Enrollment: 2054
Most Popular Majors: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other,Elementary Education and Teaching,Social Work,
Student Faculty Ratio: 13:1

Average Freshman Total Need-Based Gift Aid: $8,344.00

School Says - Academics
Skidmore College is renowned for its blending of traditional liberal arts study with opportunities to delve deeply into pre-professional disciplines. SkidmoreÂ's liberal studies core curriculum, which requires students to complete two or more interdisciplinary courses, is widely respected. It begins with the selection of a first year seminar. Students choose one from a myriad of topics. Faculty seminar leaders function as their students' first year advisors. SkidmoreÂ's core requirements cover a wide range of disciplines, requiring at least one course in each of the following disciplines: the arts; humanities; foreign language; nonwestern culture; science; and social science. Students must select a major by the end of their sophomore year; they may choose from 64 options, including self-designed majors, interdepartmental concentrations, and minors. The College observes a two-semester academic calendar. Internship opportunities follow directly after the second semester ends in May. Students typically take four or five courses per semester. In addition to two summer terms for Skidmore students, the College offers a summer study through PASS, a six-week program that allows high school students to earn college credit for two courses. Skidmore offers a nonresidential, nontraditional baccalaureate degree program called University Without Walls (UWW). Students in the program confer one-on-one with a faculty advisor to specify the content of their degree programs. UWW students are also encouraged to pursue nontraditional means to obtain the information necessary to their studies, including independent study, self-directed study, and real-world experiences gained through paid and volunteer work. The College implemented a similar Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program in 1993. Skidmore College employs 229 full-time instructors and 68 part-time faculty members, including some with special appointments. 94 percent of SkidmoreÂ's faculty members in the liberal arts have earned doctoral degrees. The students/full-time faculty ratio is 9:1, the average class size is 16. SkidmoreÂ's faculty is actively involved in both research and publication in their areas of expertise; however, instructors here look upon teaching as their principal responsibility. Faculty advisors assist students in choosing courses and in planning their comprehensive academic programs.

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