Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY · Private four-year · Suburb: Small
2,776undergraduates
21%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$32,368average net price per year
82%graduate in 6 years
89%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 12,144
- Admitted
- 2,784
- Admit rate
- 21%
- Admit rate, women
- 23%
- Admit rate, men
- 23%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 26%
- First-year students
- 735
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 25%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 660-730
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 640-730
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 9%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 30-33
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
37 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's (94 awarded)
Social sciences (5)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (27 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Experimental Psychology Bachelor's (83 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (21 awarded)
- Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (24 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (5)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Dance, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Music History, Literature, and Theory Bachelor's (11 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (50 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (2)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (19 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (17 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (4)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- German Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (3)
- American/United States Studies/Civilization Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Asian Studies/Civilization Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Education (1)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $65,030
- Housing and food on campus
- $17,340
- Books and supplies
- $1,300
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,600
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $85,270
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $85,270
- Total cost living at home
- $74,896
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $20,906 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $15,994 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $17,308 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $25,470 |
| Over $110,000 | $46,513 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 64%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 52%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $49,522
- Got a grant from the college
- 52%
- Average grant from the college
- $47,435
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 14%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 33%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,301
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 75%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 81%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 82%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 84%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 82%
- Transferred to another college
- 12%
- Came back for year two
- 89%
| Pell grant students | 79% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 78% |
| Neither | 83% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 386 | 84% |
| Men | 274 | 78% |
| Asian | 31 | 81% |
| Black | 42 | 79% |
| Hispanic | 64 | 84% |
| White | 405 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 88% |
| Race unknown | 11 | 73% (small group) |
| International | 81 | 75% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 684 | 84% | 13% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 32 | 97% | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 2,776
- Undergraduates
- 2,776
- Full-time undergraduates
- 2,739
- Part-time undergraduates
- 37
- Students per faculty member
- 8 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 33%
- From out of state
- 58%
- From other countries
- 9%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 1%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 24%
| Women | 59% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 6% |
| Black | 4% |
| Hispanic | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 64% |
| Two or more races | 6% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 9% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Small
- Address
- 815 N Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866
- County
- Saratoga County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball
- Offers
- Study abroad, Teacher certification, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.