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Colgate University is an independent liberal arts college currently enrolling 2,800 undergraduates leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. The University also has a small graduate program leading to the Master of Arts in Teaching, and a few select students may enroll in Master of Arts programs in academic subjects. After 150 years as an all-male institution, Colgate accepted women as entering students in 1970. Women currently comprise approximately 51 percent of the undergraduate enrollment.
The University developed from the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York, which was founded in 1819 by "13 men with 13 dollars, 13 prayers, and 13 articles" - hence the lucky-13 tradition at Colgate. Named Colgate University in 1890 in recognition of the long service and
generosity of members of the Colgate family, the institution has been non-denominational since the seminary moved to Rochester in the 1920s.
Today Colgate's faculty, staff and student body represent a widely diverse mix of ethnicities and religious beliefs.
Colgate's mission is to provide a demanding, expansive educational experience to a select group of diverse, talented, intellectually sophisticated students who are capable of challenging themselves, their peers, and their teachers in a setting that brings together living and learning. The purpose of the university is to develop wise, thoughtful, critical thinkers and perceptive leaders by encouraging young men and women to fulfill their potential through residence in a community that values all forms of intellectual rigor and respects the complexity of human understanding.
- From the mission statement approved by Colgate's Board of Trustees
President's WelcomeMission
Learn more about Colgate:
Board of Trustees
Colgate at a Glance
Colgate History & Traditions
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