Colgate University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, NY (rural setting), with 3,131 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 12% of 21,130 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1430–1530 on the SAT and 33–34 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $87,070 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $26,954 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 91% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, biological sciences, psychology. The campus reported 1.25 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Colgate University ranks
4 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $67,024
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 19 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Colgate University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Colgate University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Patriot League | 29 | 1 over | 4 | $1.8M | $62,666 | 1000 | |
| Men's Basketball | Patriot League | 15 | at cap | 5 | $3M | $199,916 | 990 | |
| Women's Basketball | Patriot League | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $2.5M | $158,390 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Patriot League | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Patriot League | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | Patriot League | 27 | at cap | 3 | $877k | $32,495 | 1000 | |
| Football | Patriot League | 98 | room 7 | 7 | $8.4M | $86,117 | 990 | |
| Men's Golf | Patriot League | 9 | at cap | 2 | $229k | $25,392 | 1000 | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey (Men's) | 27 | 1 over | 4 | $3.1M | $114,133 | 1000 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 22 | room 4 | 4 | $2.6M | $120,035 | 993 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Patriot League | 57 | 9 over | 4 | $1.9M | $33,968 | 998 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Patriot League | 36 | room 2 | 3 | $1.5M | $42,550 | 1000 | |
| Women's Rowing | Patriot League | 36 | room 32 | 1 | $353k | $9,812 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Patriot League | 29 | 1 over | 3 | $1.7M | $57,774 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Patriot League | 18 | room 7 | 4 | $1.4M | $77,925 | 1000 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Patriot League | 25 | room 5 | 4 | $298k | $11,931 | 988 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Patriot League | 35 | 5 over | 4 | $687k | $19,614 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Patriot League | 12 | 2 over | 1 | $278k | $23,183 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Patriot League | 11 | 1 over | 1 | $263k | $23,944 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Patriot League | 129 | 84 over | 6 | $574k | $4,446 | 988 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Patriot League | 104 | 59 over | 6 | $503k | $4,840 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Patriot League | 22 | 4 over | 4 | $1.6M | $74,525 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.