Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
23.8%
2,917 admitted
SAT · 50th
1400
Range 1360–1460
6-yr grad
81.9%
Retention 94.1%
Undergrads
2,719
7.8:1 S-F
Admissions
28.1% / 38.7%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications12,273
Overall admit rate23.8%
In-state admit rate28.1%
Out-of-state admit rate38.7%
Enrolled692 · 23.7% yield
Admitted from waitlist35 of 2,360
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsExtracurriculars, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1400
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1360–1460 · 25.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W690720740
Math650690730
Comp136014001460
ACT
255075
Comp313334
Cost & aid
$69,210
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$69,210
Fees$1,220
Room & board$18,820
Books$1,300
Avg need-based grant$57,050
% need met98.0%
Avg debt at graduation$29,458
Academics
7.8 : 1
student-faculty ratio
94.1% retention
Student-faculty7.8 : 1
Retention94.1%
4-year graduation74.5%
6-year graduation81.9%
Enrollment
2,719
undergraduates
66.0% out-of-state · 49 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates2,719
First-year690
Transfer20
Full-time99%
Female62%
Out-of-state66.0%
International (freshmen)49
Pell recipients (freshmen)19.9%
Rankings
#37
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#3726
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#7326
NicheBest Colleges in America#15726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#17426
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#33126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceLiberty League9
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingNew York colleges40
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$0
application fee
Regular decisionJanuary 8 → April 1 → May 1
Early decisionNovember 1 → mid-December · binding
Early decision 2January 8
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 4 Sci, 3 SciLab, 4 FL, 4 SS
Admissions URLhttps://www.skidmore.edu/admissions
Admissions emailadmissions@skidmore.edu
Admissions phone518-580-5570
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Vassar College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Vassar College NY · Private (nonprofit)20.9%14902K
Colby College ME · Private (nonprofit)7.1%2K
Bates College ME · Private (nonprofit)14.8%14401K
Middlebury College VT · Private (nonprofit)12.8%15002K
Hamilton College NY · Private (nonprofit)13.6%14801K
Dickinson College PA · Private (nonprofit)41.5%13802K
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY · Private (nonprofit)66.7%13201K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Skidmore College

20 years of Skidmore College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.