Colby College Sports

Colby College, a liberal arts college with an undergraduate enrollment of 2,200 students, plays a total of 30 NCAA sports, 15 of them for men and 15 for women. In the 2021/2022 season, College had a total of 812 NCAA athletes comprising 37% of the total student body.

As a NCAA Division 3 member college, Colby most likely accepted some of their student athletes through either the normal admissions process (Early Decision or Regular Decision) with strong coach support, while others “walked on” to the teams after they were admitted on merits unrelated to sports.

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Here’s the list of sports played at Colby College by gender together with their team sizes.

All data compiled from Colby College athletic website.

Colby College
Division 3
	Men's	Men's	Women's	Women's	Total
	Sports	Team Size	Sports	Team Size	Team Size
1	Alpine Skiing	14	Alpine Skiing	11	25
2	Baseball	36	-	-	36
3	Basketball	19	Basketball	11	30
4	Cross Country	25	Cross Country	24	49
5	-	-	Field Hockey	27	27
6	Football	88	-	-	88
7	Golf	11	-	-	11
8	Ice Hockey	29	Ice Hockey	26	55
9	Lacrosse	47	Lacrosse	36	83
10	Nordic Skiing	25	Nordic Skiing	25	50
11	Rowing	20	Rowing	34	54
12	Soccer	31	Soccer	30	61
13	-	-	Softball	21	21
14	Squash	19	Squash	16	35
15	Swimming and Diving	28	Swimming and Diving	31	59
16	Tennis	12	Tennis	12	24
17	Track and Field	43	Track and Field	45	88
18			Volleyball	16	16
Total Sports Played	15		15		30
Total Athletes		447		365	812

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