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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Colgate University
  • Pratt Institute-Main

What stands out

Colgate University has the lower average net price, Colgate University reports the higher graduation rate, Colgate University reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Colgate University leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Colgate University compared with Pratt Institute-Main
MetricColgate UniversityHamilton, NYPrivate nonprofit · 4-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateHighest retentionLowest median debtHighest median earningsPratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NYPrivate nonprofit · 4-year
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$28,786lowest$52,659
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$87,070$80,049
In-state tuition$70,306$61,845
Out-of-state tuition$70,306$61,845
Admissions
Acceptance rate14%73%
SAT midpoint1,4251,300
ACT midpoint3330
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.91%highest73%
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.93%highest88%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$15,000lowest$26,000
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$85,139highest$54,295
Campus
Undergraduates3,1803,910

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.