COLGATE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Colgate University is located in Hamilton, New York and is a private college. Colgate University is a four year college and offers Bachelor's Degrees, Master's Degrees, and a number of different programs and courses.

Colgate University is in a relatively rural area (in the country away from any large cities), which may be something you prefer if you like the country lifestyle as a student.

Colgate University does not have a rolling admission policy, and you will want to make sure that you get your application in before January 15.

Colgate University is relatively smaller in size with an enrollment of only 2,751 students.

Colgate University accepts about 42% of its applicants on average, and 40% of the students receive some sort of financial aid for college at Colgate University.

If you are looking for more information on financial aid at Colgate University, you can may want to contact Marcelle Tyburski, who is the Director of Student Aid at Colgate University. You may also qualify for free grants for college in New York to attend Colgate University.

You may also need to take one or more of the following tests to qualify for admission at Colgate University:

• ACT
• SAT

If you have taken some advanced placement courses with an applicable test, or obtained credit from an other college, you may be eligible to transfer that credit to Colgate University.

Colgate University offers the following co-op opportunities and programs to its students:

• Agriculture
• Applied Arts
• Business
• Computer Science
• Education
• Engineering
• Health
• Home Economics
• Humanities
• Natural Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Technologies
• Vocational Arts

Colgate University offers the following extracurricular activities to its students:

• Choral Groups
• Concert Band
• Dance
• Drama
• Jazz Band
• Literary Magazine
• Marching Band
• Music Ensembles
• Music Theater
• Pep Band
• Radio Station
• Sports
• Student Government
• Student Film
• TV Station

On a 4.0 scale, the average high school gpa for students that are entering Colgate University is 3.55.

You may want to brush up on your ACT preparation as well, because the average ACT score for students that are entering Colgate University is 30.

Don't forget to study for the SAT, because the average SAT score for students that are entering Colgate University is 1335.

Do a lot of students come from out of state to attend Colgate University? Well, about 67% of the student body at Colgate University comes from outside the state of New York.

Are you thinking of joining a fraternity or a sorority while you are attending Colgate University? You're not alone - about 33% of the students at Colgate University join a fraternity or sorority.

Do a lot of the students at Colgate University live on campus? Well, about 87% live on campus, while 13% live off campus and commute to school every day.

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