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US News Peer College Rankings & Colgate Donor Participation

In the last 10 years, we have seen a disturbing downward trend with regard to Colgate rankings in US News & World Report and alumni donations. As shown in the graph below, the red line marks Colgate’s fall in peer school rankings from a high of 15 to the current 19. The blue line marks the decline in alumni donor participation from a high of 55% to the current 40%. (Source: US News & World 2010 Report)