Skidmore College
What Skidmore College's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.
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International applicants face 3.9× tougher odds at Skidmore College.
6.1% of international applicants are admitted, against 24% overall.
Skidmore College's ED number is inflated.
42% of Early Decision applicants get in, but that pool includes recruited athletes and legacies, admitted at far higher rates. Without them, our estimate is about 38%. Everyone else: 22%.
At Skidmore College, women get in 1.3× as often.
Women are admitted at 26%, men at 20%.
76% of students admitted to Skidmore College go elsewhere.
Only 24% of admits enroll, so Skidmore College admits far more students than it has seats.
At most 33% of Skidmore College's first-years sent an SAT or ACT.
25% sent an SAT and 8% an ACT (some sent both), so most enrolled without a score. SAT middle 50% among those who sent: 1360–1460.
Skidmore College meets 100% of need.
The average need-based grant is $58,100 a year, against tuition of $69,210.
52% of Skidmore College's class is filled in Early Decision.
That leaves about 333 seats for 11,426 applicants outside ED.
10 more things the data says PRO
- The share of international students in the first-year class has fallen from 10% to 5% since 2019-20, about 0.9 points a year.
- The admit rate has moved down steadily, from 30.0% in 2019-20 to 23.8% in 2025-26. If the trend holds, expect about 19.6% in 2026-27.
- After ED, 333 of 692 seats were left for 11,426 other applicants: about one seat for every 34.
- The share of women in the first-year class has risen from 57% to 62% since 2019-20, about 0.9 points a year.
- ED applicants were admitted at 42%, against 22.4% for everyone else: 1.9 times the rate.
- Early Decision filled about 52% of the 2025-26 first-year class, less than most similar colleges.
- Only 25% of enrolled first-years sent an SAT score, so its SAT range describes a minority of the class.
- It reports meeting 100% of financial need for first-years who have need.
- 675 students stayed on the waitlist and 35 were admitted from it (5.2%).
- Applications rose 14% from 2018-19 to 2025-26 (10,796 to 12,273).
What students say PRO
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- Of the 15 admits who named a round, 13 applied Regular Decision and 2 used Early Decision (ED or ED2).
- About 10 admits had a long-running arts commitment, such as theater, music, film, photography or a band.
- About 14 admits did mentoring, camp counselling or volunteer work, often tied to a cause such as health or education.
- About 10 admits held a top role built over years: founder, president, captain or editor of a club, team or nonprofit.
- About 11 admits did real research or published work, such as lab projects, research internships, papers or conference talks.
- Students report Skidmore gives little merit aid: it lists about 45 science awards and four music scholarships, and some families saw no merit offer.
- Students report Skidmore is need-aware for international applicants, who may be admitted only above a family-contribution threshold, and strong internationals were still rejected.
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