Quad

Head-to-head

U. Richmond
Colgate

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Richmond costs about $9.5K less per year on average than Colgate ($52,733 vs. $62,204, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Colgate grads earn $9K more ten years out than U. Richmond's ($85,139 vs. $76,178)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    U. Richmond's grants cover 35% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at Colgate

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Colgate has 6 pts more first-gen students than U. Richmond (18% vs. 12%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Colgate graduates 5 pts more of its students than U. Richmond (91% vs. 86%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    U. Richmond has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Colgate (17% vs. 13%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Colgate admits 20%, U. Richmond 22%; Colgate's yield is higher, at 24%.

Acceptance rate
U. Richmond22%
Colgate20%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. RichmondHighly selective
  • ColgateHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1300–1600
U. Richmond
1410–1530
Colgate
1430–1540
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. RichmondGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • ColgateRigor, GPA, and rank very important68%

Who's on each campus

U. Richmond and Colgate are about the same size; U. Richmond has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Richmond3K
Colgate3.2K
Pell Grant share
U. Richmond17%
Colgate13%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. Richmond, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at Colgate.

Students per faculty member
U. Richmond7 to 1
Colgate9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. RichmondBusiness Administration and Management, General28%
  • ColgateEconometrics and Quantitative Economics14%

What each costs

U. Richmond costs about $9.5K less a year than Colgate on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Richmond$52.7K
Colgate$62.2K
Aid generosity
U. Richmond35%
Colgate29%

What each pays off

Colgate's former students earn more, a median $85.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Richmond$76.2K
Colgate$85.1K
Graduation rate
U. Richmond86%
Colgate91%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. RichmondGrowing+63%
  • ColgateGrowing+137%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Colgate University (Fall 2026), Fall 2026;Colgate University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2026 applicants;Colgate University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why