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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Colby - Sawyer is ranked #1,703 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Colby - Sawyer also holds the #13 spot on the Best Colleges in New Hampshire ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 93%, Colby - Sawyer has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Colby - Sawyer College is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Colby - Sawyer College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Colby - Sawyer College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Colby - Sawyer the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 53%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Colby - Sawyer College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 878 undergraduates at Colby - Sawyer with 811 being full-time and 67 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,145 | $20,442 | $22,584 | $29,999 | $32,230 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Colby - Sawyer, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Colby - Sawyer, approximately 82% of students took out student loans averaging $8,584 a year. That adds up to $34,336 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Colby - Sawyer is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Colby - Sawyer College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Colby - Sawyer College.
Contact details for Colby - Sawyer are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 541 Main Street, New London, NH 03257-7835 |
| Phone: | 603-526-3000 |
| Website: | www.colby-sawyer.edu/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/colbysawyer |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 46 | $65,248 |
| Business Administration & Management | 29 | $41,434 |
| Health & Physical Education | 20 | $27,433 |
| General Psychology | 9 | $36,758 |
| Public Health | 9 | $34,766 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 9 | $30,429 |
| History | 8 | NA |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 7 | $29,230 |
| Allied Health Professions | 7 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 7 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 114 students took at least one online class at Colby - Sawyer College. This is a decrease from the 128 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 114 | 114 |
| 2019-2020 | 128 | 128 |
| 2018-2019 | 140 | 21 |
| 2017-2018 | 133 | 20 |
| 2016-2017 | 144 | 38 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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