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.
Spring 2022 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 2022 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction.
Academic Award -
2022 Dec 20
Spring 2022 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 2022 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.
Academic Award -
2022 Dec 20
Rookie of the Year
Jillian Herbst of Bradenton, Fla, was named Colgate University's Rookie of the Year after a standout season with the softball team.
Sports -
2022 Jul 20
Colgate Athlete of the Year
Nelly Cummings, a guard on the men's basketball team, was named Colgate 2022 Athlete of the Year.
Sports -
2022 Jul 7
Fall 2021 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 2021 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction.
Academic Award -
2022 Apr 27
Fall 2021 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 2021 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.
Academic Award -
2022 Apr 27
Spring 2021 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 2021 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.
Academic Award -
2021 Dec 21
The Colgate Graduating Class of 2021
Members of the Class of 2021 were honored on May 9 at Andy Kerr Stadium for Colgate University's 200th Commencement.
Graduation -
2021 Sep 28
Spring 2021 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 2021 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction.
Academic Award -
2021 Dec 21
Fall 2020 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 2020 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.
Academic Award -
2021 Mar 19
Fall 2020 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 2020 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction.
Academic Award -
2021 Mar 19
Spring 2020 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 2020 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction.
Academic Award -
2020 Nov 20
Spring 2020 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 2020 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.
Academic Award -
2020 Nov 20
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 -
2020 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 -
2020 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 -
2020 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
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
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
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 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
Intramural Research Training Award
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
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
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