Hobart William Smith Colleges vs Colgate University

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	Colgate University	Hobart William Smith Colleges
Overview
Location	Hamilton, New York	Geneva, New York
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Town: Distant
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	93.0%	91.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	17.2%	67.4%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $60 Graduate: $50
SAT range	1350 - 1500	1170 - 1370
ACT range	32 - 34	26 - 31
Students submitting SAT score	29.0%	23.0%
Students submitting ACT score	21.0%	8.0%
Total number of applicants	17,540	3,752
Total number of admissions given out	3,015	2,530
Admitted students who chose to enroll	887	367
Yield rate	29.4%	14.5%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$80,160	$77,115
Average net price	$24,500	$34,239
Tuition	$61,594	$58,990
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,496 Meal plan: $8,028	Room/dormitory: $8,610 Meal plan: $7,800
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	41.0% Average amount $53,718	92.0% Average amount $42,187
Students receiving federal student loan	11.0% Average amount $4,253	64.0% Average amount $5,304
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $34,492	7.0% Average amount $16,946

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,164 Men 45.0% Women 55.0%	1,660 Men 48.3% Women 51.7%
Graduate students	12 Men 41.7% Women 58.3%	24 Men 54.2% Women 45.8%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	75.2%	56.2%
International students	8.8%	6.8%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	2,972	1,829
First year students are required to live on campus?	Yes	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	New York New Jersey Connecticut California Pennsylvania	New York Mississippi New Jersey Connecticut California

Academics
Popular study areas	Social Sciences Foreign Languages and Literatures Physical Science Ethnic Studies Visual & Performing Arts	Social Sciences Education Ethnic Studies Visual & Performing Arts Physical Science
Students to faculty ratio	9:1	9:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	90.3%	73.1%
Dropout rate	2.8%	22.7%
Transferred out	6.7%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,196 Year 2: $67,995 Year 3: $86,742 International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $53,775 Year 3: $67,401 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,813 Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $60,399 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,179 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $57,947 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,895 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $51,701 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,416 Year 3: $50,739 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,610 Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: $43,419 Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,641 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $40,037 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,181 Year 2: $24,421 Year 3: $21,648 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $44,942 Year 3: N/A	Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,689 Year 2: $55,512 Year 3: $68,735 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,417 Year 2: $41,193 Year 3: $54,991 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $34,348 Year 3: $51,181 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,105 Year 2: $32,569 Year 3: $50,679 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,530 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $47,920 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,939 Year 2: $30,409 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,187 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: N/A Public Policy Analysis (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $44,942 Year 3: N/A International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,965 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

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