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Sharing New Knowledge Intellectual Engagement

Professors value student opinions and involve them in their scholarship through deep discussions and hands-on research projects that bring their knowledge to life.

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Finding Success After Colgate Positive Outcomes

Programs like Real World and Day in the Life help current students connect and network with accomplished alumni.

Real World Program
Career Services for Students
Career Services for Alumni
Day in the Life Program
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Sustainability Is In Our DNA Going Green

Students, faculty, and staff fully embrace environmental initiatives, many of which are tied directly to academic courses.

Sustainability Program
How Students Can Get Involved
Colgate Targets Carbon Neutrality for Campus
 Environmental Studies Program
Practical Lessons
The university's Thought Into Action Institute provides a yearlong co-curricular seminar that taps into the expertise of successful alumni and parents while teaching students to develop and transform their own idea into reality.
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Colgate is Division I Competitive Spirit

Colgate teams regularly see postseason play, and just this past year our men's lacrosse team advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals.

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Raider is No. 1 Lacrosse Player
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Player's Goals for Good Program
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"Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart."
Competitive Spirit

Distinctly Colgate

What is distinctly Colgate? It’s being engaged in intellectual pursuit with a global perspective, a focus on sustainability, and an entrepreneurial spirit that together intersect to uniquely prepare you for a successful life after college.

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How does Colgate stand out from its peers? First-class teaching is the heart of our university, but it’s the infusion of life-changing opportunities into a robust academic atmosphere that makes us unique.

Intellectual Engagement

Our students are curious and active, so the learning landscape must be dynamic. The core curriculum explores timeless questions and what it means to be an intellectual. Professors value student opinions and involve them in their scholarship through deep discussions and hands-on research projects.
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Sustainability

Colgate is hailed as one of the most sustainable campuses in the country and our ambitions include becoming carbon-neutral for our 2019 bicentennial. Students, faculty, and staff fully embrace our environmental initiatives, many of which are tied directly to academic courses. 
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Division I Athletics

Colgate is an arena for serious and competitive scholar-athletes who play in 25 Division I sports and achieve the highest graduation rates in the nation. But all students have access to great facilities, clubs and intramural options, many of which compete at the national level.
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Global Perspective

Students broaden their perspectives through extended and faculty-led study courses, field research, and humanitarian projects around the country and across the globe. Renowned leaders, scholars, and creative artists visit our campus throughout the year to teach, provoke, entertain, and inspire.
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Success After Colgate

Name any field of endeavor and you will find Colgate graduates at the pinnacle of their professions.  A world-class liberal arts education and true-to-life experiences open doors to great graduate schools, businesses, and not-for-profits. And highly engaged alumni young graduates attain their own ambitions.
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Entrepreneurial Spirit

Students test the practicality of newly-gained knowledge, turning their passions into clubs, not-for-profits, and even commercial enterprises. Colgate’s Thought Into Action program pairs successful alumni entrepreneurs with students who can’t wait until graduation to try their hand at a start-up.
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