Advertisement Compare the 200 top values in liberal-arts colleges or private universities, or create your own custom lists of colleges from our rankings or schools from a particular state. SPECIAL REPORT: College Rankings, 2014 Colgate University (Hamilton, NY) Sortable Rankings | SPECIAL REPORT: College Rankings, 2014 ACADEMIC QUALITY Applicants who took SAT: 47.00% Applicants who took ACT: 53.00% SAT I Verbal score 600-699: 52.00% SAT I Verbal score 700+: 38.00% SAT I Verbal score 600+: 90% SAT I Math score 600-699: 42.00% SAT I Math score 700+: 49.00% SAT I Math score 600+: 91% ACT score 24-29: 19.00% ACT score 30-36: 79.00% ACT score 24+: 98.00% Students applied: 8,394 Students admitted: 2,416 Admission rate: 29% Students per faculty: 9 4-year graduation rate: 85% 5-year graduation rate: 0% STUDENT BODY Freshmen retained: 94% Full-time enrolled men: 1,285 Full-time enrolled women: 1,579 Part-time enrolled men: 14 Part-time enrolled women: 4 Total enrollment: 2,882 COSTS Tuition: $53,650 Room and board: $13,520 Est. book expense: $1,040 Fees: $330 Total cost: $68,540 Cost after need-based aid: $22,816 Cost after non-need-based aid: $68,540 Average debt at graduation: $21,427 FINANCIAL AID % of aid need met: 100% Average need-based aid: $45,724 Average non-need-based aid: $0 Students receiving non-need-based aid: 0 Average aid package: $49,912 Students receiving need-based aid: 1,052 % of aid from grants: 0% % receiving need-based aid: 37% % receiving non- need-based aid: 0% % receiving student loans: 34% SOURCE: Sortable Rankings | SPECIAL REPORT: College Rankings, 2014