Colgate University
NY · Private · Mid-Atlantic · Liberal arts college · Top 25 tier · 3,050 undergraduates (small)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~59% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “After receiving an admission decision, admitted applicants who chose to have their scores considered will be required to send official scores from the testing agency.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 2,247 | 22.6% | 46.4% | Not reported | 100% | 56% | 44% | 1340-1480 | 31-34 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 2,358 | 27.5% | 45.1% | Not reported | 100% | 57% | 43% | 1300-1460 | 30-33 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 3,015 | 17.2% | 40.4% | Not reported | 53% | 30% | 23% | 1360-1490 | 31-34 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 2,624 | 12.4% | 25.2% | Not reported | 54% | 31% | 23% | 1418-1510 | 32-34 | |
| 2023-24 | 2,526 | 12% | 22.9% | Not reported | 41% | 22% | 19% | 1440-1510 | 32-34 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 2,871 | 13.9% | 19.5% | 58% | 37% | 23% | 14% | 1450-1530 | 33-34 | |
| 2025-26 | 3,030 | 17.5% | 35.5% | Not reported | 39% | 23% | 16% | 1450-1510 | 33-35 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 2%
- 2024: 4%
- 2023: 5%
- 2022: 0%
- 2021: 0%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS
From the school's website
Figures from the school’s own pages that add to its Common Data Set. Each links its source.
Colgate reports that 473 students in the Class of 2029 enrolled through Early Decision (1,342 Early Decision applicants).
Source: Colgate first-year class profile (archived Nov 19, 2025) ↗
Notes
- The school's report labels its Early Decision counts "Fall 2024 entering class", but they are for Fall 2025 admissions.