Top 2017 Rankings For Skidmore College
A more complete picture of where Skidmore College is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2017 Badges Awarded page.
All 2017 Rankings For Skidmore College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 61 of 1386 |
| Middle Atlantic | 16 of 265 |
| New York | 7 of 111 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 551 of 1208 |
| Middle Atlantic | 105 of 234 |
| New York | 48 of 97 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 16 of 1212 |
| Middle Atlantic | 4 of 234 |
| New York | 3 of 97 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 516 of 1208 |
| Middle Atlantic | 95 of 234 |
| New York | 41 of 97 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 300 of 2396 |
| Ethnic | 1209 of 2655 |
| Male / Female | |
| Location | 211 of 2398 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 68 of 186 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 167 of 535 |
| Most Focused | 91 of 535 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 288 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 187 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 132 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 86 of 370 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 70 of 249 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 189 of 390 |
| Most Focused | 97 of 390 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 223 of 818 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 178 of 892 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 159 of 812 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 126 of 850 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 55 of 153 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Most Popular | 915 of 2090 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 152 of 904 |
Business, Management & Marketing (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
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General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular | 87 of 516 |
| Most Focused | 129 of 516 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 153 of 555 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 148 of 832 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 65 of 336 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 418 of 871 |
| Most Focused | 422 of 871 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 456 |
Education
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 710 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | |
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English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 89 of 625 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 240 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 59 of 1353 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 128 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 73 of 644 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 195 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 1274 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 125 of 806 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 360 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 261 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 116 of 948 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 661 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 117 of 234 |
| Most Focused | 64 of 234 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 78 of 305 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 223 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 69 of 375 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 218 of 828 |
| Most Focused | 86 of 828 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 91 of 592 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 72 of 590 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 369 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 174 of 1251 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 75 of 615 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 369 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 174 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 828 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 69 of 465 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 117 of 486 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 410 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 280 of 1238 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 95 of 504 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 362 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | 238 of 1190 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 786 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 128 of 708 |
| Most Focused | 49 of 708 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 99 of 650 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 650 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 462 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 416 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 451 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 460 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 363 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 299 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 89 of 536 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 110 of 462 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 331 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 127 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 139 of 792 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 96 of 430 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 281 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 150 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 110 of 748 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 242 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 72 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 70 of 345 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 280 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 98 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 121 of 848 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 526 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | 450 of 1490 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 180 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 122 of 854 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 491 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | 396 of 1421 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 166 of 857 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 102 of 455 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 354 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 368 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 85 of 691 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 279 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 98 of 1321 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 132 of 878 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 55 of 285 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 66 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 344 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 126 of 431 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 191 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 114 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 549 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 80 of 332 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 332 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 215 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 91 of 613 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 331 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 152 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 63 of 552 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 354 of 969 |
| Most Focused | 222 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 108 of 697 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 109 of 672 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 287 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | 209 of 1566 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 169 of 851 |
Dance
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 48 of 225 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 71 of 322 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 129 of 814 |
| Most Focused | 55 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 546 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 533 |
| Best Value | 215 of 513 |
| Most Popular | 159 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | 75 of 1123 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 116 of 700 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 164 of 393 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 354 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | 270 of 1035 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 88 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 105 of 332 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 20 of 365 |
| Men's Golf (D3) | 9 of 41 |
| Men's Ice Hockey (D3) | |
| Men's Lacrosse (D3) | 70 of 205 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 51 of 358 |
| Men's Tennis (D3) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 39 of 373 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D3) | 7 of 47 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D3) | 14 of 228 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 113 of 367 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 87 of 350 |
| Women's Tennis (D3) | 14 of 28 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 160 of 357 |
Veterans
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| Overall |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Romance Languages
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History
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History
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Mathematics & Statistics
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Mathematics
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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Health & Physical Education
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Physical Sciences
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Chemistry
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Geological & Earth Sciences
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Psychology
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General Psychology
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Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 201 of 698 |
Anthropology
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Economics
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Political Science & Government
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Sociology
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Drama & Theater Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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Music
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Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 99 of 1184 |
| Australia | 55 of 197 |
| Canada | 104 of 671 |
| China | 133 of 821 |
| Greece | 47 of 117 |
| India | 184 of 641 |
| Mexico | 117 of 330 |
| Nigeria | 112 of 438 |
| Pakistan | 91 of 264 |
| South Korea | 185 of 609 |
| Taiwan | 136 of 363 |
| Turkey | 114 of 282 |
| United Kingdom | 65 of 517 |
| Vietnam | 141 of 495 |
International Value
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