Colgate University Common Data Set 2024-25

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Acceptance rate

13.9%

2,871 of 20,682

Early decision rate

19.5%

Non-ED pool: 13.1%

SAT middle 50%

1450–1530

ACT middle 50%

33–34

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Admissions

AppliedC1	20,682
AdmittedC1	2,871
EnrolledC1	825
YieldC1	28.7%
Early decisionC21	477 of 2,447 (19.5%)
Early actionC22	Not offered

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	2,433
Accepted a placeC2	1,338
Admitted from waitlistC2	48
Odds if you stay on the listC2	3.6%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	23%
Submitted ACTC9	14%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	710–760
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	720–780
Average high school GPAC12	3.85
GPA of 4.0C11	26.8%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	41.7%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	23.3%
GPA below 3.50C11	8.2%

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	$73,206
Required feesG1	$440
Food and housingG1	$18,446
Need fully met (first-years)H2	89.1%
Average % of need metH2	100%
Average need-based packageH2	$69,907
Average need-based grantH2	$62,421

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankVery important
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresImportant
Application essayImportant
Recommendation(s)Important
InterviewNot considered
Extracurricular activitiesImportant
Talent/abilityImportant
Character/personal qualitiesImportant
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationConsidered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyNot considered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	3,193
First-year retentionB22	93.4%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	91.2%

Notes on this filing

C1: applied, admitted and enrolled totals are sums of the gender rows (men + women + another gender); they match the residency table totals (20,682 / 2,871 / 825).
C1: Fall 2024 enrollee counts (825) are first-time, first-year degree-seeking students.
C2: waitlist labels were cut off in the PDF; values mapped by position: offered 2,433, accepted a place 1,338, admitted from waitlist 48.
C8A/C8F: SAT or ACT is marked 'not required, considered if submitted'; C8F confirms test-optional policy. No conflict.
C9-C12: SAT/ACT percentages and score ranges are as printed; the 25th/50th/75th percentile values are for the first-time, first-year population.
C11: GPA bands use the 'Percent (All enrolled students)' column. pct_below_3_50 is the sum of the 3.25-3.49 (6.67), 3.00-3.24 (1.45) and 2.50-2.99 (0.12) bands, all other bands blank.
C12: GPA average 3.85 and 100% submission are as printed for first-time, first-year students.
Graduation: the 4-year rate is not printed (only completion counts for the Fall 2018 cohort: 692 of 815), so grad_rate_4yr is null. The 6-year rate (0.911656442) is the Fall 2018 cohort rate from line H, converted to a percent.
B22: retention 93.40% is for the Fall 2023 full-time first-year cohort.
G1: tuition and room/board use the first-year column; the 2025-26 costs are listed in the filing. Undergraduate-column food and housing is 19,192 and required fees are 440.
H2: aid figures use the first-time, full-time first-year column. pct_with_need_awarded_aid is line D divided by line C (258/258 = 100%), which is my interpretation of the field. pct_need_fully_met is line H divided by line D (230/258 = 89.1%), calculated as instructed.
H1: aid amounts are for 2024-25 per the academic-year selection.

Source: Colgate University Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.