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Hamilton, NYSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

13.9%

Total Profiles

13

SAT Range

1430–1540

User Accept Rate

61.5%

Tuition

$67,024

Undergrad Enrollment

3,122

Applicants

21,130

Yield Rate

31.9%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.04
SAT
ACT
Round: REA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.63
SAT
1400
ACT
32
Round: REA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.47
SAT
1520
ACT
Round: REA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.26
SAT
1290
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.30
SAT
1320
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
3.44
SAT
1370
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
2.81
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
2.92
SAT
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.72
SAT
1530
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
4.00
SAT
1510
ACT
33
Round: EA
Class of 2024WAITLISTED
GPA
3.84
SAT
1520
ACT
Round: ED2
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.82
SAT
1470
ACT
33
Round: EA
Class of 2026WAITLISTED
GPA
3.81
SAT
1480
ACT
Round: EA

What you pay

$28,786/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $115,144 over four years.

What grads earn

$77,199/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$71,533 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 8% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

87% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

2.4%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

37%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Colgate University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$6,086
$30–48k$2,678
$48–75k$13,617
$75–110k$21,831
Over $110k$48,234

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

90%

Completion · all

90%

Completion · Pell

88%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

86%

Median debt

$15,000

Classification

Four-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
21,130
Admitted
2,52612.0%
Enrolled
80732% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Fondling1
Rape1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation54% / 46%
MenWomen

Men's

Basketball15Football98Golf9Ice Hockey27Lacrosse57Rowing17Soccer29Swimming25Tennis12Track & Field129

Women's

Basketball16Field Hockey27Ice Hockey22Lacrosse36Rowing36Soccer29Softball18Swimming35Tennis11Track & Field104Volleyball22
Research Activity
FY 2024
$5Mtotal R&D expenditure#473 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics95 grads
Political Science and Government, General80 grads
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other62 grads
Computer Science42 grads
International Relations and Affairs37 grads
Neuroscience35 grads
English Language and Literature, General31 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General30 grads
Environmental Studies30 grads
History, General30 grads

4yr Grad Rate

87%

6yr Grad Rate

90%

Retention Rate

93%

Median Earnings

$85,139