Tuition & Fees

The figures below show the full, annual costs for an undergraduate student attending Colgate without financial aid. To learn more about what your personal costs might be, try Colgate's MyinTuition or Net Price Calculators

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Figures for the 2023-24 Academic Year

Undergraduate Billed Charges

Tuition $66,622
Housing $8,108
Food $8,682 (first-year students, sophomores, and anyone living in traditional residence halls are required to enroll in the Premier meal plan)
Student Activity Fee $402
Total Billed Charges $83,814
Tuition $66,622
Housing $8,786 (rate is the same for Broad Street housing, apartments and townhouses)
Food $8,682*
Student Activity Fee $402
Total Billed Charges $84,492

 

*Cost of Premier meal plan. For juniors/seniors who choose a lower cost meal plan or do not enroll in a meal plan, the same amount will be allotted in the cost of attendance to determine financial aid eligibility.

Tuition $66,622
Food $8,682*
Student Activity Fee $402
Total Billed Charges $75,706

 

*Cost of Premier meal plan. For seniors who choose a lower cost meal plan or do not enroll in a meal plan, the same amount will be allotted in the cost of attendance to determine financial aid eligibility.

Estimated Non-Billed Costs

Books, Course Materials, Supplies and Equipment $1,524
Domestic Travel $600+ (depending on state of residence)
Personal $1,082
Average Loan Fees $50
Total Estimated Non-Billed Costs $3,256 (Non-billed costs will vary based on personal choices)

 

*Although personal costs may vary from student to student, these non-billed expenses are included in the total cost of attendance for your planning purposes and in the financial aid eligibility calculation.

Housing $8,786
Books, Course Materials, Supplies and Equipment $1,524
Domestic Travel $600+ (depending on state of residence)
Personal $1,082
Average Loan Fees $50
Total Estimated Non-Billed Costs $12,042 (Non-billed costs will vary based on personal choices)

 

*Although personal costs may vary from student to student, these non-billed expenses are included in the total cost of attendance for your planning purposes and in the financial aid eligibility calculation.

Total Cost of Attendance

Billed charges + estimated non-billed expenses $87,070
Billed charges + estimated non-billed expenses $87,748
Billed charges + estimated non-billed expenses $87,748

 

*Does not include additional student charges noted below, as those do not apply to all students.

Additional Student Charges

One-time transcript fee (charged only in the first semester of attendance) $50
Student health insurance (may be waived with proof of sufficient coverage) $2,016.12 CDPHP student health insurance premium
  • +$80.88 service fees and taxes.
$2,097 total (charged only for students not covered through family)

 

Colgate also requires students to have health and accident insurance coverage. Students will be enrolled in and charged for the student health insurance plan automatically unless proof of sufficient coverage is provided annually by August 1.