Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

21.1%

Acceptance rate

1,388

SAT Average

$34,581

Avg net price

2,760

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,388

SAT Reading/Writing680–750

SAT Math660–730

ACT Composite31–33

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 629	629
Bachelor’s 101	101
Bachelor’s 96	96
Bachelor’s 83	83
Bachelor’s 58	58
Bachelor’s 58	58
Bachelor’s 33	33
Bachelor’s 31	31
Bachelor’s 31	31
Bachelor’s 30	30
Bachelor’s 23	23
Bachelor’s 20	20
Bachelor’s 16	16
Bachelor’s 15	15
Bachelor’s 14	14
Bachelor’s 12	12
Bachelor’s 6	6
Bachelor’s 2	2

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division III
Primary conference: Liberty League

Projected sponsored sports18

BaseballField HockeyMen's BasketballMen's GolfMen's Ice HockeyMen's LacrosseMen's SoccerMen's Swimming & Diving

Athletic participation

435 unique student-athletes · 19 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Decision I

If Skidmore is your first choice and you're ready to commit, Early Decision could be the perfect fit.

Binding · CSS Profile due Nov 8

Nov 1, 2026

Early Decision II

Binding · CSS Profile due Jan 15

Jan 8, 2027

Regular Decision

CSS Profile due Jan 15

Jan 8, 2027

· Apply with Common App, Coalition, or QuestBridge Application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $65,970
Required fees: $1,320
Food and housing: $17,940
Books and supplies: $1,300
Other expenses: $1,630
Total: $88,160

Total by year

$74,1402019–2019–20
$76,6302020–2120–21
$79,2502021–2221–22
$81,8902022–2322–23
$85,2702023–2423–24
$88,1602024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $34,581 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 64%
Average share of need met: 100%
Average need-based grant: $58,100
Required forms: CSS Profile

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation75%

6-year graduation82%

Retention rate89%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$69,363

Median debt$19,500

Campus

Enrollment2,760

Student-faculty ratio8:1

SettingSuburb

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Skidmore College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Skidmore College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Skidmore College runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.

Early Decision I bindingApply by Nov 1 · decision Dec

Early Decision II bindingApply by Jan 8 · decision Feb

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jan 8

Early DecisionRegular Decision

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Skidmore College admits in-state applicants at 28.1%, out-of-state applicants at 38.7%, and international applicants at 6.1%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

690 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈418In-state (domestic)≈235International≈37

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

25% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

8% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 17% who submitted class rank.

High-school class rank

Among the 17% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

Skidmore College rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Class rank: Important
Application essay: Important
Recommendation(s): Important
Standardized test scores: Considered

Nonacademic

Character / personal qualities: Very important
Extracurricular activities: Important
Talent / ability: Important
Volunteer work: Important
Work experience: Important
First generation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
Level of applicant's interest: Considered
Interview: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered

Skidmore College leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Average GPACDS C12Not disclosed

Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

Skidmore College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $90,700 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $34,581 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 443 of 690 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

CSS Profile

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $90,700

Average aid package, 70% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 30% of sticker

Averages among the 443 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Skidmore College offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Skidmore College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

88.8% of Skidmore College’s first-years return for a second year and 81.7% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03