Other Academic Information

Degree Programs
Student Retention Rate

Degree Programs

The following major programs are registered with the New York State Department of Education. Enrollment in majors other than those listed below may jeopardize a student’s eligibility for certain student aid awards funded by New York State.

Colgate University follows the tradition of Latin degree names. The undergraduate degree awarded by the university is the AB, rather than the BA. The AB is an abbreviation of the Latin name for the bachelor of arts degree, artium baccalaureus.

Program Title	Degree Award	HEGIS Code	Program Code
Adolescence education: biology	AB	0401.00	25974
Adolescence education: biology	MAT	0401.00	25975
Adolescence education: chemistry	AB	1905.01	25976
Adolescence education: chemistry	MAT	1905.01	25977
Adolescence education: earth science	AB	1917.01	25978
Adolescence education: earth science	MAT	1917.01	25979
Adolescence education: English	AB	1501.01	25972
Adolescence education: English	MAT	1501.01	25973
Adolescence education: mathematics	AB	1701.01	25982
Adolescence education: mathematics	MAT	1701.01	25983
Adolescence education: physics	AB	1902.01	25980
Adolescence education: physics	MAT	1902.01	25981
Adolescence education: social studies	AB	2201.01	25984
Adolescence education: social studies	MAT	2201.01	25985
Africana and Latin American studies	AB	2211.00	32866
Afro-American studies	AB	2211.00	04497
Anthropology	AB	2202.00	35982
Applied mathematics	AB	1703.00	38596
Art and art history	AB	1001.00	04427
Asian studies	AB	0301.00	04414
Astrogeophysics	AB	1912.00	04474
Astronomy-physics	AB	1999.10	04478
Biochemistry	AB	0414.00	84373
Biology	AB	0401.00	04423
Chemistry	AB	1905.00	04473
Childhood education	AB	0802.00	25971
Childhood education	MAT	0002.00	40751
Chinese	AB	1107.00	27260
Classical studies	AB	1504.00	04457
Classics	AB	1504.00	32115
Computer science	AB	0701.00	04425
Computer science/mathematics	AB	0799.00	84374
Economics	AB	2204.00	04489
Educational studies	AB	0001.00	84083
English	AB	1051.00	04451
English	MA	1051.00	04456
Environmental biology	AB	0420.00	20770
Environmental economics	AB	0420.00	21442
Environmental geography	AB	0420.00	20771
Environmental geology	AB	0420.00	20772
Environmental studies	AB	0420.00	33413
Film and media studies	AB	1010.00	39436
French	AB	1102.00	04432
Geography	AB	2206.00	04492
Geology	AB	1914.00	04475
Geology	MA	1914.00	86382
German	AB	1103.00	04436
Greek	AB	1110.00	04450
History	AB	2205.00	14873
History	MA	2205.00	14874
International relations	AB	2210.00	14877
International relations	MA	2210.01	14878
Japanese	AB	1108.00	22285
Latin	AB	1109.00	04449
Mathematical economics	AB	0517.00	04424
Mathematics	AB	1701.00	04467
Middle east and Islamic civilizations	AB	2201.00	36436
Molecular biology	AB	0416.00	88121
Music	AB	1005.00	04428
Native American studies	AB	22212.00	86188
Natural science	AB	4902.00	04501
Neuroscience	AB	0425.00	88122
Peace and conflict studies	AB	2290.00	04498
Philosophy	AB	1509.00	04459
Philosophy	MA	1509.00	78840
Philosophy & religion	AB	1599.10	04461
Physical science	AB	4902.00	04500
Physics	AB	1902.00	04470
Political science	AB	2207.00	14875
Political science	MA	2207.00	14876
Psychological science	AB	2001.00	04481
Psychological science	MA	2001.00	07663
Religion	AB	1510.00	04462
Religion	MA	1510.00	04463
Russian and Eurasian studies	AB	0307.00	04415
Social sciences	AB	2201.00	04484
Sociology	AB	2208.00	04486
Sociology and anthropology	MA	2208.00	04485
Spanish	AB	1105.00	04442
Theater	AB	1007.00	10989
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies	AB	2299.00	90051

Student Retention Rate

In accordance with regulations of the New York State Department of Education, the following retention data are provided for the entering cohorts of 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017:

Fall Cohort	Percentage Completing 1st Year	Percentage Completing 2nd Year	Percentage Completing 3rd Year	Percentage Graduating in 4 Years	Percentage Graduating in 5 Years	Percentage Graduating in 6 Years
2012	97.6	91.4	89.6	83.9	88.5	88.9
2013	98.7	92.9	90.6	87.7	89.5	90.6
2014	97.7	92.0	90.1	85.4	89.8	90.9
2015	97.8	92.0	90.1	87.2	89.8	90.3
2016	97.7	91.9	90.6	87.7	90.7	91.3
2017	98.4	92.5	90.3	84.2	89.0	90.5