Colgate

Colgate University, founded over 200 years ago, is a distinguished liberal arts institution located in Hamilton, New York, known for blending the academic rigor of a research university with the close-knit community of a liberal arts college. Offering a wide range of majors and minors, Colgate emphasizes intellectual seriousness, global perspectives, and enduring traditions, while providing students with abundant opportunities for research, leadership, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The university is committed to student success, with 98.8% of graduates securing employment, graduate school admission, or other meaningful pursuits within nine months, and it invests over $1 million annually in student summer research. Colgate’s iconic four-year residential experience, robust support systems, and innovative facilities like the Ho Mind, Brain, and Behavior Center and Bernstein Hall foster creativity, belonging, and personal growth, preparing students for lives of consequence in its third century of excellence.