COLGATE UNIVERSITY K-18

13 Oak Dr.
Hamilton, NY 13346-1386
Tel: (315)228-1000
Admissions: (315)228-7401
Fax: (315)228-7798
E-mail: admission@center.colgate.edu
Web Site: http://www.colgate.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1819. Setting: 515-acre rural campus. Endowment: $463.4 million. Research spending 2003-04: $974,126. Educational spending 2003-04: $12,430 per student. Total enrollment: 2,830. Faculty: 300 (242 full-time, 58 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 10:1. 6,551 applied, 33% were admitted. 73% from top 10% of their high school class, 95% from top quarter, 100% from top half. 38 valedictorians. Full-time: 2,796 students, 52% women, 48% men. Part-time: 27 students, 56% women, 44% men. Students come from 49 states and territories, 34 other countries, 69% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 4% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 5% international, 0% 25 or older, 90% live on campus, 1% transferred in. Retention: 96% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: social sciences and history; English; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at New York State Visiting Student Program. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early decision, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 3 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadlines: 1/15, 11/15 for early decision plan 1, 1/15 for early decision plan 2. Notification: 4/1, 12/15 for early decision plan 1, 2/15 for early decision plan 2.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $55. Comprehensive fee: $39,060 includes full-time tuition ($31,230), mandatory fees ($210), and college room and board ($7620). College room only: $3680. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $3903 per course. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 125 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities; 35% of eligible men and 32% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Volunteer Colgate, student government, cultural/ethnic interest groups, student publications, Outdoor Education. Major annual events: Winterfest, Spring Party Weekend, World Expo. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 2,220 college housing spaces available; 2,107 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Everett Needham Case Library plus 1 other with 1.2 million books, 684,817 microform titles, 2,227 serials, 9,161 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $4.6 million. 192 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Hamilton (population 2,500) lies 25 miles south of Utica and 38 miles southeast of Syracuse, New York. Bus and airline connections are to be found in the neighboring cities. The climate is moderate. Part-time employment is available for students. The village has a library, a small museum with library, a movie theater, coffee house, restaurants, hospital, and numerous civic, fraternal and veterans' organizations. Local recreational facilities include hunting, fishing, boating, skiing, and golf.