Colgate University is a distinctive, leading university known for its intellectual rigor, world-class professors, campus of stunning beauty, and alumni famously loyal to their alma mater.
Job shadowing, internships, fellowships, advising, and more. Colgate students have access to incredible opportunities to prepare for success after graduation.
98%
Employed or pursuing advanced degree within 1 year of graduation
Colgate’s international student body is a vibrant part of the campus community. They receive support and guidance from the Office of International Student Services.
Two members of the Colgate Class of 2021, Jake Gómez and William “Paul” McAvoy, will share this year’s 1819 Award, which recognizes character, scholarship, and service to others, best exemplifying the Colgate spirit.
Long-time Advocate Prof. Peter Balakian Cheers U.S. Recognition of Armenian Genocide
President Joe Biden this week labeled the deaths of more than a million Armenians killed at the hands of Ottoman Turks in 1915 as genocide, a public recognition that Colgate English professor and Pulitzer Prize winner Peter Balakian has urged for decades.
All of these students come together to form a community and are part of our Colgate family.
Assistant Dean and Director of International Student Services
Kerra Hunter
Colgate's international student community joins us from 44 countries around the world. Assistant Dean Kerra Hunter, along with the Office of International Student Services, helps them learn to feel at home in Central New York.
Sharing ecosystems and nature with people is what I love to do.
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Scholar
Jacob Watts ’21
In the Professor Eddie Watkins' fern ecophysiology lab, Watts studies why some ferns grow directly on other plants, rather than in the soil. His research has been published in the Annals of Botany and the International Journal of Plant Sciences and won him multiple grants and fellowships.
Whether they're minorities, women, LGBTQ+, or people with disabilities, we want to let their creative visions be seen.
Class of 2003
Justin Polk
Justin Polk ’03's Invisible Collective is a full-suite advertising agency dedicated to the inclusion of underrepresented people, both on- and off-camera.
