School of Arts & Sciences (Undergrad)

1. Biology
2. Creative & Professional Writing
3. Environmental Science
4. Environmental Studies
5. Graphic Design
6. Studio Art

Colby-Sawyer’s School of Arts and Sciences is committed to engaging students in firsthand inquiry and analysis. Through this experiential learning, students become skilled collaborators, communicators, and thinkers. They work directly with ideas, communities, and places as they cultivate broad knowledge and transferable skill sets – whether in majors, minor, or courses in the Liberal Education Program.​

• Student success is our number one priority. Every major decision here begins with the question: How will our students benefit?
• Our small class size (average 19 students) and talented faculty provide our students with personal attention and a challenging yet supportive academic environment.
• New technologies are integral to our students’ education. On our wireless campus, every student creates an electronic portfolio that tracks his or her progress and achievements across their college careers.
• Colby-Sawyer blends the elements of a student’s college life--academic, co-curricular, social and athletic–into a cohesive educational experience.
• 100 percent our students gain vital pre-professional experience in their fields of study through one or more internships, which allow them to apply their knowledge and skills and build networks for future employment opportunities.

• #1 in Best Undergraduate Teaching U.S. News & World Report, 2024
• #4 in Best Value Schools U.S. News & World Report, 2024
• Colby-Sawyer Earns No. 1 Ranking in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Undergraduate Teaching Category by Marketing & Communications, 2023
• 100% of the Class of 2022 are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation
• 100% of Colby-Sawyer students complete an internship and capstone project in their chosen field

• Housing: around 17,364

Living on campus is an important part of the Colby-Sawyer College experience, and all full-time undergraduate students whose families are not local live on campus. The residence halls are alive with activity and are places where students find friends and build communities.

First-year students live in Best Hall and Lawson Hall. Both halls are mixed gender, with roommates who identify with the same gender.