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Learning inside and outside the classroom is enhanced by the embrace of diverse opinions, religions, and cultures. At Colgate, students live, learn, and grow. Together.

Colgate celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. from Jan. 21-Feb. 1
Mosaic connects Colgate's multicultural alumni community
Diversity And Inclusion
LGBTQ Community

The 2018-2019 academic year marks the beginning of Colgate University's third century. We are exploring our past, telling stories from our history and collecting your Colgate memories. We'll celebrate with exciting and enriching events over the year, and take our first steps into Colgate's bright, bold future. Join us.

Colgate at 200 Years
All-Class Reunion
Explore Colgate History
Share Your Stories

Nationally-recognized Career Services support, steadfast alumni involvement, and opportunities for entrepreneurial experience help Colgate students enter the workforce with confidence and poise, ready for careers of their choosing.

SophoMORE Connections links students with alumni, career opportunities
Thought Into Action Colgate Entrepreneurs
Startup Success
Support On Campus And Beyond

Students have many ways to extend their course work and research beyond the classroom. These opportunities often result in co-authored academic papers and presentations as national conferences.

On-Campus Summer Research
Past Projects
13 Seconds In The Lab
In Photos: Academics At Colgate

The Colgate Scene is now Colgate Magazine.

Notes on the magazine's new identity
Two hundred historical facts, oddities, and bits of trivia about Colgate
Discover the Bicentennial research digging into Colgate's past
See how campus has evolved over the years

Colgate is ranked number one among baccalaureate institutions for student participation in semester-long off-campus study opportunities, according to the newest Open Doors report by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

A leader in off-campus study
Study group information
Open Doors ranks Colgate #1
In video: Students experiences abroad

Only a community of students, faculty, and staff working together can ensure that Colgate reaches its goal of carbon neutrality by 2019.

Office Of Sustainability
Sustainability News
In Video: Going Green
Sustainability In Photos

Colgate meets 100% of the demonstrated need of all admitted students. The average debt of a Colgate graduate is $16,000, far below the national average of $28,400.

Colgate Joins Coalition For Access, Affordability, And Success
Fox Partnership boosts financial aid
Learn More About Financial Aid
Photos: In The Classroom

With more than 200 clubs and student organizations, there’s always something to do on campus, and there’s support to help build new organizations should you have a new idea in mind.

Find A Club
Center For Leadership And Student Involvement
Recreational Sports

• Volunteering Opportunities at Colgate
• Center for Outreach, Volunteerism and Education
• Upstate Institute
• Common Good Professional Network

More than 90 percent of Colgate students live on campus. With the construction of a dynamic new home for career support, Benton Hall, and two new residence halls, we're helping our students enjoy rich, fulfilling lives on campus and forge lifelong connections.

Enhancing living-learning and career development
New residence halls
Housing FAQ
Residential Commons
Learn More About First-Year Housing

Congratulations to Colgate's women's hockey team on an outstanding season. The Raiders fell 1-2 to Clarkson in the NCAA Championship game Sunday.

Recap of the double-OT semifinal win over Wisconsin
Fargo named national coach of the year 
Student-athlete Graduation Success Rate 2nd in country
25 Division I Teams

Students explore foundational works and ideas to prepare for a lifetime of success in any field — even those that do not yet exist.

About The Core
Division Of Arts And Humanities
Video: Summer Research
Look Inside Our Classrooms

Colgate is known for its intellectual rigor, world-class professors, campus of stunning beauty, and alumni famously loyal to their alma mater.

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Colgate students learn directly from professors in small classes, with no classes taught by teaching assistants. Professors at Colgate are consistently on the cutting edge of their fields, while their doors remain open to students.

Recent academic updates
Stories of faculty research
Professor Jenna Reinbold receives top award for book on political myth
Learn more about our faculty