- The Inkwell
- New York
- Colgate University
Hamilton, NYRural: distantZIP 13346Founded 1819
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1819
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.colgate.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Colgate University
Colgate University is a private nonprofit university in Hamilton, New York, with 3,180 undergraduates. It admits 14% of applicants, graduates 89% within six years and costs $29,409 a year after aid.
89%graduate
Admission rate14%
Retention93%
4-year graduation84%
Pell Grant share15%
Federal loans14%
$29,409net price / year
14%admission rate
1508average SAT
89%graduate in 6 years
$96,328median earnings, 10 yrs
$12,000median debt
#82 of 1,704 for earnings#1,433 of 1,739 for lowest net price#77 of 1,738 for graduation rate#52 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $91,222tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $73,646
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $73,646
- Average net price
- $29,409national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,610
$30,001–48,000$7,748
$48,001–75,000$15,150
$75,001–110,000$26,968
$110,001+$49,725
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 14%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1508
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 710–760
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 720–780
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 33–34
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college14%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college93%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college89%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college15%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 89%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 84%
- First-year retention
- 93%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 91%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $70,831
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $96,328middle 50%: $62,337–$157,955
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$157,955
Median, Colgate University$96,328
Lower quarter$62,337
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,180
- Part-time
- 0.4%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 19.3
- First-generation students
- 18%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 15%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 93%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,098 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $29,447
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,254,676,903
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White64%
Hispanic9.6%
Black4.3%
Asian5.3%
Two or more races6.0%
U.S. nonresident8.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.2%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences34%
Biological & biomedical sciences15%
Computer & information sciences8.6%
Psychology8.2%
Natural resources & conservation5.9%
Physical sciences4.6%
English language & literature3.6%
Philosophy & religious studies3.5%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Bates College Lewiston, ME | $27,390 | 88% | $98,373 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 190099. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1191335.