Colgate University - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  1	Secondary School Record
  3	Class Rank
  2	School's Recommendation
  4	Standardized Test Scores
  5	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  C	Character and Personality
  I	Extracurricular participation
  I	Particular talent or ability
  C	Geographical distribution
  C	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Accumulative Percent
  Top tenth	56%
  Top quarter	89%
  Top half	99%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below use the new scoring system.
• 88% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 12% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Contact the school directly.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the SAT I:
  SAT verbal scores over 500 97%, SAT math scores over 500 98%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 81%, SAT math scores over 600 87%, ACT scores over 24 93%, SAT verbal scores over 700 28%, SAT math scores over 700 32%, ACT scores over 30 58%