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Colgate - Basic Information

Hamilton, NY

Ranked #21 - National Liberal Arts Colleges (US News)

Total undergrad enrollment: 2,825

47% male/53% female

Application deadline - Jan. 15
Early action deadline - Nov. 15
Application fee: $60

Acceptance rate: 31.5%
Early decision acceptance rate: 56%

Range SAT Critical Reading: 620-720
Range SAT Math: 630-710
Range ACT Composite: 29-32

Required standardized tests: either SAT or ACT
Admissions interview: neither required/recommended
SAT subject tests: optional
Common App
Tuition and fees: $41,870
Room and board: $10,190

40% in fraternities, 40% in sororities

Most popular majors: economics, English language and literature, history, political science and government, and sociology

Average freshman retention rate: 94.2%

NCAA I

Colgate - PROS

Academics

• More than 20 off-campus study programs led by Colgate faculty
• Student-faculty ratio - 10:1
• 60% of classes have less than 20 students
• Great professors that care
• University recently completed a $52 million renovation to the library and opened a new interdisciplinary science center.
• Ranked #16 - best classroom experience
• Ranked #18 - best college library

Student Life

• Colgate's Outdoor Education Program offers a number of outdoor opportunities
• Students required to live on campus for their first three years
• Athletic scholarships
• Skiing - 45 minutes away
• Ranked #3 - most beautiful campus

Colgate - CONS

• Really small town
• Small student body
• Hard if you don't have a car
• Not very diverse
• Cold
• No merit scholarships