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Colgate University

Hamilton, NY · Private · Rural (distant)

Private institution in Hamilton, NY · 3,122 undergraduates · 12% acceptance rate · $85,139 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$29,1071,679th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$67,0242,011th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$67,0242,011th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$83,6501,948th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$15,000309th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$85,13997th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$64,949153rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
90.5%79th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
92.8%174th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
11.9%45th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
148049th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3334th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,122675th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
12.7%2,000th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 163 mi (EWR)

On 9 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$60
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$73,007$67,995
Computer Sciencebachelors$63,005$66,171
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$51,482$47,260
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$50,621$53,775
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$50,231$53,358
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors$47,394—
Historybachelors$47,260$35,416
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors$45,696—
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$44,384—
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$44,384$44,942
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$44,356—
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$41,342$36,848

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $17,537,632 (M $9,728,576 · W $7,809,056)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Colgate University’s 3,122 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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