Enrollment
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | |
| Full-Time Undergraduates (Fall) | 3,023 | 3,142 | 3,112 | 3,111 | 3,168 |
Student Body Diversity
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | |
| % Female | 55% | 55% | 56% | 56% | 57% |
| % Male | 45% | 45% | 44% | 44% | 43% |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| % Asian | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% |
| % Black or African American | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| % Hispanic/Latinx | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% |
| % International | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| % Two or More Races | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| % Unknown | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| % White | 65% | 65% | 64% | 65% | 64% |
| % Pell Grant Recipients | 11% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 15% |
One-Year Retention Rate
Note: Groups are listed by cohort year — for example, of the students who entered their first year at Colgate in 2016, 94% returned for their second year. This includes first-time students only — transfer students are not included.
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| First-Year Retention Rate | 94% | 93% | 94% | 93% | 93% |
Six-Year Graduation Rate
Note: Groups are listed by cohort year -— the percentage listed represents how many of the students who entered Colgate in the year given graduated within six years.
* To protect anonymity, data are redacted for groups of five or fewer students.
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
| All Students | 91% | 90% | 91% | 91% | 91% |
| American Indian/Alaska Native Students | * | * | * | * | * |
| Asian Students | 94% | 88% | 90% | 87% | 90% |
| Black/African American Students | 94% | 95% | 89% | 87% | 94% |
| Hispanic/Latinx Students | 85% | 92% | 93% | 95% | 91% |
| International Students | 86% | 93% | 92% | 93% | 89% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Students | * | * | * | * | * |
| Two or More Races Students | 65% | 90% | 85% | 87% | 84% |
| Unknown Students | 90% | 84% | 91% | 87% | 92% |
| White Students | 94% | 90% | 92% | 91% | 92% |