Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Econometrics and Quantitative Economics (14% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 93% of faculty are full-time. Spends $29,447 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
830 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 46% of graduates; 46 programs in 16 fields awarded at least one.
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 45.060314% 118Graduates in this field earn $128,887 4 years out
- Political Science and Government, General 45.10019.8% 81Graduates in this field earn $83,188 4 years out
- Computer Science 11.07018.6% 71Graduates in this field earn $161,980 4 years out
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.27998.2% 68
- Environmental Studies 03.01035.2% 43Graduates in this field earn $70,760 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 2.7% → 8.6% of graduates since 2014–15 (71 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Computer Science$161,980 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $79,929
4 years after completion$161,980National median: $107,009Above typicalMedian federal debt: $16,000 · 111 graduates, two most recent years combined
Economics$128,887 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $77,274
4 years after completion$128,887National median: $82,686Above typical4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $98,492(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $17,500 · 290 graduates, two most recent years combined
Political Science and Government$83,188 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $56,064
4 years after completion$83,188National median: $63,293Above typical4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $86,109(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $16,250 · 163 graduates, two most recent years combined
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$81,802 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $53,541
4 years after completion$81,802National median: $55,000Above typical4 years out, Pell: $54,033 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $16,900 · 42 graduates, two most recent years combined
International Relations and National Security Studies$77,199 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$77,199National median: $66,596Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 91 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
The college also reports 8.8 to 1 in its Common Data Set.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Programs & curriculum
- Cross-registration
- Double major
- Independent study
- Internships
- Student-designed major
- Teacher certification
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in arts, a foreign language, physical education, humanities, intensive writing, a natural science, and social science.
$117,878
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Colgate University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;Colgate University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
