Colby College was named one of `` 25 New Ivies '' and ranked amongst `` America 's coolest schools '' .
Colby was also named one of `` 25 New Ivies '' by Newsweek ,   named to the list of the top ten environmental programs by the 2010 Fiske Guide ,   and ranked 13th by the 2011 Sierra Club rankings of `` America 's coolest schools '' .  The admissions cycle of the class of 2020 produced an historically low acceptance rate of 17.5 % .
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