Applied Mathematics at Colgate University

If you plan to study applied mathematics, take a look at what Colgate University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Colgate is located in Hamilton, New York and has a total student population of 3,054. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in applied math from Colgate.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Applied Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

Colgate Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Math

Colgate Applied Mathematics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks applied math programs across the country. The following shows how Colgate performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The applied math major at Colgate is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Applied Mathematics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Applied Mathematics Schools	38

Applied Math Student Demographics at Colgate

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the applied math majors at Colgate University.

Colgate Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

The applied math program at Colgate awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Colgate since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in applied math at Colgate are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colgate University with a bachelor's in applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Colgate also has a doctoral program available in applied math. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Mathematics

Careers That Applied Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied math can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Colgate University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Financial Analysts	53,250	$137,270
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Financial Specialists	4,450	$96,480
Actuaries	2,320	$150,950
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.