our graduates. Colby graduates earn a median annual salary of more than $111,000.* 12 * As of June 2023, for mid-career alumni payscale.com/college-salary-report
The
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY FOR THE CLASS OF 2022:
24% Finance
16% STEM
14% Education and Community Engagement
12% Arts, Communications, and Entertainment
12% Consulting
12% Health
5% Consumer Goods
4% Law, Government, and Policy
1% Other
RECENT EMPLOYERS OF COLBY GRADUATES INCLUDE:
Amazon
Bank of America
BCE Consulting
Boston Red Sox
Citigroup
Council on International Educational Exchange
Dana-Farber
C ancer Institute
Epic Systems
Fidelity Investments
Goldman Sachs
Massachusetts General Hospital
Penguin Random House
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Ropes & Gray LLP
Starr Insurance Companies
Teach for America
Tufts Medical Center
UBS
Vox Global
Wellington Management
Colby alumni find early opportunities in careers and graduate school and go on to lead, build, shape, and excel in every profession, field, and industry.
Within six months, 93% of the Class of 2022 were employed or in graduate or professional school.
RISING STARS. EMERGING LEADERS.
Colby is a springboard, offering networks and experiences that help our graduates start their lives after college with a strong sense of purpose and considerable momentum.
AMANDA CABRAL ’23
economics major and environmental studies minor
Affordable Housing Analyst
Freddie Mac
At Colby, Amanda often looked for ways to pair the analytical skills honed in her economics coursework with her interest in environmental justice. Through multiple opportunities to conduct research within the field, she developed a passion for improving the living conditions of vulnerable communities. Amanda hopes to build on the work she began here by creating and funding solutions that rectify the legacies of housing discrimination in her native California.
MATT KANG ’23
English major and economics minor
Masters candidate in operations research Columbia University
Matt arrived at Colby without a specific major in mind. He credits faculty and peer encouragement to explore unfamiliar areas of study— and a set of experiences— with shaping his eventual path. Through English coursework, assisting classmates as an economics tutor, and teaching financial literacy to local Waterville students with the First Generation Investors Club, he discovered the power of broadening his interests and aspirations beyond a single area. He’s currently enrolled in a dual-degree engineering program, more evidence of his ever-expanding perspective.
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THE FACES OF YOUR FUTURE.
OUR ALUMNI INCLUDE: Pulitzer Prize winners, Fulbright Scholars, Ivy League professors, and Fortune 500 CEOs.
MORGAN SELBY ’23
Double major in environmental chemistry and education
JAVON WILLIAMS ’23
A searchable database means students can access the vast resources of our global alumni network at any time.
Associate Scientist University of Colorado Boulder
Morgan’s two-year experience researching volatile organic compounds alongside Associate Professor of Chemistry Karena McKinney confirmed her desire to further explore the subject. Now, as part of an all-women team conducting tropospheric atmospheric chemistry research in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, she hopes to match the level of shared purpose and community she found at Colby. Eventually, Morgan plans to pursue a Ph.D. in atmospheric chemistry and help mentor the next generation of scientists.
psychology major and African-American studies minor Ph.D. candidate in counseling psychology University of North Texas
Javon’s psychology studies at Colby have spurred his interest in helping others examine, and overcome, their individual challenges. As captain of the football team and a key member of several community building organizations on campus, including the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, he frequently created opportunities that brought people of various backgrounds together and fostered connection. He wants to continue making a positive impact through Ph.D. studies focused on sports psychology.
EXTRAORDINARY SUPPORT. UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS.
The most talented students from all backgrounds should have access to the full range of resources and opportunities offered by one of the world’s best colleges.
Families with a total income of $75,000 or less with typical assets can expect a parent or guardian contribution of $0.
Families with a total income of up to $150,000 with typical assets will have an annual parent or guardian contribution of no more than $15,000.
More than 95 percent of families with a total income of $200,000 or less qualify for financial aid.
The average financial aid package is $66,000.*
Our no-loan policy gives you the opportunity to graduate debt-free.
*As of July 2023 for the Class of 2027
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There is no fee to apply to Colby.
SAT and ACT scores are not required. There are no additional essays or writing supplements to submit.
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU.
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