INTERNATIONAL STUDENT INFORMATION
2,700 STUDENTS
8:1
student to faculty ratio
A PREMIER LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE
Welcome to Skidmore College, a highly selective, top-tier undergraduate college that’s ranked for rigorous academics and lauded for our motto – Creative Thought Matters. Opportunities abound here, including robust internship and research programs, personalized academic advising, free wellness programs and mental health counseling, award-winning dining and residence halls, and competitive athletics.
OUR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
44
STATES
21%
65
COUNTRIES
90%
acceptance rate
of students live on campus.
44 +
30%
MAJORS
and 50+ minors
Our close-knit community of approximately 300 international students create some of the strongest bonds in our community — with each other, with U.S. students, and with faculty — many lasting for decades after they graduate.
WHAT ARE WE KNOWN FOR? Most popular areas of study Business, biology, chemistry, computer science, dance, economics*, environmental sciences, pre-med, psychology, statistics, and studio art. *Economics is a STEM major at Skidmore
Unique offerings Arts administration, Black studies, intergroup relations, media and film studies, plus a self-determined major. Dual degree programs Engineering dual degree with Dartmouth College Engineering dual degree with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 4+1 MBA Program with Clarkson University 4+1 MBA Program with Rochester Institute of Technology
of students major in STEM.
OUR LOCATION
75%
of students double major or have more than one minor.
85%
of students complete an internship. 75% complete more than one.
Skidmore’s is in the historic city of Saratoga Springs located 30 minutes from Albany, the New York State capital, and three hours from New York City, Boston, and Montreal – all reachable via our international airport and trains.
www.skidmore.edu