by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Astrophysics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Astronomy & Astrophysics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Colgate University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in astronomy, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The astronomy major at Colgate is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astronomy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for Colgate.
Part-time undergraduates at Colgate paid an average of $1,864 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $59,655 | $59,655 |
| Fees | $360 | $360 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,055 | $1,055 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,035 | $15,035 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,475 | $1,475 |
Learn more about Colgate tuition and fees.
Colgate does not offer an online option for its astronomy bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Colgate Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in astronomy in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39.6%.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at Colgate in astronomy at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Astrophysics | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to astronomy and astrophysics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 11 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 2 |
| Physics | 23 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
