(2000). The college was ranked as the 36th best national liberal arts college in the 2025 rankings of U.S. News & World Report. The 2020 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education ranking of U.S. colleges and universities placed Skidmore at 93rd. For its 2025 America's Top Colleges list, Forbes rated Skidmore 122nd overall, and 30th among liberal arts universities. In 2024, Washington Monthly ranked Skidmore 46th among 194 liberal arts colleges in the U.S. based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.
== Admissions ==
The number of new students enrolling in the fall of 2023 (for the class of 2027) was 735. There had been 12,144 total applications for the class of 2027, with a 23% acceptance rate and a yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who enroll) of 27%. For submitted standardized tests, the middle 50% ranges were 1320–1440 for the SAT and 30–33 for the ACT.
== Campus and facilities ==
Most humanities classes are held …
