Colgate University is a highly selective, residential liberal arts institution committed to global engagement, student-faculty research, off-campus study, sustainable practices, and utilizing technology to enhance the teaching and learning experience. A Colgate degree means having the skills to excel in any career, in any location.

Colgate University 13 Oak Drive Hamilton, NY 13346 colgate.edu

Brookings ranks Colgate #2 among four-year schools for “value-added” with respect to mid-career earnings.

55 Majors

Additional minors Minors are offered in most majors, plus the following:

Africana and Latin American studiesAnthropologyApplied mathematicsArt and art historyAsian studiesAstrogeophysicsAstronomy/physicsBiochemistryBiologyChemistryChineseClassical studiesClassicsComputer scienceComputer science/mathematicsEconomicsEducational studiesEnglish

Environmental biologyEnvironmental economicsEnvironmental geographyEnvironmental geologyEnvironmental studiesFrenchGeographyGeologyGermanGreekHistoryHumanitiesInternational relationsJapaneseLatinMathematical economicsMathematicsMiddle Eastern and Islamic studies

Creative writingFilm and media studiesJewish studiesLGBTQ studies

Linguistics Mathematical systems biologyMedieval and Renaissance studies

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WHERE IS COLGATE UNIVERSITY?Location: Hamilton, N.Y. (population 4,200)Nearest airport: Syracuse, N.Y., 77 km Campus size: 575 acresChartered: 1819

DISTANCES TO NEARBY CITIESNew York City: 4 hours Boston: 5 hoursPhiladelphia: 4 hours

FINANCIAL AID Colgate offers need-based financial aid primarily consisting of grant funds and a campus job. Financial aid awards for international students will meet full, demonstrated need based on the information provided at the time of admission.

colgate.edu/international

OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES (OISS) Providing specialized support exclusively for international students, OISS assists with immigration services and works to help students adjust to daily life in a new country. Learn more at colgate.edu/OISS.

TOP GRADUATE SCHOOLS Boston UniversityColumbia UniversityCornell UniversityGeorgetown UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityNew York UniversityNortheastern UniversitySyracuse UniversityThe George Washington UniversityTufts UniversityUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of North CarolinaUniversity of Virginia

SOME CLUB SPORTS INCLUDE:BadmintonBaseballCurlingEquestrianFencingFigure skatingIce hockeyJugglingLacrosseMartial artsRugbySailingSki racingSoccerSquashTable tennisTennisUltimate FrisbeeVolleyballWater polo

SOME STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE:African Students’ Union Brothers Caribbean Student AssociationChess ClubChinese Interest AssociationColleges Against CancerHamilton Fire Department volunteersJapan ClubLatin American Student OrganizationMaroon News (newspaper)Model United Nations (MUN)Robotics and Engineering ClubSouth Asian Cultural ClubSpanish Language Debate SocietyVietnamese SocietyWomen in BusinessWRCU (campus radio)

Visit colgate.edu/clubs for a full list of student organizations.

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International video colgate.edu/internationalvideo

Hamilton, New York

190+ clubs and student organizations offer something for just about every interest.

STUDENT EXPERIENCES

HAESEL KIM ’18Home country: South KoreaMajor: PsychologyAt Colgate: Haesel participates in several cultural clubs including the Korean Culture Association and the Colgate International Community. In her Sophomore Residential Seminar, Haesel traveled to Istanbul, and she spent this summer on campus conducting research.

MARIADORIN SHAYO ’17Home country: TanzaniaMajor: MathematicsAt Colgate: As president of the African Students’ Union, MariaDorin organized two on-campus African fashion shows with designers from New York City. Over the summer, MariaDorin earned special funding from Colgate’s Career Services to research traditional healing practices in Tanzania.

LUMBARDH HALITJAHA ’19Home country: KosovoMajors: Mathematics, Computer ScienceAt Colgate: In his first year, Lumbardh traveled to two intercollegiate tournaments with the Colgate Debate Society. He is a member of the Brothers service organization, and he works as a research assistant in the Department of Political Science.

Countries represented: 74Percentage of international students: 15%Dual citizens: 153

International students: 277

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SOME TOP EMPLOYERS FOR THE CLASS OF 2016 AmeriCorpsBank of America Merrill LynchBlackRockBrigham and Women’s HospitalCambridge AssociatesEYGLGM&T BankMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNational Institutes of Health Ogilvy & MatherTeach for America

96% #2

Algeria ArmeniaAustraliaAustria BahamasBhutanBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazil BulgariaCanadaChinaColombia CroatiaCzech RepublicDenmark EgyptEl SalvadorEthiopiaFranceGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGuatemalaHong KongHungaryIndia

IndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanKazakhstanKenyaKosovo Latvia Lebanon LibyaLithuaniaMacedonia MauritiusMexicoMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNigeriaNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPolandPortugal

Republic of KoreaRomaniaRussiaSingaporeSouth AfricaSpain Sri LankaSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTrinidad and Tobago TunisiaTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited Republic of TanzaniaUnited States of AmericaVenezuelaVietnamZimbabwe

International and dual citizens represent:

Museum studies Writing and rhetoric

Molecular biology MusicNative American studiesNatural sciencesNeurosciencePeace and conflict studiesPhilosophyPhilosophy and religionPhysical sciencePhysicsPolitical sciencePsychologyReligionRussian and Eurasian studiesSocial sciencesSociologySpanishTheaterWomen’s studies

One year after graduation, 96 percent of

students from the Class of 2016 report being employed, engaged in an internship or fellowship, or enrolled in graduate school.

ISHIR DUTTA ’17Home country: IndiaMajors: Physics, MathematicsAt Colgate: Ishir conducted research to detect optical forces on molecules using high-energy lasers, and he also tutors local school children. He traveled to South Korea and San Francisco, and conducted a survey of the water supply in Delhi during an internship.