Colgate University Overview

Colgate University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Hamilton, New York. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Hamilton draws many to the area.

What Is Colgate University Known For?

• Colgate has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 9 to 1.
• The 1% student loan default rate at Colgate is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The highest award offered at Colgate is the master's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 94% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Colgate bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $86,737 a year. That's about 113% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Colgate to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Colgate University?

Contact details for Colgate are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346-1398
Phone:	315-228-1000
Website:	www.colgate.edu

How Do I Get Into Colgate?

You can apply to Colgate online at: https://www.colgate.edu/admission-aid/apply

Admission Requirements for Colgate

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Colgate?

The acceptance rate at Colgate is 17%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 16%, and the acceptance rate for women is 18%.

Average Test Scores

About 29% of students accepted to Colgate submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 670 and 740. Math scores were between 680 and 760.

Colgate received ACT scores from 21% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 32 and 35. Math scores were between 29 and 33. Composite scores were between 32 and 34.

Can I Afford Colgate University?

The overall average net price of Colgate is $55,045. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Colgate, approximately 13% of students took out student loans averaging $12,538 a year. That adds up to $50,152 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Colgate is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Colgate University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,164 undergraduate students at Colgate, with 3,142 being full-time and 22 being part-time.

There are also 12 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,142 full-time undergraduates at Colgate, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Colgate University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	173
Black or African American	136
Hispanic or Latino	292
White	2,058
International Students	277
Other Races/Ethnicities	206

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Colgate University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 58 countries are represented at Colgate. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and South Korea.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Balon Greyjoy under License

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