New London, New Hampshire · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Remote rural area
Overview
Colby-Sawyer College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in New London, New Hampshire. The campus sits in a remote rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 972, made up of 858 undergraduates and 114 graduate students.
Colby-Sawyer College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 34 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business/Commerce, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology. It awarded 258 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
972
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
258
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
34
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 34
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
77%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
188
Associate degrees
15
Master's degrees
38
Other doctoral degrees
10
Certificates under 1 year
7
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
972
Undergraduates, fall 2024
858
Graduate students, fall 2024
114
Full-time, fall 2024
85%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,126
Undergraduates, 2024-25
970
Graduate students, 2024-25
156
Full-time, 2024-25
79%
Size category
Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
73%
Men
27%
White
70%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
20%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
22%
Students taking some online courses
45%
Campus and services
Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
President
Dean McCurdy
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training