Colgate University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Colgate University, also known as Gate, is a privately-run, liberal arts university located in Hamilton, New York, United States. It was established in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society. In 1846, it was renamed Madison University and finally became Colgate University in 1890. However, it was only in 1970 that the university became coeducational. The institute today has an enormous campus spanning across more than 1,500 acres of rural land. It grants admission to more than 2,000 students every year.

The academic institutes under Colgate University include the following:

• Harvey Picker Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies in the Sciences and Mathematics
• Institute for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
• Institute for the Creative and Performing Arts
• The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Upstate Institute

The sports teams of Colgate University are called the Raiders. The teams participate in basketball, ice hockey, golf, soccer, rowing, swimming & diving, track & field, lacrosse, cross country, and football.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, art studies, mathematics, science, and religion and philosophy.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,844 in 2009-2010 (2,801 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students and graduate students are 0%.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Colgate provides on-campus housing for 2,543 of its 2,801 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Patriot League for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 139 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 108 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Colgate offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (35 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (9 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Education
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physics Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education

LIBERAL ARTS (438 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American Indian/Native American Studies
• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (19 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDICINE (19 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (8 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (32 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (90 awarded)

• Astrophysics
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Molecular Biology
• Natural Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (41 awarded)

• Psychology