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Colgate Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 1,453
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 46%
Average Aid Amount $55,322
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 406
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 50%

Financial Aid Information at Colgate

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,453 students (46% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $55,322. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 406 students (50% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Colgate University is $70,306, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,453 students (46% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $55,322. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Colgate University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Colgate University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid1,45346%$55,322
Pell Grants39713%$5,436
Federal Student Loans38112%$5,228

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 406 beginning students (50% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 377 students (46% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Colgate University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Colgate University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid40650%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources35043%$56,696
Federal Grants9912%$6,436
Pell Grants9912%$5,648
Other Federal Grants263%$3,000
State/Local Grants466%$2,567
Institutional Grants34743%$55,010
Student Loans12215%$9,807
Federal Student Loans10413%$4,674
Other Student Loans294%$24,495