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Skidmore College offers Colleges services in Saratoga Springs NY, NY area.
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- Mission
- Located in Saratoga Springs, NY, Skidmore is an independent, coeducational liberal arts college known for its creative approaches to just about everything. Hence, the college???s core belief that creative thought matters. With a diverse student body of 2,400 from 40 countries and 30 states and a faculty of 250 dedicated teacher-scholars (student-to-faculty ratio: 8 to 1) the college offers majors in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities, as well as in career-specific fields such as management and business, social work, education, and exercise science. Add to this the prominence of the performing and visual arts, which have long set Skidmore apart. Faculty have earned recognition from Guggenheim, Pulitzer, and Emmy awards to fellowships and grants from Fulbright, MacArthur, and the National Science Foundation, among others. Skidmore is known for its interdisciplinary approach to learning, collaborative student-faculty research, and off-campus study program (more than 50% of students study abroad). The college's rigorous academic program begins with the First-Year Experience, which integrates the curricular, cocurricular, and residential aspects of a student's first year. Students select a Scribner Seminar from among 50 offerings. Seminar faculty take seriously their role as advisors and mentors, serving as each of their students' advisors until they have selected a major. Students in each seminar are housed in rough proximity to each other in residence halls to cultivate richer learning-living communities in which lasting friendships are often formed. The college's curriculum emphasizes foundations in the liberal arts and interdisciplinary study. Many students carry two majors or add a related minor to their major. Students can chose from 125 study-abroad programs, including Skidmore programs in Beijing, India, London, Paris, and Spain. They can also spend a semester at any of 200 colleges and universities in the US, including historically black- and Hispanic-serving institutions. Other academic features include Skidmore's Honors Forum which sponsors the annual Academic Festival, internships for credit, and service-learning courses. The college offers merit-based scholarships in science ($60,000 over four years) and music ($40,000 over four years). Skidmore's Opportunity Programs for talented students whose economic or academic circumstances might otherwise make it difficult for them to attend college are among the nation's best. The beautiful 890-acre campus, 300 acres of which consists of the recreation- and field- research-rich North Woods, has been recently upgraded with key renovations to science, athletics, dining, and residential facilities. Skidmore???s newest building, opened in 2010, is the Zankel Music Center, a 54,000-square-foot facility with a spectacular 600-seat recital hall and state-of-the art recording studio. In addition, the Northwoods Apartments, opened in 2007 for upperclassmen, feature ???green??? apartments which use geothermal heating and cooling systems. And the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, opened in 2000, has earned a national reputation through exhibitions that feature contemporary art but also address disciplines such as the natural and social sciences. The college's 100 student clubs and organizations run the gamut, including a capella groups, SkidTV, WSPN Radio, Model European Union, snowboarding, and academic, cultural awareness, and religious groups. Skidmore's 19 intercollegiate teams compete at the NCAA Division III level. In the past decade, teams have earned six national championships and 35 Liberty League titles. As for location, who wouldn???t want to go to college in Saratoga Springs?
- General Information
- Highly Selective, Medium School, Private School - No Affiliation Listed, Large Town, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - Low, Out of State - High, Any Cost, Diagnostic Testing Service, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Advanced Placement/CLEP, Accelerated Study, Reserve Officers - Training Corps (ROTC), Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Low
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, Financial statement NOT required, Advance deposit NOT required, Pre-application form NOT required, Separate application form NOT required
- Campus Description
- 850-acre campus in Saratoga Springs, 30 miles from Albany. Served by bus and train; airport serves Albany. School operates transportation to various locations in town.
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation), 4-year or above
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $41,184
- Email
- [email protected]
- Entrance Difficulty
- Very difficult
- Selectivity
- more selective
- City Type
- Small Suburb
- Campus Size
- 850 acres
- Setting
- suburban
- Academic Calendar
- semester
- Highest Degree Offered
- Masters
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $38114
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $10378
- Application Deadline
- 1-Feb
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $1270
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 29.77
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $6136
- Year Founded
- 1903
- Founded In
- 1903
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Grad
- $367
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 2178
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 7316
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $60
- Graduate Application Fee
- $60
- International Application Fee
- $60
- Application Fee
- $60
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://academics.skidmore.edu/blogs
