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ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íø is defined by its unsurpassed liberal arts education.

Who We Are

Colgate is a distinctive, leading American university known for its intellectual rigor, world-class professors, campus of stunning beauty, and alumni famously loyal to their alma mater.

Who We Are

Colgate at 200 Years

Academics

9:1
Student-faculty ratio
17
Average class size
57
Number of majors
351
Full-time faculty
95%
Of faculty have PhD or highest degree in field
25%
Faculty of color

More about academics at Colgate

Nady Abdal-Ghaffar teaches an Arabic class in the Keck Center
Small class sizes allow ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íøs direct access to faculty experts.
Students mob the Academic Quad at the beginning of the year to learn about clubs and organizations at the activities fair.
The ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íø activities fair gives ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íøs an opportunity to join ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íø clubs, organizations, and communities of interest.

Colgate Students

  • 3,169 ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íøs
    • 44% male
    • 56% female
  • 27% domestic ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íøs of color
  • 13% first-generation college ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íøs
  • 8% international ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íøs

 

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First-Year Class Profile

Class of 2029

  • Applications: 17,310
    • 50 states, D.C.
    • 157 countries
  • Admitted: 3,017 (17%)
  • Enrolled: 834
  • SAT middle 50%: 1450–1510
  • ACT middle 50%: 33–35
  • Average GPA: 3.86
  • Percentile in class
    • 79% in top 10%
    • 93% in top 20%
  • Public/private high school ratio: 53% / 47%
  • Percentage of class receiving financial aid: 43%
  • Demonstrated need met with aid: 100%
  • Applications: 1,342
  • Enrolled: 473
  • Applications: 5,145
  • Admitted: 898
  • Enrolled: 210 (26% of the class)
  • Applications: 7,312
  • Admitted: 308
  • Enrolled: 59 (7% of class)
  • Applications: 292
  • Admitted: 147
  • Enrolled: 65

Financial Aid

100%
Admitted ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íøs demonstrated need met in full
43%
Class of 2029 receiving financial aid
$76,382
Average total award for financial aid recipients

Financial aid

Campus in the fall
With robust financial aid packages, Colgate ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íøs graduate with significantly lower ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íø loan debt than the national average.
Colgate plays Bucknell in field hockey.

Scholar-Athletes

Colgate’s athletes perform in the classroom and on the field, court, and ice.

  • 97% scholar-athlete graduation rate
  • 25 Division I teams
  • 10 intramural sports
  • 37 club sports

Athletics and recreation

Success After Colgate 

Popular Career Fields for Recent Graduates

  • Business/Management
  • Communications and Media
  • Consulting
  • Education
  • Financial
  • Government
  • Health and Medicine
  • Law and Legal Services
  • Nonprofit and Social Change
  • Sciences
  • Sports and Recreation
  • Technology and Computing

Select Graduate Schools Attended by Alumni

  • Boston College
  • Boston University
  • Brown University
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • Harvard University
  • New York University
  • Rice University
  • The University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Washington University

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