Skidmore College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Skidmore College

Skidmore College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Saratoga Springs, New York (suburb: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,694 students of which 2,860 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Skidmore College is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 21.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,405 and an ACT midpoint of 31. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $32,297, with published in-state tuition of $67,290 and a Pell grant recipient share of 12.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 82.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 89.6%. Graduates earn a median of $69,363 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,923 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 49500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.