For full details, please click here. Founded in , Skidmore College is an independent, coeducational, liberal arts college in Saratoga Springs, New York, that prides itself on its creative approaches to just about everything.
Creativity powers the way we think, communicate and do. We boldly declare that, here, at Skidmore, more than anything, Creative Thought Matters. With a diverse student body of 2, students from 40 states and 70 countries and a faculty of dedicated teacher-scholars, Skidmore offers 43 majors in the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences, as well as in pre-professional fields. We are known for our interdisciplinary approach to learning, faculty-student collaborative research, funded research opportunities, off-campus study and the prominence of the performing and visual arts.
The College's rigorous academic program begins with the foundational First-Year Experience, which integrates the curricular and cocurricular and gets students involved in the life of the community from day one. Students enjoy close relationships with faculty members who have earned recognition through Guggenheim, Pulitzer, and Emmy awards, and fellowships and grants from Fulbright, MacArthur, the National Science Foundation and others. Get a personalized plan for a competitive application from an admissions expert.
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Campus Visits Contact. Experience College Life. Most Popular Places On Campus. Campus Visiting Center. Monday-Friday; Saturday ampm; am-noon On Campus Interview. Faculty and Coach Visits. Overnight Dorm Stays. Types of Transportation Available to Campus. The Albany airport is 35 miles from campus.
Taxis, bus service and rental cars are available for the trip from airport to campus. There is an Amtrak train station in Saratoga Springs.
At the third set of traffic lights, turn right on East Ave. The Admissions office is located just beyond the main entrance and across the street. Save School. Those seeking admission to Skidmore's first-year class should complete a secondary-school curriculum that includes at least 16 credits in college-preparatory courses. The Admissions Committee also considers applications from qualified high school juniors who plan to accelerate and enter college early. Applicants typically have completed four years of English, a foreign language, mathematics, and social studies and three to four years of laboratory science.
Applicants must provide a secondary school transcript, letters of recommendation from two teachers of academic subjects and a report from their guidance counselor. Skidmore encourages a campus visit and interview. Skidmore is test-optional when it comes to standardized testing SAT, ACT , though the college does require standardized test results from international students who have not attended an English language-based school for at least three years, homeschooled students and students attending secondary schools offering written evaluations without accompanying grades.
Of course, students may submit either the SAT or ACT if they feel their standardized testing results best represent their academic potential. Through its participation in the Higher Education Opportunity Program HEOP , Skidmore enrolls capable and ambitious New Yorkers who, because of their academic and financial situations, would not otherwise gain admission to the college under traditional requirements.
About OP students are enrolled at Skidmore. Student Services. Legal services. Health clinic. Women's center. International students advisor. Student Organizations. Greek fraternities. Student patrols. Electronically-operated dormitory entrances.
Athletics Men's Sports. Women's Sports. There are a wide range of BA courses available, from geosciences to art history, and BS courses in business, dance, education, exercise sciences, and social work. The Summer Faculty Research Programme at Skidmore offers five to ten week programmes designed to involve students in scholarly work and development. Salmagundi is a quarterly magazine published by Skidmore College since , focusing on essays in language and the arts and works of creative writing.
Highlight of previous editions include interviews with philosopher John Gray, and writings from J. M Coetzee. The building features the larger Thrust Theater and the flexible Studio Black Box Theater, which seats between eighty and one hundred audience members. The Skidmore College campus is located on 1, acres of land. This treasure of flora and fauna is home to complex ecosystems, lending an academic resource to the natural sciences and other fields of study.
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