unitid 190099 · Hamilton, NY · private nonprofit 4-year · rural (distant)
Colgate University
- enrollment 2023
- 3,222
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
14%
4th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
3,180
87th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
13%
undergrads on Pell grants
7th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
91%
finish within 150% time
95th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$87,070
98th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$28,786
after aid, aided students
77th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$85,139
after entry, Title IV students
94th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$15,000
10th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $6,086 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $76,732
- First-generation students
- 18%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $70,306
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 5.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics. | 147 | $130,139 | $17,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | 76 | $95,708 | $16,250 |
| Computer Science. | 62 | — | $16,000 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 62 | — | $16,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 54 | — | $15,350 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | 44 | $86,420 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 39 | $60,334 | $15,875 |
| History. | 39 | $56,891 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 38 | $78,918 | $17,000 |
| Biology, General. | 37 | $55,827 | $14,730 |
| Philosophy. | 32 | — | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 31 | $49,697 | $17,250 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.