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Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NYQuad's selectivityVery selective
Known forHigh graduation ratePell students graduate at the same rateTest-optional heavy
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Updates

What changed

New and revised figures from the latest data releases, each with its year.

Published Oct 11, 2026

  • Fall 2025: 12,273 applied (fall 2024: 11,889)Skidmore College (Fall 2025)
  • Fall 2025: 2,917 admits (fall 2024: 2,503)Skidmore College (Fall 2025)
  • Fall 2025: 24% admitted (fall 2024: 21%)Skidmore College (Fall 2025)
  • Fall 2025: middle 50% SAT Reading & Writing 690–740 (fall 2024: 680–750)Skidmore College Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Fall 2025: middle 50% SAT Math 650–730 (fall 2024: 660–730)Skidmore College Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Fall 2025: middle 50% ACT composite 31–34 (fall 2024: 31–33)Skidmore College Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Fall 2027 applicants: Test scores recommended (fall 2024: Test-optional)Skidmore College Common Data Set 2025–26

Sources:Skidmore College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Skidmore College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicantsAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Admissions · Fall 2025

1 in 4 applicants admitted

Skidmore admits about 1 in 4 applicants (24%). That puts it in the "Very selective" tier, more selective than 94% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

24%

24%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityVery selective

Applied

12,273

Admitted

2,917

Yield

24%

of admits enroll

SAT middle 50%

1360–1460

10001600
ACT middle 50%

31–34

1836
Applications +37% since fall 2014 · admit rate 37% → 21%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 2,694 undergrads, where 13% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

2.7K

undergrads · larger than 66% of colleges

Diversity index

0.56

Pell Grant

13%

below the median

First generation

15%

below the median

Small suburbNCAA D-III · Upstate Collegiate Athletic AssociationStudy abroad
Steady · index 0.58 → 0.56 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business/Commerce, General (15% of graduates). 8 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 89% of colleges. 77% of faculty are full-time. Spends $25,466 a year on instruction per student.

8 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 89% of colleges

Most popular major

Business/Commerce, General

15% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Computer and Information Sciences, General

$104.7K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

77%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$25.5K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $56,828 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $32.5K more than the national median. The 53% who received grants paid $31,187 on average; the other 47% paid the full sticker price of $85,270.

33%

$56.8K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $32.5K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$85,270 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
17% · avg $49K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 33% of full price

Federal loans

33%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office
Cost steady · −3% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $69,363 ten years after enrolling, more than at 83% of colleges; 85% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 3.3 years of that salary.

85%

85%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$69.4K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$19.5K

≈ $207/month for 10 years

Retention

90%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 87% → 83% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price rose 6% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 3%, because grants grew faster. Applications rose 37% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 37% to 21%.

  • Cost

    Steady

    −3% after inflation

  • Applications

    Growing

    +37%

  • Selectivity

    More selective

    admit rate 37% → 21% (to fall 2024)

  • Diversity

    Steady

    index 0.58 → 0.56

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources for this profile

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    IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  2. 2
    College Scorecard

    U.S. Department of Education · most recent release; Entered fall 2023; Fall 2024; 2023–24; Fall 2023 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  3. 3
    Skidmore College Common Data Set 2025–26

    Skidmore College · Fall 2025; Fall 2027 applicants; 2024–25; 2025–26; Fall 2026 cycle; Fall 2026 entrants; Class of 2025 · retrieved 2026-10-10

  4. 4
    IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  5. 5
    IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  6. 6
    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  7. 7
    IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2024–25 graduates · retrieved 2026-10-12

  8. 8
    College Scorecard Field of Study data

    U.S. Department of Education · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  10. 10
    IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  11. 11
    Common Data Set

    Each college (voluntary, standardized template) · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12

  12. 12
    IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Entered fall 2018 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  13. 13
    IPEDS Admissions survey

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  14. 14
    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  15. 15
    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  16. 16
    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  17. 17
    IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  18. 18
    IPEDS Outcome Measures survey

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Students entering fall 2016 · retrieved 2026-10-12

IPEDS unit ID 195526 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything