Top 2018 Rankings For Skidmore College
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All 2018 Rankings For Skidmore College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 62 of 1384 |
| Middle Atlantic | 19 of 263 |
| New York | 10 of 109 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 614 of 1325 |
| Middle Atlantic | 111 of 251 |
| New York | 48 of 101 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 15 of 1327 |
| Middle Atlantic | 3 of 250 |
| New York | 13 of 101 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 578 of 1325 |
| Middle Atlantic | 105 of 251 |
| New York | 41 of 101 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 392 of 2354 |
| Ethnic | 1269 of 2594 |
| Male / Female | |
| Location | 227 of 2360 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 66 of 180 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 142 of 527 |
| Most Focused | 58 of 527 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 286 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 177 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 96 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 39 of 370 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 247 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 175 of 391 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 168 of 823 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 475 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | 379 of 1413 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 178 of 892 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 152 of 818 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 126 of 850 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 78 of 168 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences
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| Most Popular | 33 of 74 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 74 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Most Popular | 862 of 2041 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 903 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular | 76 of 504 |
| Most Focused | 103 of 504 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 144 of 568 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 722 of 1603 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 148 of 826 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 62 of 347 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 329 of 838 |
| Most Focused | 272 of 838 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 452 |
Education
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 708 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | |
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English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 71 of 612 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 223 of 1360 |
| Most Focused | 54 of 1360 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 128 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 61 of 625 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 183 of 1281 |
| Most Focused | 25 of 1282 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 125 of 805 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 127 of 358 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 454 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 288 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 656 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 87 of 225 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 50 of 209 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 102 of 373 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 373 of 817 |
| Most Focused | 239 of 817 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 581 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 104 of 570 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 522 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | 403 of 1261 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 107 of 594 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 522 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | 403 of 1261 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 122 of 831 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 70 of 462 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 505 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 468 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 251 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | 111 of 1231 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 810 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 64 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 219 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | 81 of 1177 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 772 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 191 of 745 |
| Most Focused | 100 of 745 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 145 of 689 |
| Most Focused | 78 of 689 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 240 of 956 |
| Most Focused | 191 of 956 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 616 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | 306 of 756 |
| Most Focused | 166 of 756 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 89 of 544 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 168 of 550 |
| Most Focused | 192 of 550 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 336 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 121 of 473 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 271 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 97 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 138 of 787 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 411 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 239 of 1087 |
| Most Focused | 109 of 1087 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 109 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 112 of 430 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 346 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 112 of 253 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 196 of 705 |
| Most Focused | 104 of 705 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 97 of 534 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 105 of 826 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 486 of 1492 |
| Most Focused | 356 of 1492 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 180 of 899 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 114 of 832 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 446 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | 298 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 164 of 842 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 103 of 457 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 366 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 368 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 73 of 676 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 276 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | 93 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 132 of 877 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 272 |
| Best Value | 122 of 268 |
| Most Popular | 140 of 422 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 127 of 442 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 194 of 729 |
| Most Focused | 109 of 729 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 542 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 99 of 327 |
| Most Focused | 61 of 327 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 215 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 90 of 597 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 295 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 119 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 57 of 763 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 70 of 524 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 386 of 969 |
| Most Focused | 243 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 108 of 695 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 80 of 628 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 338 of 1529 |
| Most Focused | 229 of 1529 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 169 of 852 |
Dance
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| Most Popular | 82 of 227 |
| Most Focused | 33 of 227 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 72 of 306 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 226 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 115 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 544 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 507 |
| Best Value | 216 of 498 |
| Most Popular | 184 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | 94 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 116 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 150 of 376 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 413 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | 313 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 88 of 657 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 122 of 333 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 15 of 369 |
| Men's Golf (D3) | 6 of 23 |
| Men's Ice Hockey (D3) | 15 of 68 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D3) | 62 of 205 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 67 of 363 |
| Men's Tennis (D3) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 31 of 374 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D3) | 15 of 149 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D3) | 19 of 238 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 74 of 368 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 60 of 351 |
| Women's Tennis (D3) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 72 of 359 |
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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| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
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History
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 237 of 476 |
Physical Sciences
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Chemistry
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Physics
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Psychology
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General Psychology
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Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 182 of 681 |
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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Skidmore College has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 102 of 1174 |
| Canada | 112 of 612 |
| China | 126 of 798 |
| India | 189 of 618 |
| Nigeria | 99 of 417 |
| South Korea | 186 of 567 |
| Taiwan | 128 of 341 |
| Turkey | 114 of 264 |
| United Kingdom | 58 of 467 |
| Vietnam | 147 of 450 |
International Value
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