Colgate University Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Colgate University's overall acceptance rate has seen a notable decline in recent years. For the application year 2023, the acceptance rate was 11.95%, accepting 2,526 out of 21,109 applicants, which is a drop from 12.43% for 2022 with 2,624 acceptances from the same applicant pool size. This trend indicates a significant decrease from 17.19% in 2021 and 27.5% in 2020, emphasizing increasing competition among applicants. Over the past five years, the acceptance rate has decreased by over 15 percentage points, illustrating the growing selectivity of the admissions process at Colgate.