Inside Academics at Colgate University

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Colgate University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

41 Majors With Completions

9:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

94% Full-Time Faculty

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, Colgate University offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. With 94% of instructors full time, Colgate University is above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Majors & Degrees

Colgate University offers 41 majors with reported completions across 16 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Colgate University are shown below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	✓
Doctorate	—

The most popular majors at Colgate University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Economics	113
Political Science and Government	99
Research and Experimental Psychology	77
International Relations and National Security Studies	47
Computer Science	45

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Colgate University:

Need flexibility? Check whether Colgate University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule. Explore online learning.
Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Colgate University retains and graduates its students — 93% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research on Colgate University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Colgate University in more detail:

Academic Majors at Colgate University — every major and degree program offered
Faculty Composition at Colgate University — how the teaching staff is structured
Graduation & Retention at Colgate University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
Online Learning at Colgate University — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation at Colgate University — accreditation status and accrediting bodies