Fast Facts about Skidmore
It’s impossible to capture all there is to know about Skidmore through a few facts, but here’s our quick snapshot of who we are.
Costs and aid
2022–23 costs
$62,398 tuition and fees; $9,834 dorm, double room; and $6,798 meals
Financial aid
Skidmore annually provides more than $68 million in financial aid. 52% of students received need-based grants, while 55% of students receive some form of financial aid. We also have $80,000 music (4-6 awards annually) and science-math (12-14 awarded annually) merit scholarships.
Curriculum
Program
Four-year private, nondenominational, coeducational, liberal arts curriculum offering Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees
Majors and Minors
Majors
44. Most popular are business, psychology, English, economics, political science, studio art, and environmental sciences/studies
Minors
Most majors have corresponding minors. Minors are also available in arts administration; Black studies; Chinese; intergroup relations (IGR); Italian; Japanese; Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx studies; media and film studies, and statistics.
Cooperative programs
4+1 M.B.A. programs (Clarkson University, Rochester Institute of Technology); Whitman M.B.A. Advantage Program, 4+1 M.S.A., and 4+1 M.S.F. (Syracuse University); Dual-degree engineering programs (Clarkson, Dartmouth College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute); B.S.N. (New York University School of Nursing — 15 or 18 months); Dual-degree programs in occupational therapy and physical therapy (Sage Graduate School)
Off-campus study
60% of Skidmore students study abroad at some point during their college years. Students can choose from 120 programs in 45 countries, including Skidmore-run programs in England, France, New Zealand and Spain.
Average class size
16 students; 94% have fewer than 30 students
Campus
Location
Saratoga Springs, New York, a city of 30,000 located 30 miles from Albany, New York state’s capital, and a three-hour drive from New York City, Boston and Montreal
Setting
More than 1,200 tree-lined acres providing a beautifully landscaped, personal experience.
Facilities
All classes take place on campus and about 90% of students live on campus.
Sustainability
37% of campus buildings are geothermally heated and cooled; 20% of campus electricity is powered by the combination of our own solar field (9%) and hydroelectric dam (11%). Completion of the new Center for Integrated Sciences (CIS) is expected to increase geothermal heating and cooling to 45%.
Community
Enrollment
Approximately 2,700 students from 44 states and 60 countries
Demographics
41% men, 59% women (3% identify as nonbinary); domestic students of color: 26%; international students: 10%; students with dual passports: 7%; first-generation college students: 12%
Faculty
320 full-time; 80% hold a doctorate or the highest degree in their fields; the average student-faculty ratio is 8:1
Retention rate
93% (fall to fall)
Student clubs and organizations
Nearly 120
Club and intramural sports
Approximately 20
Athletics
19 varsity teams; Skidmore is a founding member of the Liberty League and a member of NCAA Division III, the New England Hockey Conference and the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.
Career
Preparation
All students and alumni have lifetime access to the Skidmore Career Development Center.
Student research
Annually, nearly 500 students (20% of the student body) engage in professional-level research with a faculty mentor.
Internships
85% of students complete an internship during their Skidmore career (75% more than one).
Recent class profiles
- 784 students
- 13,182 applications
- 3,367 admitted students
- 26% acceptance rate
- 48% accepted through Early Decision
- 25% are domestic students of color
- 11% first-generation students
- 8% are international students
- 48 countries and 36 states represented
- 40% of students are male, 60% are female
- More than 50% received Skidmore financial aid grants
- 726 students
- 11,177 applications
- 3,420 admitted students
- 31% acceptance rate
- 50% of the class enrolled through Early Decision
- 26% are domestic students of color
- 8% are international students
- 7% are dual citizens
- 20% are first-generation college students
- 55% of students are receiving financial aid
- 39 states and 24 countries are represented by the class
- Nearly 40 languages spoken at home other than or in addition to English
- 43% of the class is male, 57% female
- 721 students
- 10,400 applications
- 3000+ admits
- 32% acceptance rate
- 50% enrolled through Early Decision
- 25% domestic students of color
- 10% international students
- 7% dual citizens
- 12% first-generation college students
- 57% receiving financial aid
- 37 states and 27 countries
- 36 languages spoken at home other than or in addition to English
- 41% male/59% female
- 740 students (including 32 students in FYE London program)
- 11,100 applications
- 3,000+ admitted students
- 30% selectivity
- 47% enrolled through Early Decision
- 28% domestic students of color
- 11% international students
- 6% dual citizens
- 17% first-generation college students
- 49% receiving some form of financial aid
- 31 states and 32 foreign countries
- 50 languages spoken at home besides English
- 44% male/56% female
- 679 students (including 34 students in FYE London program)
- 10,797 applications
- 2,915 admitted students
- 27% selectivity
- 50% enrolled through Early Decision
- 25% domestic students of color
- 10% international students
- 6% dual citizens
- 14% first-generation college students
- 47% receiving some form of financial aid
- 35 states and 25 foreign countries
- 39 languages spoken at home besides English
- 36% male/64% female
Skidmore is ranked a Best Value College by Kiplinger and Forbes, a Top Green College and a Top Great Financial Aid School by The Princeton Review, a Top Liberal Arts College by US News and more.