Editing Colgate University (section)

== Academics ==
[[File:Lathrop Hall classroom at Colgate University.jpg|thumb|right|A classroom in Colgate University's Lathrop Hall]]

Colgate offers 56 undergraduate [[academic major|major]]s<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colgate.edu/academics/majors-and-minors|title=Majors & Minors|publisher=Colgate University |access-date=2017-03-22}}</ref> leading to a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree, all of which are registered officially with the [[New York State Education Department|New York State Department of Education]]. The university also has a small [[Master of Arts in Teaching]] degree program, which graduates 3–7 students each year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Master of Arts in Teaching Graduate Program|url=http://www.colgate.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/educational-studies/master-teaching|website=Colgate University|access-date=28 August 2016}}</ref> Its most popular undergraduate majors, by 2021 graduates, were:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Colgate&s=all&id=190099#programs |website=nces.ed.gov |title=Colgate University |publisher=U.S. Dept of Education |access-date=February 1, 2023}}</ref>
::Econometrics and Quantitative Economics (76)
::Political Science and Government (65)
::English Language and Literature (44)
::Research and Experimental Psychology (43)
::Biology/Biological Sciences (41)
::Computer Science (35)

In addition to regular campus courses, the university offers 22<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.colgate.edu/academics/off-campus-study/study-groups | title = Semester Study Groups| publisher = Colgate University | access-date = 2014-09-09}}</ref> semester-long off-campus study groups each year, including programs in Australia, China, Japan, India, several Western European countries, [[Washington, D.C.]], and the [[National Institutes of Health]]. 

Colgate University is among the 100 most selective colleges and universities in the United States,<ref>{{Cite web |date=Fall 2019 |title=Top 100 - Lowest Acceptance Rates |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/lowest-acceptance-rate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223063425/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/lowest-acceptance-rate |archive-date=2017-02-23 |access-date=September 12, 2021 |website=[[U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking]]}}</ref> and is considered a [[Hidden Ivies|Hidden Ivy]] as well as one of the [[Little Ivies]].  

=== Admissions ===
For the class of 2026 (entering fall 2022), 21,261 students applied, 2,264 (12%) were admitted, and 841 matriculated.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Colgate at a Glance|url=https://www.colgate.edu/admission-aid/apply/first-year-class-profile|access-date=2021-07-14|website=colgate.edu|language=en}}</ref> Enrolled students had an average high school [[Grading (education)|GPA]] of 3.95 out of 4.0, with 72% of students in the top 10% of their class and 91% in top 20%. The middle 50% [[SAT]] range was 1460 to 1540, while the [[ACT (test)|ACT]] composite range was 32 to 35. The university met 100% of the demonstrated need with financial aid. For the admitted students with a total family income of under $125,000, Colgate offers financial aid packages that involve no loan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Financial Aid|url=https://www.colgate.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid|access-date=2022-08-28 |website=colgate.edu |language=en }}</ref>

=== Reputation and rankings ===
{{Infobox US university ranking
| Forbes = 45 of 500
| USNWR_LA = 22 (tie) of 186
| Wamo_LA = 22 of 194
| THE_WSJ = 52 (tie) of 600
}}

In 2024, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked Colgate as the 22nd out of 211 best liberal arts colleges in the country, tied with [[University of Richmond]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/colgate-university-2701/overall-rankings |title=Colgate University Rankings |year=2020 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=September 12, 2019}}</ref>  In 2024, ''[[Washington Monthly]]'' ranked Colgate 22nd among 194 liberal arts colleges in the U.S. based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Liberal Arts Colleges Ranking |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024-college-guide/liberal-arts/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Washington Monthly |language=en-US}}</ref>