Student Population at Colgate

Total Enrollment

3,211

Undergraduate

3,193

Graduate

Men Students

1,381

Women Students

1,830

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 3,211 students have enrolled at Colgate University - 3,193 undergraduate and 18 graduate.

By gender, 1,381 male and 1,830 female students are attending Colgate University. By attendance status, there are 3,178 full-time students and 33 part-time students.

The number of students at Colgate University is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Wellesley College and Middlebury College, its population is very large (average population is 2,278).

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Colgate's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York.

Colgate has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,278 students). The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York average (2,948 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Colgate University	3,211	3,193	18
Similarly Ranked Schools	2,278	2,271	43
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York	2,948	2,336	1,430

The below chart compares the student population between Colgate University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,381 male and 1,830 female students attending Colgate. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.75 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Colgate.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Colgate
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,193	3,168	25
Men	1,377	1,365	12
Women	1,816	1,803	13

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Colgate
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	18	10	8
Men	4	2	2
Women	14	8	6

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,065 White students (64.31%) and 307 Hispanic students (9.56%) at Colgate University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Colgate University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Colgate University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	0	4
Asian	169	65	104
Black or African American	137	65	72
Hispanic	307	130	177
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1	3
White	2,052	883	1,169
Two or More Races	191	70	121
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	72	35	37
Total	3,193	1,377	1,816

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Colgate University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	0	0	0
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	13	3	10
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	1	0	1
Total	18	4	14

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,200 students whose age under twenty five and 7 students whose age is over thirty years old at Colgate University.

Especially, 70 students are younger than eighteen.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Colgate University.

Population by Student Age at Colgate University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,193	1,377	1,816
Under 18	70	22	48
18-19	1,475	609	866
20-21	1,448	625	823
22-24	193	116	77
25-29	3	1	2
30-34	1	1	0
35-39	1	1	0
40-49	1	1	0
50-64	1	1	0
Total	3,193	1,377	1,816

Population by Student Age at Colgate University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	18	4	14
20-21	3	1	2
22-24	11	1	10
25-29	1	1	0
30-34	1	0	1
40-49	1	1	0
50-64	1	0	1
Total	18	4	14