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Colgate University

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Hamilton, NY
Population 40,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,122
Men / Women 43% / 57%
White 73%
International 8%
Hispanic 7%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 50%
Life & Natural Sciences 22%
Business & Economics 13%
Engineering, Computing & Math 10%
Arts 4%
Education 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $70,306
Est. Cost of Attendance $87,070
10-Year ROI $252,000
ROI Percentile 93th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 85%
6-Year Graduation Rate 91%
Transfer-Out Rate 6%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,050 (4th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 196 (3th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 17%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Early Decision Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 15
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #321
Life & Natural Sciences $3M #368
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #412

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 36%
SAT Range 1,430 – 1,540
ACT Range 33 – 34

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Colgate University 729 46% / 54% 8% $81,391
Applied Mathematics 4 +2 50% / 50% 0%
Astrophysics 9 56% / 44% 11%
Computer Science 42 +3 67% / 33% 17%
Mathematics 3 +2 67% / 33% 33%
Mathematics and Computer Science 1 0% / 100% 100%
Physical Sciences 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Physics 14 +2 79% / 21% 21%
Biochemistry 15 47% / 53% 13%
Biology 30 +4 30% / 70% 3% $51,692
Chemistry 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Environmental Science 7 29% / 71% 0% $73,072
Environmental Studies 30 +5 40% / 60% 10% $73,072
Geosciences 9 33% / 67% 0%
Molecular Biology 28 +1 39% / 61% 11%
Natural Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0%
Neuroscience 35 14% / 86% 3% $46,016
Quantitative Economics 95 +18 66% / 34% 13% $120,499
Anthropology 10 +1 20% / 80% 10%
Area Studies 2 +2 50% / 50% 0%
Chinese 3 +2 33% / 67% 0%
Classical Languages 1 100% / 0% 0%
Classics 1 +4 0% / 100% 0%
English 31 +7 32% / 68% 6% $55,865
French 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $73,688
Geography 12 +2 75% / 25% 0%
German 7 +1 43% / 57% 0%
History 30 +3 67% / 33% 10% $52,677
Humanities 1 100% / 0% 0%
International Affairs 37 +10 30% / 70% 11% $80,019
Japanese 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Middle Eastern Studies 1 +4 100% / 0% 0%
Native American Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 13 +2 54% / 46% 8% $73,171
Philosophy 22 +6 55% / 45% 14%
Political Science 80 +19 55% / 45% 0% $88,619
Psychology 62 +14 29% / 71% 3%
Religious Studies 4 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Russian and East European Studies 5 +3 60% / 40% 0%
Social Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology 28 +3 39% / 61% 7%
Spanish 5 +6 20% / 80% 0% $73,688
Women's Studies 4 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Education 12 +4 33% / 67% 25%
Film Studies 16 +7 31% / 69% 6%
Music 2 100% / 0% 0%
Studio Art 8 +5 12% / 88% 12%
Theater 2 +2 0% / 100% 0%