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Colgate University
Hamilton, NY · Private (nonprofit) · 3,180 students · mostly bachelor degrees
259th-cheapest of 328 New York colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$28,786
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$87,070
Graduation rate
91%
Admission rate
14%
Median graduate earnings
$85,139
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$15,000
Average SAT
1508
Median ACT
33
Pell grant recipients
13%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
49 programsComputer Science · Bachelor's Degree62 grads/yr$161,980Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree147 grads/yr$128,887Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree76 grads/yr$83,188French Language and Literature · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$81,802National Security Policy Studies · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$77,199Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$75,784Environmental Science · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$70,760English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$60,702Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree37 grads/yr$57,996Education, General · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$57,530
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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