Educational InstitutionsEducational Organization

Colgate University

Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, United States. It was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York and operated under that name until 1823, when it was renamed Hamilton Theological and Literary Institution, often called Hamilton College (1823–1846), then Madison College (1846–1890), and its present name since 1890.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
2701
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
270100
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
190099
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
129880

Location

Hamilton, NY, 13346-1398

42.819475, -75.536346

Accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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