WATERVILLE (AP) – Colby College said Thursday it is waiving its $55 application fee for Maine students.
The change, effective this fall, reflects the private liberal arts college’s longstanding commitment to serve students from Maine and its belief that all qualified students should be able to attend Colby regardless of their financial circumstances, officials said.
The idea was the brainchild of Parker Beverage, dean of admissions and financial aid.
Beverage, who is from Maine, said the fee can be an obstacle for some students, particularly if they are applying to a number of schools.
“We do not want to miss the opportunity to enroll the really good Maine student who may be lured to a less expensive school, but who may find Colby just as affordable,” he said.
Colby uses revenue from application fees to offset the costs of mailing and processing applications. Beverage said the benefit of waiving the fee in Maine, and thereby attracting the state’s best students, justifies forfeiting that revenue.
Beverage said he is unaware of any other schools, public or private, that have a similar waiver.
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