Colgate is a highly selective residential liberal arts institution distinguished by academic excellence and interdisciplinary inquiry.
With small classes and a strong emphasis on faculty-student interaction, we help students become thoughtful, critical thinkers and perceptive leaders. Critical to this goal is residence in a community that values all forms of intellectual rigor.
This means fostering diversity of thought and action by offering 54 majors and numerous minors and a Liberal Arts Core Curriculum that has been recognized as one of the most ambitious and elegant general education programs in the country. Additionally, our students contribute to a vibrant campus culture that complements and expands on the knowledge created in our classrooms and labs.
Colgate is a highly selective residential liberal arts institution distinguished by academic excellence and interdisciplinary inquiry.
With small classes and a strong emphasis on faculty-student interaction, we help students become thoughtful, critical thinkers and perceptive leaders. Critical to this goal is residence in a community that values all forms of intellectual rigor.
This means fostering diversity of thought and action by offering 54 majors and numerous minors and a Liberal Arts Core Curriculum that has been recognized as one of the most ambitious and elegant general education programs in the country. Additionally, our students contribute to a vibrant campus culture that complements and expands on the knowledge created in our classrooms and labs.
The Colgate Graduating Class of 2020
Members of the Class of 2020 were honored in a virtual ceremony on May 17 for Colgate University's 199th Commencement.
Graduation -
Sep 16
Fall 2019 Dean's Award with Distinction
Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least three courses for a conventional letter grade during the fall 2019 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction.
Academic Award -
Apr 21
Fall 2019 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence
Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.3 or higher while completing at least three courses for a conventional letter grade earn the fall 2019 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.
Academic Award -
Apr 20
Spring 2019 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence
Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.3 or higher while completing at least three courses for a conventional letter grade earn the spring 2019 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.
Academic Award -
2019 Sep 17
Spring 2019 Dean's Award with Distinction
Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least three courses for a conventional letter grade during the spring 2019 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction.
Academic Award -
2019 Sep 17
The Colgate Graduating Class of 2019
Members of the Class of 2019 received their diplomas May 19 at Colgate University's 198th Commencement. Colgate Alumnus Antonio Delgado, U.S. Representative for the 19th Congressional District of New York, delivered the keynote address.
Graduation -
2019 Jun 17
Fall 2018 Dean's Award with Distinction
Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least three courses for a conventional letter grade during the fall 2018 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction.
Academic Award -
2019 Feb 28
Fall 2018 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence
Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.3 or higher while completing at least three courses for a conventional letter grade earn the fall 2018 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.
Academic Award -
2019 Feb 28
Newton Country Day School Graduate D'Jonita Cottrell receives Colgate University's highest student award
D'Jonita K. Cottrell '19, an educational studies and psychology double major from Brockton, Mass., has received Colgate University's 1819 Award, the University's most selective and prestigious prize.
Achievement (Other) -
2019 Jun 7
North Shore High School Graduate William Rosencrans Earns Intramural Research Training Award From National Institutes of Health
William Rosencrans, from Glen Head, NY, is a recent recipient of an Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) from the National Institutes of Health.
Scholarship -
2018 Dec 19
Medfield High School Graduate Alexandra Newlon Earns Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Alexandra Newlon, from West Dennis, MA has been named as a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship winner for spring 2019. A junior at Colgate University, Newlon majors in Applied Mathematics. During her Gilman semester, she plans to travel to Hungary on the Budapest Semester in Mathematics program, to study cryptography and game theory.
Scholarship -
2018 Dec 19
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Graduate Shamarcus Doty Earns Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Shamarcus Doty, from Lexington, Miss., has been named as a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship winner for spring 2019. A junior at Colgate University, Doty majors in Africana and Latin American Studies, with an emphasis on African Studies. During his Gilman semester, he plans to take part in Colgate's study group to Jamaica to research diverse cultures of the black diaspora.
Scholarship -
2018 Dec 19
The Colgate University Class of 2022
Colgate is proud to announce the members of the Class of 2022.
Enrollment -
2018 Oct 4
Spring 2018 Dean's Award with Distinction
Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least three courses for a conventional letter grade during the spring 2018 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction.
Academic Award -
2018 Aug 1
Spring 2018 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence
Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.3 or higher while completing at least three courses for a conventional letter grade earn the spring 2018 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.
Academic Award -
2018 Aug 1
The Colgate Graduating Class of 2018
Members of the Class of 2018 received their diplomas May 20 at Colgate University's 197th Commencement. Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations delivered the keynote address.
Graduation -
2018 Jun 7
Fall 2017 Dean's Award with Distinction
Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least three courses for a conventional letter grade during the fall 2017 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction.
Academic Award -
2018 Mar 8
Fall 2017 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence
Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.3 or higher while completing at least three courses for a conventional letter grade earn the fall 2017 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.
Academic Award -
2018 Mar 8
Spring 2017 Dean's Award with Distinction
Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least 3 course credits during the spring 2017 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction.
Honors List -
2017 Aug 11
Spring 2017 Dean's Award
Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.3 or higher while completing at least 3 courses for a conventional letter grade earn the spring 2017 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.
Honors List -
2017 Aug 11
The Colgate Graduating Class of 2017
Members of the Class of 2017 received their diplomas May 21 at the 196th Colgate University Commencement. Poet and Yale professor Claudia Rankine delivered the keynote address.
Graduation -
2017 Jun 2
Silver Spring Resident and Wheaton High School Graduate Kevin Iglesias Earns Fulbright Grant at Colgate University
Kevin Iglesias '17, of Silver Spring, Md., has been awarded a Fulbright research grant to travel to Brazil to study public health.
Research / Grant -
2017 Apr 5
Fall 2016 Dean's Award with Distinction
Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least 3 course credits during the fall 2016 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction.
Honors List -
2017 Mar 6
Fall 2016 Dean's Award
Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.3 or higher while completing at least 3 courses for a conventional letter grade earn the fall Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.
Honors List -
2017 Mar 6
Phi Eta Sigma
Congratulations to the newly inducted members of the national Phi Eta Sigma honor society.
Who's Who -
2016 Dec 7
The Class of 2020
Colgate is proud to announce the members of the Class of 2020.
Enrollment -
2016 Sep 13
Spring 2016 Dean's Award
The Dean's Award for academic excellence is awarded to students with a 3.30 or higher term average.
Honors List -
2016 Jul 29
The Graduating Class of 2016
Members of the Class of 2016 received their diplomas May 15 at the 195th Colgate University Commencement. Robert D. Manfred Jr. P'16, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, delivered the keynote address.
Graduation -
2016 Jun 13
Fall 2015 Dean's Award
The Dean's Award for academic excellence is awarded to students with a 3.30 or higher term average.
Honors List -
2016 Mar 10