Waterville, Maine · Private Non-Profit
Philosophy at Colby College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 30 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~30
- Schools with reported signal
- 757
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 7.1%
- Graduation rate
- 88.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $17,180/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $68,720
- Median debt
- $19,157
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $80,490/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 757 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,512 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($19,335 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 18% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.3% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 0.1% reported share · $1,738 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 0.3% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,090 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.2% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,129 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.1% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Philosophy accounts for 1.2% of reported programs at Colby College, which is bigger than 88% of schools in this field set and 1.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 30 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Colby College's average net price is $17,180 per year, about $68,720 over four years. That is $3,512 below the $20,692 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $80,490 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $19,335 above the $61,155 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Colby College #136 of 757 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.