by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Colgate University was awarded 32 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is english language & literature.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Colgate is ranked #133 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.
Colgate also holds the #11 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.
Colgate University has a very low acceptance rate of 12%, making it one of the most selective out of all the colleges and universities in the nation. It's probably a good idea to apply to other schools in addition to Colgate just in case you don't make the cut.
About 31% 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 700 and 750. Math scores were between 710 and 780.
The student to faculty ratio at Colgate is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Colgate University is 93%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Colgate University has a freshmen retention rate of 94%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Colgate the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 85%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,042 undergraduates at Colgate with 3,023 being full-time and 19 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,139 | $10,148 | $15,208 | $20,226 | $51,325 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Colgate, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Colgate, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $9,018 a year. That adds up to $36,072 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Colgate are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346-1398 |
| Phone: | 315-228-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.colgate.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Economics | 143 | $77,274 |
| Political Science & Government | 87 | $56,064 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 74 | $41,883 |
| Computer Science | 49 | $79,929 |
| International Relations & National Security | 47 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 38 | $44,089 |
| General English Literature | 37 | $48,008 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 37 | $41,870 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 33 | NA |
| General Biology | 31 | $34,796 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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