First-year admissions

Skidmore College acceptance rate

Skidmore College admitted 23.8% of first-year applicants for fall 2025 (2,917 of 12,273), up from 21.1% for fall 2024, the lowest in the seven years shown. Early decision admitted 42.4% for fall 2025 (359 of 847). The high was 32.2%, for fall 2020. It was 30.0% for fall 2019. Applications rose 3.2% for fall 2025, to 12,273 from 11,889; the most in the years shown was 13,183, for fall 2022.

Skidmore College’s acceptance rate, fall 2019–2025

Dark bars show first-year admission. Olive bars show early decision.

Skidmore College first-year acceptance rate, applicants, admits, enrolled, and yield by entering class, newest first. Early-decision rate is shown under the first-year rate when the report includes C21 counts.
Year	Acceptance rate	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield	Source
Fall 20252025–26 report	23.8%42.4% ED	12,273	2,917	692	23.7%	PDF
Fall 20242024–25 report	21.1%41.4% ED	11,889	2,503	670	26.8%	PDF
Fall 20232023–24 report	22.9%—	12,144	2,784	—	—	PDF
Fall 20222022–23 report	25.5%—	13,183	3,367	—	—	PDF
Fall 20212021–22 report	30.6%—	11,176	3,419	719	21.0%	PDF
Fall 20202020–21 report	32.2%—	10,433	3,356	718	21.4%	PDF
Fall 20192019–20 report	30.0%—	11,102	3,336	—	—	PDF

Source: Common Data Set reports published by Skidmore College, section C1 (first-time, first-year, degree-seeking students). Note: Acceptance rate is admitted ÷ applied; yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Early-decision figures are section C21 (applications received and admitted under the early decision plan). Each year is the class entering that fall; the 2024–25 report covers fall 2024. — = not reported or not usable.