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With 56 majors rooted in the liberal arts and a 9:1 ratio of students to faculty, Colgate is an ideal environment for curious minds.
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Majors and minors
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Colgate is embracing a no-loan initiative for students with a total family income up to $125K.
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Loans for students with family income up to $150,000
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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
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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.
76
Countries represented in the student body
International Student Experience

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  • Colgate Celebrates Class of 2020

    Today, at a celebration two years in the making, students sent home at the height of the pandemic received due credit for the grit and determination displayed during the final months of their senior year.

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  • Colgate Celebrates 201st Commencement

    Proud families and professors alike cheered on the nearly 700 graduating members in the Class of 2022 at the University’s 201st Commencement exercises, Sunday, May 22.

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  • Colgate Launches Historic $1 Billion Campaign to Support Transformational Initiatives

    Colgate University publicly launched the most significant philanthropic campaign in its 203-year history on Friday, April 22, kicking off the largest such campaign undertaken by a liberal arts college.

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We looked around the room, and we looked at each other, and we were like, ‘This is a big opportunity’.
Class of 2013

Joey Petracca and Yuni Sameshima

As Colgate seniors, Joey Petracca ’13 and Yuni Sameshima ’13 found themselves across the table from two of the most powerful people in the world.

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All of these students come together to form a community and are part of our Colgate family.
Associate 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.

Hunter recently guested on Colgate's podcast, 13.

I was raised trilingual, speaking English, French, and Spanish, and I have always loved learning new languages.
International relations major; minor in political science

Charlotte Birsh ’23

Charlotte Birsh ’23 loves learning new languages. Her story embodies the hallmarks of a Colgate education: empathy, critical inquiry, interdisciplinary knowledge, and rigorous preparation for the world.

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