Bayan shekaru uku, a 1823, Baptist Theological Seminary a Birnin New York ya haɗu da Baptist Education Society kuma daga baya ya canza sunansa zuwa Hamilton Literary & Theological Institution. Daga cikin masu kula da shi William Colgate, wanda ya kafa Kamfanin Colgate. A shekara ta 1826, masu kula da gonar makarantar sun sayi gonar da ta zama cibiyar mayar da hankali na makarantar, wanda aka sani da 'The Colgate.' A shekara ta 1800, ɗalibai da ɗalibai na yanzu da aka gina a West Hall, ta hanyar amfani da dutse mai dutse a filin da ake kira Colgate College, kuma makarantar ta buɗe shekara guda daga baya, a 1820.
makarantar Colgate Rochester Divinity School