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Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY · CDS 2025–2026 · Suburb: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
23.8%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
23.7%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
98.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$89,400
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
8:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$20,817

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates2,719
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students2,719

Admissions

Total applicants12,273
Total admitted2,917
Total enrolled692
Overall admit rate23.8%
Admit rate — women26.5%
Admit rate — men20.1%
Yield rate23.7%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing dateNovember 1
ED notification datemid-December
# admitted under ED plan359
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date——
EA notification date——
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT25.0%
% submitting ACT8.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile690
SAT EBRW 75th %ile740
SAT Math 25th %ile650
SAT Math 75th %ile730
ACT Comp 25th %ile31
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class45.0%
% in top 25% of HS class70.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$69,210
Tuition — out-of-state——
Required fees$1,370
Room and board$18,820
Total cost — in-state$89,400
Total cost — out-of-state$89,400

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$57,050
Avg % of need met98.0%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$19,200
Avg loan debt at graduation$20,817

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist2,360
# admitted from waitlist35
Waitlist admit rate5.2%
Transfer applicants (total)160
Transfer admit rate39.4%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio8:1
% faculty full-time73.0%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)21.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$32,297Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)84.3%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)83.4%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate89.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$61,281Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant13.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan33.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full26.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress39.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress13.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white64.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races6.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women56.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men44.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white72.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian10.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences16.1%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services15.3%
Visual And Performing Arts13.2%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences9.2%
Psychology9.2%
English Language And Literature/Letters5.3%
Natural Resources And Conservation4.9%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services4.9%