Students
Who's on campus
A small campus of 3,180 undergrads, where 13% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.56
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
825 first-time students
66% came from other states and 8.6% from abroad; 25% are from New York. More from other states than at 89% of colleges.
- In-state (New York)25%
- Other states66%
- Abroad8.6%
Top home states
- New York(home state)25% 208
- Massachusetts9.0% 74
- New Jersey8.5% 70
- California7.5% 62
- Connecticut6.2% 51
From 41 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
19
new transfer students, 2.3% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 4% of colleges.
19 full-time, 0 part-time.
Going on to another college
7.0%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 55 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
57% women
Another gender: 44 undergraduates (1.4%)
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 2,958 students, and every first-year lives on campus.
Housing
Beds
2,958
About 93 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Must live on campus
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FCS · Patriot League
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, cross country/track.
How the Patriot League comparesROTC
Not listed
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 17% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Greek life
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2003
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
- Trans-inclusive athletic policy (intramurals and club sports)
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Gender unknown: fewer than 10
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Colgate University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;Colgate University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)