Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, New York · Private · 2,694 undergraduates · skidmore.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
24%
of 12,273 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1360 to 1460
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$99,890Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Skidmore College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
24% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$99,890
a year in 2027-28, from a $99,890 sticker price
What to do with your 1400
Send your score
About 69% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1320, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Apply to Skidmore College | Top Liberal Arts College in America · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan8Early Decision II · January 8, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan8Regular Decision · January 8, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
24%
of applicants were admitted: 2,917 of 12,273 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 42% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
2,360 students were offered a spot; 35 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 25% of them sent SAT scores and 8% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1360 to 1460
Reading and Writing 690 to 740
Math 650 to 730
ACT composite 31 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160055%
- 1200 to 139943%
- 1000 to 11991.8%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$99,890
a year
- Tuition$74,860
- Fees$1,480
- Food and housing$20,360
- Books and supplies$1,410
- Transportation and other$1,780
Skidmore College published $92,350 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$10,554
- $30,001 to $48,000$14,116
- $48,001 to $75,000$15,142
- $75,001 to $110,000$26,232
- Over $110,000$45,040
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$58,100
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
0.6%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $20,000 on average
- FAFSA
- Not required.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid deadline: 1/15
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,490Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | |
| African American Studies | 4 | 4 | BST-101 |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | AH 100 |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | |
| Art History | 5 | 4 | AH 100 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MA 111 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MA 113 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | |
| European History | 4 | 4 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | |
| Macroeconomics | 5 | 4 | EC103 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | |
| Microeconomics | 5 | 4 | EC104 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 4 | |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 4 | |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
82%
Come back for a second year
90%
Typical earnings
$79,268
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Skidmore College$110,192
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 10 majors here have earnings data.
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