Colgate University

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Hamilton, NY

University Website:  https://www.colgate.edu/
Apply Online:  https://www.colgate.edu/admission-aid/apply

Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.

Colgate has 52 undergraduate concentrations that culminate in a Bachelor of Arts degree. The student body comes from 47 states and 42 countries. In its 2013 edition, U.S. News and World Report ranked Colgate as the 18th best liberal arts college in the country. Colgate ranked 37th in the 2011 edition of "America's Best Colleges" from Forbes.com. It is also listed as one of thirty Hidden Ivies and as one of Newsweek's "New Ivies".

Colgate is located on a rural 515 acre (2.08 km²) campus in Central New York. Despite an undergraduate population of only 2,800, Colgate is a member of the Patriot League conference of the NCAA Division I.

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Colgate University College Scholarships

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Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

Thomas J. Watson Foundation

$36,000 Varies See Details
 

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

Thomas J. Watson Foundation

award

$36,000

deadline

Varies
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