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Colleges similar to Colby College

15 schools closest to Colby College (Trajecta Score 81) — neighbors in Maine first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Colby College, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Colby College (this school) Waterville, ME 7% 1460–1550 $17,180 $80k 81
1 Bowdoin College Elite Brunswick, ME 7% 1470–1550 $14,398 $83k 83
2 Bates College Highly Selective Lewiston, ME 13% 1420–1530 $29,351 $69k 76
3 Maine Maritime Academy Moderate Castine, ME 54% 1095–1260 $23,414 $90k 55
4 University of Southern Maine Open Portland, ME 79% 990–1250 $13,596 $50k 47
5 University of Maine Open Orono, ME 97% — $17,510 $49k 47
6 College of the Atlantic Open Bar Harbor, ME 70% 1240–1430 $25,184 $40k 46
7 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Highly Selective Atlanta, GA 14% 1370–1540 $12,116 $103k 81
8 Swarthmore College Elite Swarthmore, PA 7% 1490–1560 $23,149 $80k 81
9 Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Selective Needham, MA 25% 1493–1558 $25,171 $129k 80
10 Washington and Lee University Highly Selective Lexington, VA 14% 1430–1540 $23,781 $95k 80
11 Wellesley College Highly Selective Wellesley, MA 14% 1460–1560 $25,496 $85k 81
12 Emory University Highly Selective Atlanta, GA 11% 1470–1550 $22,585 $80k 80
13 University of Virginia-Main Campus Highly Selective Charlottesville, VA 17% 1410–1540 $21,565 $87k 80
14 University of Notre Dame Highly Selective Notre Dame, IN 11% 1455–1560 $26,780 $100k 82
15 Amherst College Elite Amherst, MA 9% 1490–1580 $23,367 $78k 82

How these are picked: schools in Maine with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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