Colgate University

Colgate University

Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university’s endowment in the 19th century.

Colgate has 51 undergraduate concentrations that culminate in a Bachelor of Arts degree. The student body comes from 49 states and 34 countries. In its 2009 edition, U.S. News and World Report ranked Colgate as the 19th best liberal arts college in the country. Colgate ranked 29th in the 2009 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” from Forbes.com.  It is also listed as one of thirty Hidden Ivies and as one of Newsweek’s “New Ivies”.

Colgate University is located in the rural village of Hamilton, New York. Colgate offers 51 undergraduate concentrations leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, all of which are registered officially with the New York State Department of Education. The university also has a small graduate (Master of Arts) program for Education, which graduates 3-7 students each year. Colgate competes most commonly with Cornell, Dartmouth, Middlebury, and Georgetown for students.

Colgate University Rankings in 2010

• BEST UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING PROGRAM RANKING IN U.S.
• 25 NEW ELITE IVIES – 25 NEW IVY COLLEGES
• TOP 100 LIBERAL ART UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE IN 2010
• TOP 100 PRIVATE COLLEGES RANKING

Colgate University Tuition and Fees

Student charges for 2011-12 are:

Tuition: $42,625
Student activity fee: $295
Student health insurance †: $669
One-time transcript fee: $50

University Housing:

Traditional residence hall ††: $5,140
Broad Street houses: $5,440
University apartments or townhouses: $5,730

Meal Plan Options:

Premier Unlimited †††: $5,510
Classic Unlimited: $4,635
14 meal (per week): $4,635
10 meal (per week): $3,675

Personal expenses, including books:

$2,000 (estimated)

Total cost of attendance:

$55,570 (estimated)

Schools and College of Colgate University

Colgate University News

• Colgate’s 191st commencement to be webcast live Sunday - Wed, 16 May 2012
  Mark H. Murphy ’77, president and CEO of the Green Bay Packers and former football captain and athletics director at Colgate, will deliver the keynote address at Colgate’s 191st commencement on Sunday. Commencement begins at 10:30 a.m. in Sanford Field House. For those who can’t attend it will be webcast live through www.livestream.com/colgateuniversity.

• Men’s lacrosse advances in NCAA Tournament - Sun, 13 May 2012
  The No. 9 Colgate men’s lacrosse team won its first-ever NCAA Tournament game on Saturday,  beating UMass 13-11 at Garber Field

• Aveni coauthors paper detailing new Mayan calendar - Fri, 11 May 2012
  A paper coauthored by Colgate professor Tony Aveni and published today in Science might put a damper on any plans by  Hollywood to capitalize on theories about the world coming to an end in 2012. The paper details the discovery and excavation of a home in Xultún, Guatemala, and a “wall painting accompanied by a [...]

• Raider is named finalist for top men’s lacrosse award - Thu, 10 May 2012
  Colgate men’s lacrosse junior Peter Baum was announced today as one of the five men’s finalists for the 2012 Tewaaraton Award by the Tewaaraton Foundation.

• Art students present: What Museums Collect - Tue, 08 May 2012
  This semester, students played the roles of both art historians and curators in the Museums in Theory and Practice course taught by Judith Oliver, professor of art and art history and Medieval and Renaissance studies. The culmination of the class is What Museums Collect: From the Cabinet of Curiosities to Modern Curatorial Challenges, an exhibition [...]

• Watch the video of flash mob on Academic Quad - Mon, 07 May 2012
  You asked to see it, and here it is. In between classes last Tuesday some students performed in a flash mob as music poured from the Chapel speakers. It was right around 1:13 p.m. and it provided a fun break during the semester’s hectic final week of classes. Enjoy!

• Alison Wohlers ’10 talks about her Fulbright to Morocco - Fri, 04 May 2012
  Early in her Colgate career, Alison Wohlers ’10 set her sights on earning a Fulbright grant. So she did what the fellowships office recommended.

• Stress-relievers help ease crunch of semester’s final days - Fri, 04 May 2012
  Today is the last day of this semester’s classes, but I feel like that fact has not yet sunk in. Students have been occupied with completing their final class assignments and time seems to have slipped away. Next week marks the beginning of final exams as well as our last few days on campus.

• Alumni reopen inn near campus featuring new art colony - Thu, 03 May 2012
  After a yearlong hiatus, the Horned Dorset Inn — founded by Kingsley Wratten ‘64 and Harold Davies MA’65 — is reopening its doors, bringing fine French cuisine and Victorian-style overnight guest accommodations back to Central New York.

• Raider is only collegiate player in world hockey tournament - Thu, 03 May 2012
  After winning gold in the International Ice Hockey Federation Division IA World Championships last year, Thomas Larkin ’13 and Team Italy will lace up the skates in the 2012 World Championships in Finland and Sweden. Larkin will be the only collegiate player competing in the international event.