The Colgate Fund

From Excellent to Extraordinary

Each year, Colgate relies on the collective generosity of thousands of alumni, families, and friends to elevate the Colgate experience from excellent to extraordinary.

Gifts to the Colgate Fund benefit every student and every program on campus. Your support for the Colgate Fund makes it possible for students from all backgrounds to access a Colgate education, for faculty to create transformative experiences, and for the University to achieve its ambitious Third-Century goals.

3,219
Students on and off campus that benefitted from the Colgate Fund
100%
Demonstrated student need met with financial aid
$59,297
Average total award for Class of 2025 financial aid recipients
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Gifts to the Colgate Fund benefit every student and every program on campus. Your gift will impact areas such as:

 

Ynesse Abdul-Malak, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, teaches SOCI 250B in the computer lab in the Case Geyer Library.
Financial Aid

Gifts to the Colgate Fund benefit financial aid — including the Colgate Commitment, the University's long-term initiative to increase access and affordability for students from all backgrounds.

Susan Thomson, assistant professor of peace and conflict studies, teaches a class about Rwanda in CORE 169C (cultures, communities, and identities).
Academic Programs

Support for the Colgate Fund helps the University to provide rigorous academics that produce strong critical thinkers and advances the research of Colgate's academic programs and centers.

Students with Colgate University Outdoor Education climb a rock wall on Moss Island in Little Falls, N.Y., August 22, 2019.
Health & Wellness

The Colgate Fund supports a wide variety of wellness programs, ensuring students have the mental and emotional health resources they need to thrive during their time on the hill.

Amazon Future Engineer, SDE Intern Brittney Chin, '21, photographed at the Fiona Building on the Amazon campus in Seattle.
Study Abroad

Immersion in new cultures is a significant growth experience for many students. The Colgate Fund ensures that all students can afford to participate in valuable study abroad programs. 

The Colgate Community Garden is a student-led initiative that provides a fun and warm community for students and others who want to explore the principles of organic gardening.
Sustainability

As the first carbon-neutral campus in New York state, Colgate’s commitment to sustainability permeates both the University’s academic mission and its operations.

An Extraordinary Third Century

For more than 200 years, Colgate has achieved excellence, thanks to the support of alumni, families, and friends. In its Third Century, Colgate is elevating the expectation of what it means to provide a liberal arts education.

In April 2022, Colgate launched its Campaign for the Third Century, the most significant transformation in the history of the University, and the largest capital campaign ever launched by an American liberal arts institution. Gifts of any size to the Colgate Fund will help the University to realize its bold Third-Century ambitions and to ensure students from all backgrounds can access a Colgate education.

We hope you'll join us.

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