by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Skidmore College was awarded 230 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business/commerce.
Skidmore is ranked #241 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.
Skidmore is also ranked #27 out of 143 schools in New York.
Skidmore College has an acceptance rate of 32%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Skidmore.
About 49% of students accepted to Skidmore submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 700. Math scores were between 610 and 703.
Learn more about Skidmore College admissions.
The student to faculty ratio at Skidmore is an impressive 8 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Skidmore College is 82%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Skidmore College has a freshmen retention rate of 88%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Skidmore for first-time, full-time students is 82%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Skidmore College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,582 undergraduates at Skidmore with 2,510 being full-time and 72 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,780 | $15,235 | $16,176 | $26,123 | $44,862 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Skidmore, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Skidmore, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $7,245 a year. That adds up to $28,980 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Skidmore is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Skidmore College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Skidmore College.
Contact details for Skidmore are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 815 N Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 |
| Phone: | 518-580-5000 |
| Website: | www.skidmore.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/SkidmoreCollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/skidmorecollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 100 | $50,235 |
| General Psychology | 52 | $34,416 |
| General English Literature | 46 | $18,677 |
| Political Science & Government | 39 | $35,722 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 33 | $33,302 |
| Economics | 26 | $49,572 |
| Anthropology | 24 | NA |
| History | 24 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 23 | $29,585 |
| General Biology | 23 | $24,359 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2019-2020, 2,464 students took at least one online class at Skidmore College. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 2,464 | 318 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Skidmore College.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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