University

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, New York, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Suburban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $67,290
Out-of-state tuition: $67,290
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,694

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2025–2026 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

23.8%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,719 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate students as of October 15, 2025.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,691 students; Official CDS B1 total full-time undergraduate students.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 28 students; Official CDS B1 total part-time undergraduate students.

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business/Commerce, General
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-08 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-08 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $0
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required
No supplemental essays are required for this university.
https://skidmore.edu/admissions/apply/index.php

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?195526
Retrieved 2026-06-10

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 12,273 applicants; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year applicants for Fall 2025.
First-year students admitted (C1): 2,917 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year admits for Fall 2025.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 692 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year enrollees for Fall 2025.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS marks the GPA distribution N/A; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS marks the GPA distribution N/A; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS marks the GPA distribution N/A; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS marks the GPA distribution N/A; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS marks the GPA distribution N/A; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS marks the GPA distribution N/A; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS marks the GPA distribution N/A; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS marks the GPA distribution N/A; no GPA distribution was inferred.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS marks the GPA distribution N/A; no GPA distribution was inferred.
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution; The official CDS marks average high-school GPA N/A; no average was inferred.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 25%; Official CDS C9 reports 25 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 8%; Official CDS C9 reports 8 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 690 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th percentile.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 740 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 75th percentile.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 650 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 730 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 31 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 34 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 7.8:1; Official CDS I2 reports a Fall 2025 student-to-faculty ratio of 7.8 to 1, based on 2,543.3 students and 325.6 faculty.

Source: Skidmore College Common Data Set 2025-2026 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.skidmore.edu/ir/facts/common/cds-2025-26.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v124-skidmore

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

21.1%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution
First-year applications (C1): 11,889 applicants; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students admitted (C1): 2,503 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students enrolled (C1): 666 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,704 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,671 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 33 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 23%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 10%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 680 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 750 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 660 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 730 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 31 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 33 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Skidmore College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.skidmore.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

Visual and Performing Arts

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

Economics

Social Sciences

Education, General

Education

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Social Sciences, Other

Social Sciences

Social Work

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Sociology

Social Sciences

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Education