Private nonprofit · Hamilton, New York
Colgate University: cost, debt and earnings by major
14 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $29,409
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 89%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 14%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 3,180
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $12,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 5%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $8,610 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $7,748 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $15,150 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $26,968 |
| $110,000+ | $49,725 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (14)
- Computer Science$161,980
- Economics$128,887
- Political Science and Government$83,188
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$81,802
- International Relations and National Security Studies$77,199
- History$75,784
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$70,760
- English Language and Literature, General$60,702
- Biology, General$57,996
- Education, General$57,530
- Sociology$56,053 (1 yr)
- Research and Experimental Psychology$50,356 (1 yr)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$47,081 (1 yr)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$33,889 (1 yr)