Skidmore College

Skidmore College is located in beautiful Saratoga Springs. One has to pass through a suburban neighbourhood to get to the college, which is one mile from Saratoga Springs.There is a horse racing track nearby.  The town is very picturesque with lovely boutiques.  It is three hours from New York City, Boston and Montreal. Skidmore College provides free transportation within the town of  Saratoga and to Albany.

The most popular majors are: Management and Business, English, Psychology, Studio Art and the following tied for 5th - Biology, International Affairs, Economics, Exercise Science and Theatre. 

Total enrolment: approximately 2,400, of which 180 are international students.

Skidmore offers B.A. and B.S. degrees in over 50 areas - in traditional liberal arts disciplines but also in Pre-Professional fields not typically offered at other liberal arts colleges, like business, social work, education studies, and health and exercise sciences. Students can craft their own self-determined majors. Almost all majors have corresponding minors.

Skidmore offers Pre-professional and Cooperative Programs: Pre-Medical advising; Pre-Law advising; 4+1 M.B.A. programs (Clarkson, RIT, Union Graduate College); Whitman M.B.A. Advantage Program, 4+1 M.S.A., and 4+1 M.S.F. programs (Syracuse University); dual-degree engineering programs (Clarkson, Dartmouth, RPI); B.S.N. (New York University School of Nursing—15 or 18 months); 4+2 M.S. in occupational therapy and 4+3 doctorate in physical therapy (Sage Graduate School), and M.S. in accountancy (Wake Forest University)


Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree must complete a minimum of ninety credit hours of course work designated as liberal arts. Candidates for the Bachelor of Science degree must complete a minimum of sixty credit hours of course work designated as liberal arts.



Merit based scholarships- open to both American and international applicants
Porter Presidential Scholarship in Science and Mathematics: $15,000 annually ($60,000 over four years) to five to seven students per class

Filene Music Scholarship: $12,000 annually ($48,000 over four years) to four students per class

Skidmore is listed in the 2015 Princeton Review 150 Best Value Colleges

Financial aid
Skidmore annually gives approximately $40 million in financial aid on the basis of demonstrated need.  The average 2012-13 first year financial aid package for international students was $49,985.  International students applying for aid are required to file the College Board's College Scholarships Service (CSS) Financial Aid PROFILE.

Varsity sports
Skidmore is a member of the NCAA Division III and the Eastern College Athletic Conference. 

First Year Experience (FYE)
First year students select a Scribner seminar from over 50 course offerings.  The course are interdisciplinary.  The students in each seminar are housed in rough proximity to each other.