Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 300,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 1,950 (1% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 200 (5% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,692
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 33%
From Region 41%
Athletes 16.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Hispanic 10%
International 7%
Asian 6%
Mixed 6%
Black 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Skidmore College 629 44% / 56% 8% $59,977 26 94%
Computer Science 31 +2 81% / 19% 19% $99,291 92 100%
Chemistry 16 38% / 62% 19% $66,037 45
Geosciences 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $58,856 23
Mathematics 16 +5 50% / 50% 12% $80,512 76
Physics 8 +1 25% / 75% 25% $78,821 73
Biology 18 22% / 78% 6% $55,134 15 100%
Neuroscience 21 +3 43% / 57% 10% $56,466 17
Environmental Science 15 47% / 53% 7% $39,963 2 90%
Environmental Studies 16 +3 38% / 62% 6% $39,963 2 90%
Exercise Physiology 19 58% / 42% 16% $64,245 39 100%
Business 95 +4 66% / 34% 9% $71,971 60 93%
Business Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $74,116 65
Economics $93,208 88
Quantitative Economics 14 +11 79% / 21% 14% $93,208 88 97%
American Studies 8 +2 50% / 50% 0% $51,476 9
Anthropology 12 +3 42% / 58% 17% $49,911 7
Asian Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $51,601 9
Classical Languages 1 +4 0% / 100% 0% $53,608 12
English 33 +10 24% / 76% 0% $50,586 8 97%
Ethnic Studies 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $51,258 9
Experimental Psychology 58 +12 21% / 79% 7% $51,563 9
French 2 +5 50% / 50% 0% $53,889 12 100%
German +2 $53,890 12
History 23 +6 57% / 43% 13% $54,850 14
International Affairs 18 +3 33% / 67% 11% $49,924 7 85%
Philosophy 8 +4 75% / 25% 12% $51,756 9
Political Science 32 +7 50% / 50% 0% $51,859 10 100%
Psychology $61,914 32
Religious Studies 6 +2 33% / 67% 17% $55,074 14
Social Sciences 2 50% / 50% 0%
Social Work 20 +1 10% / 90% 0% $58,229 22 95%
Sociology 23 +6 48% / 52% 4% $49,261 7 92%
Spanish 3 +7 67% / 33% 0% $53,889 12 100%
Elementary Education 15 27% / 73% 7% $54,515 13
General Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $56,746 18
Art History 8 +3 12% / 88% 0% $59,717 26 86%
Dance 11 +1 0% / 100% 0% $40,589 2
Music History, Literature, and Theory 10 +2 70% / 30% 0% $54,844 14
Studio Art 38 +3 26% / 74% 0% $59,717 26 86%
Theater 16 +1 38% / 62% 6% $38,209 2 95%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,590
ROI Percentile 26th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 75%
6-Year Graduation Rate 83%
Transfer-Out Rate 13%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 40.2% 253 36% / 64% 6% $52,035 10 95%
Business & Economics 17.5% 110 67% / 33% 10% $74,693 66 94%
Arts 13.2% 83 29% / 71% 1% $52,449 10 89%
Physical Sciences & Math 7.3% 46 41% / 59% 15% $72,358 61
Life & Natural Sciences 6.2% 39 33% / 67% 8% $55,851 16 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.9% 31 42% / 58% 6% $39,963 2 90%
Computer Science 4.9% 31 81% / 19% 19% $99,291 92 100%
Health Sciences 3.0% 19 58% / 42% 16% $64,245 39 100%
Education 2.7% 17 24% / 76% 6% $54,777 14

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.1M #344 51% $0
Health Sciences $0.7M #271 78% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.6M #375 45% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #449 79% $0
Business & Economics $0.1M #363 77% $0
Computer Science $0.0M #477 0% $0
Education $0.0M #425 100% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Total $2.7M #460 60% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 24%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 27% 37% 6%
Early Decision 50% 69% 11%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 33%
SAT Range 1360 – 1460
SAT Math Range 650 – 730
SAT RW Range 690 – 710