Skidmore College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small suburb.

Overview

Skidmore College is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. It was founded in 1903 as the Young Women’s Industrial Club by Lucy Skidmore Scribner. The college received its present name in 1922. Students of Skidmore College are offered degree programs in more than 60 ares of study including art, law and society, economics, religion, and computer science.

The various clubs and organizations available to the students include the American Studies Club, Student Government Association, Asian Cultural Awareness, Christian Fellowship, and Environmental Action Club. Male students participate in sports such as ice hockey, golf, swimming and diving, crew, baseball, basketball, tennis, soccer, and lacrosse. The women participate is sports such as basketball, field hockey, riding, soccer, crew, softball, volleyball, tennis, swimming and diving, and lacrosse.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, fine arts, music, liberal arts, conservation and resource management, and therapy and counseling.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Selective admissions.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Skidmore College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 47% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,777 in 2009-2010 (2,582 full-time equivalent).

About 38% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 62% of the class.

Undergrads are 98% of enrolled students and graduate students are 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 96% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Skidmore College provides on-campus housing for 2,043 of its 2,582 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 28 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Skidmore College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (76 awarded)

• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (21 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (37 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (12 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (8 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (61 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (298 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• French Language and Literature
• French Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICINE (9 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (18 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (23 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (38 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (68 awarded)

• Psychology