	Colgate University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college located on 575 acres (2.08 kmÂ²) in Hamilton Village, Hamilton Township, Madison County, New York, United States. Colgate has 54 undergraduate concentrations that culminate in a Bachelor of Arts degree. The student body comes from 47 states and 42 countries. In its 2016 edition, U.S. News and World Report ranked Colgate as the 19th best liberal arts college in the country. History In 1817, the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York was founded by thirteen men (six clergymen and seven laymen). Two years later, in 1819, the state granted the school's charter, and the school opened a year later, in 1820. The first classes were held in a building in the town of Hamilton. Three years later, in 1823, the Baptist Theological Seminary at New York City incorporated with the Baptist Education Society and subsequently changed its name to the Hamilton Literary & Theological Institution. Among the trustees was William Colgate, founder of a soap company. In 1826, the school's trustees bought farmland that later became the focal point of the campus, known as 'The Hill'. One year later, the current students and faculty of the school built West Hall, using stone taken from a quarry found on the land. Originally called West Edifice before being renamed to West Hall, it is the oldest structure on campus. In 1846, the school changed its name to Madison University. In 1850, the Baptist Education Society planned to move the university to Rochester, but was halted by legal action. Dissenting trustees, faculty, and students founded the University of Rochester. In 1890, Madison University changed its name to Colgate University in recognition of the family and its gifts to the school. James B. Colgate, one of William Colgate's sons, established a $1,000,000 endowment called the Dodge Memorial Fund. In 1912 Colgate Academy, a preparatory school and high school that had operated in Hamilton since the early 1800s, was closed and its facility became Colgate University's administration building. The theological side of Colgate merged with the Rochester Theological Seminary in 1928 to become the Colgate Rochester Divinity School, leaving Colgate to become non-denominational. Colgate became coeducational in 1970. Campus Colgate University is located in the rural village of Hamilton Village, Hamilton, New York. The campus itself is situated on 575 acres (2.33 km2) of land. The university owns an additional 1,100 acres (4.5 km2) of undeveloped forested lands. Colgate's first building, West Hall, was built by students and faculty from stones from Colgate's own rock quarry. Nearly all the buildings on campus are built of stone, and newer buildings are built with materials that fit the style. Probably the most distinctive building on campus is the Chapel (Colgate Memorial Chapel), which was built in 1918 and is used for lectures, performances, concerts, and religious services. Old Biology Hall was built in 1884 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Most of the campus's heat is generated from a wood boiler which burns wood chips, a renewable resource. Since the heating facility is fueled by biomass, it produces zero net carbon emissions. Almost all of Colgate's electricity comes from a hydroelectric dam at Niagara Falls; the rest comes from nuclear sources. The campus also has a Green Bikes program with over two dozen bikes that are loaned out in an effort to encourage students to rely less on cars. Colgate Dining Services currently provides organic rice, beans, and other dry foods, and is working to offer more local foods options. Dining Services take-out containers are also made from natural materials, and are compo ... [more on wikipedia]

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Colgate University Details

Colgate University Details
detail	value
state	New York
conference	Patriot League
public	Private
scores	2035/1357/31
level	Excellent
rank	[92
overall ROI rank	[83
size	small
undergrads	2875
grads	13
price	62405
drop	8
stem	16
research	0
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Colgate University?

1. number 92 for Academics.

2. number 83 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Colgate University?

1. Oberlin College

2. Colorado College

3. Barnard College

4. University of Richmond

5. Gettysburg College

6. Wheaton College

7. Dickinson College

National Academic Rankings

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Colgate University National Academic Rankings

Colgate University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	92	55	58	105	134	153	159	105	83
All	97	52	53	84	91	82	82	55	85
All Nonivy	88	46	47	78	89	79	79	53	77
Div1	61	21	23	69	82	95	95	59	65
Div1 Nonivy	55	13	16	61	77	90	90	58	61
Div1 Private	23	18	16	25	25	31	31	24	22
Private	54	51	46	53	61	53	53	49	44
Patriot League	4	2	2	6	4	8	8	6	1
New England Region	45	32	30	44	57	60	60	26	33
State of New York	10	8	7	13	14	23	21	6	5
Top Ten Top250	92	55	58	105	134	153	159	105	83
Top Ten Patriot League	4	2	2	6	4	8	8	6	1

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93.14	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
91.42	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
85.97	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
85.73	University of Richmond	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	128	150
85.67	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
85.64	Wheaton College	Illinois	College Conference of Illinois...	Private	Excellent	149	114
85.48	Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	187	201
85.14	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
85.05	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
84.81	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146
84.73	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
84.71	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
79.88	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
79.85	Furman University	South Carolina	Southern Conference	Private	Good	232	192
79.63	Union University	Tennessee	Gulf South Conference	Private	Good	225	213
79.25	University of Puget Sound	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Good	227	223
79.19	Middlebury College	Vermont	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	90	135
78.99	Muhlenberg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Good	223	217
78.72	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Elite	78	158
78.67	Clark University	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	201	224
78.62	Denison University	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	204	170
78.53	Trinity University	Texas	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Good	212	170
78.08	The College of Wooster	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	277	317
77.80	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
77.44	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129
77.27	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
77.19	Kenyon College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	147	91
76.83	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
76.38	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
76.33	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
75.78	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
75.28	Boston College	Massachusetts	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	47	75
75.12	George Washington University	Washington DC	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	Excellent	51	135
74.40	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
74.38	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
73.19	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
72.28	Vassar College	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Elite	82	177
71.08	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
71.05	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
70.82	Amherst College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	86	158
70.49	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
70.17	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
70.01	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
70.01	University of San Diego	California	Pioneer Football League / West...	Private	Good	203	195
69.88	Centre College	Kentucky	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Good	244	198
69.70	Bryn Mawr College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	137	205
69.69	Beloit College	Wisconsin	Midwest Conference	Private	Good	250	233
69.68	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118
69.59	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
69.51	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Good	164	193

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.13	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf (Average)	-	Southern California Intercoll ...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	130
99.09	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
97.00	New England Small College Ath Conf (Low)	-	New England Small College Ath Conf	-Conf-	Excellent	-	165
96.24	Middlebury College	Vermont	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	90	135
95.39	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
94.46	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association (Average)	-	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	130
94.26	Polytechnic Institute of New York University	New York	No Reported Affiliation	Private	Good	76	72
94.20	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	61	106
94.12	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (Average)	-	New England Women's & Men's At...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	60
93.57	Patriot League (Average)	-	Patriot League	-Conf-	Excellent	-	43
93.49	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
93.40	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118
92.88	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
92.72	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
92.61	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Massachusetts	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	73	40
92.57	Stevens Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Empire Eight	Private	Excellent	99	43
92.50	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
91.88	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
91.65	Fordham University	New York	Patriot League / Atlantic 10 C...	Private	Good	109	167
91.65	American University	Washington DC	Patriot League	Private	Good	113	180
91.60	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
91.31	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
90.99	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
90.19	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Good	105	32
87.80	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
86.25	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
86.25	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
85.80	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
85.55	American Athletic Conference (Average)	-	American Athletic Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	98
84.11	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
82.06	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
81.47	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
80.47	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
80.47	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
79.80	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
79.45	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
79.13	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
78.13	Indiana University-Bloomington	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	102	92
76.71	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
75.71	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
75.65	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
74.29	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
71.95	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
71.06	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86

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