Astrophysics at Colgate University

Every astrophysics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the astrophysical sciences program at Colgate University stacks up to those at other schools.

Colgate is located in Hamilton, New York and has a total student population of 3,054.

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

Colgate Astrophysics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Astrophysical Sciences

Colgate Astrophysics Rankings

The astrophysical sciences major at Colgate is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astrophysics. 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.

Astrophysical Sciences Student Demographics at Colgate

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

Colgate Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of astrophysical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical astrophysical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Colgate since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Astrophysical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in astrophysical sciences 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
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Physicists	950	$138,920
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	880	$108,020

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.