Enrollment Trends at Colgate

350

Total Enrollment

108

Men

242

Women

The student population at Colgate University is 3,211 (3,193 undergraduate and 18 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 350 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Colgate is 99.44% which is increased by 340 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 10 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.33 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Colgate University does not offer online degree/certificate program).

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,033 where 3,211 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

99.44% of total students is undergraduate students and 0.56% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 340 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 10 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.33 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Colgate than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Colgate University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,8612,8531,2711,582826
2016-172,890
29
2,882
29
1,299
28
1,583
1
84
2
4
-2
2017-182,894
4
2,8821,307
8
1,575
-8
12
4
3
-1
9
5
2018-192,969
75
2,958
76
1,323
16
1,635
60
11
-1
6
3
5
-4
2019-202,992
23
2,980
22
1,336
13
1,644
9
12
1
8
2
4
-1
2020-213,054
62
3,042
62
1,370
34
1,672
28
125
-3
7
3
2021-223,176
122
3,164
122
1,423
53
1,741
69
1257
2022-233,141
-35
3,130
-34
1,392
-31
1,738
-3
11
-1
2
-3
9
2
2023-243,146
5
3,131
1
1,377
-15
1,754
16
15
4
3
1
12
3
2024-253,211
65
3,193
62
1,3771,816
62
18
3
4
1
14
2
Average3,0333,0221,3481,6741248
Colgate University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,022 where 3,193 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Colgate University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,8532,8341,2631,57119811
2016-172,8822,8641,2851,57918144
2017-182,8822,8541,2911,563281612
2018-192,9582,9361,3111,625221210
2019-202,9802,9681,3261,64212102
2020-213,0423,0231,3571,66619136
2021-223,1643,1421,4081,73422157
2022-233,1303,1121,3831,7291899
2023-243,1313,1121,3651,74719127
2024-253,1933,1681,3651,803251213
Average3,0223,0221,3351,6663,022128
Colgate University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 12 where 18 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Colgate University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-168312514
2016-178110734
2017-1812413826
2018-1911844321
2019-2012550734
2020-2112624633
2021-2212835422
2022-2311808321
2023-2415817725
2024-25181028826
Average1212241224
Colgate University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 64.31%. The percentage was 66.90% 10 years ago and Colgate still has a high percentage of white students. 5.26% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.27% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.56% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 66.90% to 64.31%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.53% to 5.26%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.33% to 4.27%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.19% to 9.56%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5691 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5397 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Colgate University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16410112426311,91498
2016-17310613026601,902107
2017-18311813525911,866109
2018-19413713527521,914116
2019-20215011725651,952119
2020-21216212928151,983126
2021-22217413929442,083143
2022-23318114729152,022155
2023-24417314029642,034175
2024-25416913730742,065191
Average314713327931,974134
Colgate University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Colgate University does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.


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