Colgate earned 77 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 3 in the top 1%, 26 in the top 5%, 33 in the top 10% and 15 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #6 of 765 in Top Ranked for English Language & Literature, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 77 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 3 / 26
Highest placement: #6 of 765, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 13
Placements this edition: 183
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Colgate University Earned?
Colgate University holds 77 ranking badges across 13 fields of study, 29 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. This page reflects the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
3
Top 5%
26
Top 10%
33
Top 15%
15
Total
77
What Is Colgate University Known For?
Colgate University is best known for Social Sciences: 14 of its 58 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Political Science & Government, General English Literature and Economics.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Colgate University earned 19 badges across 14 sports, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #17 of 933 in Basketball.
Colgate University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #4,066 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Colgate University appears in 183 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team