Colgate University: Top Liberal Arts College

Housing Options Residential Life

Colgate is a residential university with more than 90 percent of students living on campus. The tight-knit communities that emerge from living with your peers allow you to forge lifelong personal relationships.

Photos From First-year Residence Halls
Office of Residential Life
Mellon Sophomore Residential Seminars
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Clubs and Organizations Get Involved

There are many ways to be active on campus, whether it is participating in a Children's Theater workshop or one of the many other academic and social clubs that are available.

Center For Leadership And Student Involvement
Clubs and Organizations
Theater Program
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Alumni Offer Help Career Exploration

Lisa Hillenbrand ’79, P’16 (center), director of global marketing at Procter & Gamble, was among 100 alumni volunteering their time during the SophoMORE Connections program.

Alumni Assist Sophomores
Colgate Alumni Network
Career Services
Success After Colgate Database

Commencement 2014 Congratulations!

Gloria Borger ’74, P’10, chief political analyst for CNN and a member of the first coeducational class to graduate from Colgate, delivered the keynote address at commencement on Sunday, May 18.

Gloria Borger Speaks To Class Of 2014
Valedictorian, Salutatorian, And More
Photo Gallery
Commencement On Social Media

Academic Options Final Touches

A student works on her art project in Little Hall. Colgate offers 54 majors, more than many other liberal arts institutions. There also are several pre-professional programs that provide guidance about careers in medicine, law, and business, among others.

Majors And Minors
Student Research
The Arts on Campus
Pre-professional Planning Programs

Residential Seminars For Sophomores

The Mellon Sophomore Residential Seminars allow accepted students to live and study together, then immerse themselves further in the learning experience through travel with their faculty member.

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Course Descriptions
Study Abroad Options
Academics At Colgate

Division I Athletics Student-athletes

Colgate's tradition of excellence inspires today's student-athletes to high achievement on and off the playing fields. The men's hockey team advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season (pictured above).

Division I Athletics At Colgate
See What Recent Graduates Are Now Doing
Athletics Website
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Academic Excellence Strong Academics

Students enjoy a rich academic experience throughout their four years at Colgate. The core program is an integral part of this liberal arts education.

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Interdisciplinary Research
Faculty Spotlights
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Visit Colgate Beautiful Campus

Colgate’s 575-acre campus is often called one of the most beautiful in the nation. It serves as a launchpad for students who take advantage of off-campus study groups, foreign language programs, faculty-led research trips, and volunteer missions.

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Video: Time-lapse Of Torchlight Ceremony

Torchlight is one of Colgate’s most time-honored traditions. See it in an all-new light in this time-lapse video by Brian Ness.

Striving to be Inclusive Cultural Hub

A diverse and inclusive community is a cornerstone of educational excellence at Colgate. The ALANA Cultural Center is the focal point for student activity, education, and cultural exploration.

Colgate's Global Perspective
ALANA Cultural Center
Commitment to Diversity
Office of Equity And Diversity

Alternative Breaks Exploring The World

Students take advantage of numerous options to study abroad or travel on alternative break trips to countries like St. Kitts and Nevis (pictured above), where students helped beautify a neighborhood school.

Alternative Break Volunteer Trips
International And Off-Campus Study
Colgate Provides Global Perspective
Photos From Student Trip To Italy

Model African Union Academic Groups

Students on Colgate's Model African Union team met with alumni and friends during an event at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. The student group is one of many options available on campus.

Model African Union
Academic Student Groups
More Clubs and Organizations
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Research Opportunities Research Opportunities

Students have many ways to extend their course work and research beyond campus classrooms. Whether it's research with a faculty member or an internship, opportunities are plentiful for additional academic study.

Cancer Research Leads To Honors For Students
Students Work Side By Side With Faculty
Office of National Fellowships And Scholarships
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NIH Study Group Unique Program

Colgate offers a wide variety of exceptional off-campus study opportunities, including the National Institutes of Health Study Group that is a wellspring of scientific achievement and learning and remains the only one of its kind.

Colgate Students Share Experiences Studying at NIH
Watch Video Of Students Working At NIH
Options For Off-campus Study
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Entrepreneur Weekend Innovators

Entrepreneur Weekend 2014 featured panelists (from left) John Donahoe, eBay president; Tony Bates, executive VP of Microsoft; Ashton Kutcher, actor and entrepreneur; Daniel Rosensweig P’15’17, CEO of Chegg; Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb; and David Faber of CNBC.

Video: Nation’s Top Entrepreneurs Share Advice
Stars Come Out For Entrepreneur Weekend
Video Highlights From Panel Discussion
Thought Into Action Entrepreneurship Institute

Colgate Joins edX Online Learning

Colgate, in a unique partnership with Hamilton College, has joined the nonprofit online learning platform edX. This initiative places Colgate at the forefront of utilizing online technologies to enhance its residential liberal arts mission.

Colgate,Hamilton Join edX Consortium
Q&A About edX Membership
ColgateX Website
Technology In The Colgate Classroom

Digital Revolution Symposium

Colgate President Jeffrey Herbst and presidents from five other universities held a provocative discussion about how the digital revolution is impacting higher education. Clayton Christensen, co-founder of Innosight, was the keynote speaker.

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Should Higher Ed Leaders Worry About Future?
Clayton Christensen Delivers Keynote
Innovation + Disruption Website

Making A Difference Community Outreach

Colgate students make a difference in the local community and beyond through volunteer work. Students, for example, train as volunteer firefighters in the village of Hamilton, help out at a Guatemalan co-op, and build homes with Habitat for Humanity.

Ways to Volunteer at Colgate
Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education
Viktor Mak ’15 Helps Descendants Of Mayans
Upstate Institute

Reunion 2014 Welcome Back!

Reunion 2014 was another great success, as more than 2,000 alumni and friends came back campus to reconnect with each other and with Colgate.

Reunion Brings Colgate Faithful Back To Campus
Reunion Website
Photos From Reunion
Reunion On Social Media

Class of 2018 Class of 2018

Students called Links are assigned to assist and mentor incoming members of the newest Colgate class. This year, applications to Colgate increased by 4.1 percent over last year to 8,713, an-all time high in the era of application fees.

Acceptance Letters Are Sent
Information For The Class of 2018
Photos Of Housing Options For First-years
Academic Calendar

Powerful Connections Success After Colgate

At Colgate, we consider the success of our alumni, young and old, to be one of our most prominent distinctions. Alumni from the Department of the Classics recently returned to campus to talk about how their majors have propelled them to success in both law school and in their legal careers.

Students Learn About Careers After The Classics
Success After Colgate Database
Distinguished Alumni
Career Services

Duy Trinh '14 celebrates with a wave at Commencement.