Colgates mission is to provide a demanding, expansive educational experience to a select group of diverse, talented, intellectually sophisticated students who are capable of challenging themselves, their peers, and their teachers in a setting that brings together living and learning. The purpose of the university is to develop wise, thoughtful, critical thinkers and perceptive leaders by encouraging young men and women to fulfill their potential through residence in a community that values all forms of intellectual rigor and respects the complexity of human understanding.
Admission Considerations:
Secondary school GPA (Required), Secondary school record (Required), Completion of college-prepatory program (Recommended), Recommendations (Required), Admission test scores (Required), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) (Recommended)
Test Scores (2006) :
25th Percentile
75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading
630
720
SAT Math
640
720
SAT Writing
ACT Composite
28
32
ACT English
28
33
ACT Math
27
32
Notes:
25th Percentile = 25% of students scored at or below
75th Percentile = 25% of students scored above
Tuition and Fees :
Undergraduate Academic Year Cost:
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
Tuition and fees
$32,885
$34,795
$37,660
Books and supplies
$870
$880
$1,005
Room and board (on campus)
$8,065
$8,530
$9,170
Financial Aid Information:
Financial Aid Office Phone: (315) 228-7431
Percentage of students receiving any financial aid: 39%
Average amount of types of financial aid received from:
Federal Grants: $4,513
State/Local Grants: $3,902
Institutional Grants: $27,997
Student Loans: $2,593
