Tuition & Fees

The figures below show the full, annual costs for a student attending Colgate without financial aid. To learn more about what your personal costs might be, try Colgate's MyinTuition or Net Price Calculators

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Figures for the 2024-25 Academic Year

Billed Charges

Tuition $69,886
Housing $8,504
Food $9,106 (first-year students, sophomores, and anyone living in traditional residence halls are required to enroll in the Premier meal plan)
Student Activity Fee $420
Total Billed Charges $87,916
Tuition $69,886
Housing $9,216 (rate is the same for Broad Street housing, apartments and townhouses)
Food $9,106*
Student Activity Fee $420
Total Billed Charges $88,628

 

*Cost of Premier meal plan. For juniors/seniors who choose a lower cost meal plan or do not enroll in a meal plan, the same amount will be allotted in the cost of attendance to determine financial aid eligibility.

Tuition $69,886
Food $9,106*
Student Activity Fee $420
Total Billed Charges $79,412

 

*Cost of Premier meal plan. For seniors who choose a lower cost meal plan or do not enroll in a meal plan, the same amount will be allotted in the cost of attendance to determine financial aid eligibility.

Tuition $46,591*
Student Activity Fee $420
Food $9,106*
Total Billed Charges $56,117

 

*Tuition is charged per course for graduate students. The tuition rate is $7,765.11 per course credit. The above tuition charge is based on 3 course credit enrollment per semester. The food charge above is for the cost of the Premier meal plan. For students who choose a lower cost meal plan or do not enroll in a meal plan, the same amount will be allotted in the cost of attendance to determine financial aid eligibility.

Estimated Non-Billed Costs

Books, Course Materials, Supplies and Equipment $1,570
Domestic Travel $600+ (depending on state of residence)
Personal $1,086
Average Loan Fees $50
Total Estimated Non-Billed Costs $3,306 (Non-billed costs will vary based on personal choices)

 

*Although personal costs may vary from student to student, these non-billed expenses are included in the total cost of attendance for your planning purposes and in the financial aid eligibility calculation.

Housing $9,216
Books, Course Materials, Supplies and Equipment $1,570
Domestic Travel $600+ (depending on state of residence)
Personal $1,086
Average Loan Fees $50
Total Estimated Non-Billed Costs $12,522 (Non-billed costs will vary based on personal choices)

 

*Although personal costs may vary from student to student, these non-billed expenses are included in the total cost of attendance for your planning purposes and in the financial aid eligibility calculation.

Housing $9,216
Books $800
Travel $600+ (depending on residence)
Personal $1,086
Average Loan Fees $168
Total Estimated Non-Billed Costs $11,870  (Non-billed costs will vary based on personal choices)

 

Total Cost of Attendance

Billed charges + estimated non-billed expenses $91,222
Billed charges + estimated non-billed expenses $91,934
Billed charges + estimated non-billed expenses $91,934
Billed charges + estimated non-billed expenses $67,987

 

*Does not include additional student charges noted below, as those do not apply to all students.

Additional Student Charges

One-time transcript fee (charged only in the first semester of attendance) $50
Student health insurance (may be waived with proof of sufficient coverage) $2,007 Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) premium
  • +$81 service fees and taxes.
$2,088 total (charged only for students not covered through family)

 

Colgate also requires students to have health and accident insurance coverage. Students will be enrolled in and charged for the student health insurance plan automatically unless proof of sufficient coverage is provided annually by August 1.