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Colby-Sawyer College

Colby-Sawyer College
541 Main Street
New London, NH 03257-7835

Official telephone: (603) 526-3000
Fax number: (603) 526-2135
Website: www.colby-sawyer.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 200 acres
City or town school is located in: New London, NH
Population of city/town: 4,397
Nearest major city: Manchester, NH
Distance of nearest major city: 50 miles
Population of nearest major city: 110,378

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (89%)
  • women's dorms (7%)
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Substance-free housing. (4%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 98%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 90%
Percent of students who live off campus: 10%
Students required to live on campus: All first-year students must live on campus unless living with family within a 30-mile radius.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 66%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 185
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Video studio/editing room; academic development, science, sports, and fine arts centers.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills, Individualized tutorials in specific courses.
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
birth control, career, personal, academic
Career placement services:
internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): Colby-Sawyer Courier
Number of honor societies: 5
Total number of registered organizations: 45
Campus-based religious organizations:
Christian Fellowship club, Spirit Working
Minority student organizations:
Cross-cultural club
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Art Student Society, Campus Activities Board, Coalition for Peace & Justice, College Singers, Peer Academic Counselors, Safe Zones, Student Democrats, Word Order, Students in Free Enterprise; Key and Student Nurses Associations; academic, anime, community service, dance, philosophy, and outing clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Debi Field McGrath,
Athletic Director
School colors: royal blue and white
School mascot: Charger
Athletic conference memberships: Commonwealth Coast Conference (Division III), Eastern College Athletic Conference, Eastern Collegiate Ski Conference, Intercollegiate Horse Show Association, U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's Alpine skiingnoUSCSA
Men's baseballnoECAC, Commonwealth Coast Conference, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoECAC, Commonwealth Coast Conference, NCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's equestrian sportsnoIHSA
Men's soccernoECAC, Commonwealth Coast Conference, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoECAC, Commonwealth Coast Conference, NCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoECAC, Commonwealth Coast Conference, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noECAC, Commonwealth Coast Conference, NCAA Div. III
Women's Alpine skiingnoUSCSA
Women's basketballnoECAC, Commonwealth Coast Conference, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's divingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's equestrian sportsnoIHSA
Women's lacrossenoECAC, Commonwealth Coast Conference, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccernoECAC, Commonwealth Coast Conference, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimmingnoECAC, Commonwealth Coast Conference, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoECAC, Commonwealth Coast Conference, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noECAC, Commonwealth Coast Conference, NCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoECAC, Commonwealth Coast Conference, NCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 48%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 40%
Athletic facilities:
baseball, lacrosse, and soccer fields; basketball, racquetball, and volleyball courts; field house, fitness center, gymnasium, natatorium, tennis courts
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, flag football, golf, volleyball
Club sports for men:
cross-country, cycling, golf, ice hockey, rugby, snowboarding
Club sports for women:
cross-country, cycling, golf, ice hockey, rugby, snowboarding, softball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Manchester, NH (50 miles)
Nearest other airport: Lebanon, NH (32 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: White River Junction, VT (37 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: New London, NH

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 29% within one year of graduation
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 68% within one year of graduation

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