Skidmore College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Skidmore College is 9:1, and the school has 68.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Skidmore College include: Social Sciences; Visual and Performing Arts; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; English Language and Literature/Letters; and Psychology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 94.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	9:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Social Sciences 19% Visual and Performing Arts 16% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 10% English Language and Literature/Letters 10% Psychology 8%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 100% Service learning 58.1% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 85.7% Writing in the disciplines 79.9% Undergraduate research/creative projects 37.7%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	94%
4-year graduation rate	82

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data