Skidmore College
PRE-3: Institutional Characteristics
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Tarah
Rowse Director of Sustainability Sustainability Office |
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Skidmore College is a highly regarded liberal arts college in Saratoga Springs, New York. The principal mission of Skidmore is the education of predominantly full-time undergraduates, a diverse population of talented students who are eager to engage actively in the learning process. The College seeks to prepare liberally educated graduates to continue their quest for knowledge and to make the choices required of informed, responsible citizens. Skidmore faculty and staff create a challenging yet supportive environment that cultivates students’ intellectual and personal excellence, encouraging them to expand their expectations of themselves while they enrich their academic understanding.
Skidmore owns over 1,500 acres of land. The core of our campus is heavily treed and includes nearly all of our classroom, office, and residential buildings and our North Woods, a conserved forest that is a regional treasure of flora and fauna. The North Woods is approximately 150 acres and is used by Skidmore and the Saratoga community alike. The woods are a place where people can connect with nature through meditation, cross-country skiing, walking, hiking, running, and they also serve as Skidmore’s outdoor laboratory. More than 30 courses across the College rely on the North Woods and numerous research projects are based in the North Woods each year.
Skidmore owns one off-campus property that is leased out. This property was not included in the institutional boundary.
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Gross floor area includes all campus building space up to and including the McCaffery-Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center, which opened in January 2025. Total gross floor area is 2,045,902 SqF (190,070 SqM).
FTE data for employees and students is from Fall 2024.
The Fall 2024 data point for the "Percentage of students that live in campus housing" was not available at the time of submission and was thus entered as 0. However, the majority of students at Skidmore do live in campus housing, with a rough estimate being upwards of 90%.
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