Colgate University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Colgate University

Colgate University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Hamilton, New York (rural: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 3,180 students of which 3,206 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Colgate University is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 13.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,508 and an ACT midpoint of 33. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,786, with published in-state tuition of $70,306 and a Pell grant recipient share of 12.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $15,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 90.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 93.4%. Graduates earn a median of $85,139 ten years after enrolling, compared with $64,949 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 43600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 79.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.