Social Sciences is a program of study at Colgate University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for social sciences majors, Colgate came in at #21. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #3 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Colgate.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Colgate was $1,864 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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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 social sciences 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.
Women made up around 46.9% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.9% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at Colgate in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 12 |
Black or African American | 11 |
Hispanic or Latino | 23 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 213 |
International Students | 24 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 24 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Social Sciences | 1 |
Anthropology | 7 |
Economics | 133 |
Geography & Cartography | 12 |
International Relations & National Security | 41 |
*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.