University

Colgate University

Hamilton, New York, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Rural
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $70,306
Out-of-state tuition: $70,306
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 3,180

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

13.9%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,193 students
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,168 students
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 25 students

First-year admission

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physical Sciences
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classical and Ancient Studies
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $60
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?190099
Retrieved 2026-06-10

First-year applications (C1)

First-year students admitted (C1)

2,871 students

First-year students enrolled (C1)

825 students

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11)

26.79%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11)

41.7%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11)

23.27%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11)

6.67%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

1.45%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

0.12%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

3.85 GPA

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 22%
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 14%
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 710 score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 760 score
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 720 score
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 780 score
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 33 score
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 34 score

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 8.8:1

Source: Colgate University Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.colgate.edu/sites/default/files/2025-07/Colgate%202024-25%20CDS%20for%20Website.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v65

Computer Science

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Economics

Social Sciences

Education, General

Education

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Geography and Cartography

Social Sciences

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics and Computer Science

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Natural Sciences

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies, General

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physical Sciences, General

Physical Sciences

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Research and Experimental Psychology

Psychology

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Social Sciences, General

Social Sciences

Sociology

Social Sciences

Sociology and Anthropology

Social Sciences

No supplemental essays are required for this university.