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Compare with New York Public Colleges

Compare with New York Public Colleges for Colgate University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$59,375 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$59,739 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$59,440 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$59,370 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$62,924 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$62,768 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$62,966 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$62,842 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$70,306 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$61,353 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$61,554 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$61,307 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$61,773 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$62,854 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	$61,680 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$61,475 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	$61,432 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$61,481 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$61,734 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$62,816 lower in-state tuition	78% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$61,475 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$61,717 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$61,003 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$61,271 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$61,681 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$69,411 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with New York Private Colleges

Compare with New York Private Colleges for Colgate University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$7,510 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$992 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$4,778 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$1,539 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$5,391 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$3,226 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$418 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$724 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$6,225 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$12,646 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$11,032 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$3,016 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$16,906 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$8,461 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$11,612 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$16,766 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$1,346 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$23,726 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$10,908 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$27,874 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$3,870 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$3,444 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$1,267 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$4,406 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$5,189 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY	$28,831 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$23,746 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$18,506 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Houghton University Houghton, NY	$51,876 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elmira College Elmira, NY	$31,330 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$23,486 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$47,856 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$2,949 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$7,092 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Colgate University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$49,662 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$58,497 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$53,496 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$56,086 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$52,534 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$48,380 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$52,377 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$49,262 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$70,306 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$51,248 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$57,050 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$50,332 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$55,666 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$53,340 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$70,306 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Colgate University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$8,630 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$7,618 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$5,076 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$2,204 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$1,620 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$3,056 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$2,530 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$2,289 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$4,060 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$396 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$1,106 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$7,910 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$4,144 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$2,596 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$7,894 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$2,038 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$2,494 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$398 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$7,618 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$13,250 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$5,326 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$11,535 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$13,154 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$174 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$4,908 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$9,306 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$4,812 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$2,226 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$17,136 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$1,746 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$3,698 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$6,756 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$36 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$382 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$11,956 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$7,501 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$706 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$3,130 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$2,706 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$6,844 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$13,156 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$3,666 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$17,046 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$4,656 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$464 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$2,474 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$488 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$11,439 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$4,386 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Colgate University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$4,396 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$7,690 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$1,548 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$2,808 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$356 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$5,281 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$6,026 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rice University Houston, TX	$6,162 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$9,013 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$3,266 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$1,628 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$4,516 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$2,664 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$5,076 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$13,226 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$20,245 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026