- College experiences a 30 percent increase in applications over the last five years
- The new policy is effective for students seeking enrollment to the Class of 2021 in the next academic year.
- Amazing candidates from all over the country and indeed the world are gathering on campus for Discovery Tour and Accepted Candidates Days, to taste what being a Skidmore student would be like.
- This fall 10 percent of the first-year class comes from outside of the U.S., an all-time record.
- The 2014-15 academic year begins with one of the largest first-year classes in the College's history.
- Selected from a record 8,300 applications, the Class of 2017 has arrived!
- Two years after Mary Lou Bates graduated from college in 1972, she took a job at Skidmore's admissions office. Nearly 40 years later, and now the dean of admissions and financial aid, she's still making her daily commute, reading applications, visiting high schools and college fairs, answering parents' questions. And losing sleep over bringing in each new class.
- College recognized for commitment to access for underrepresented students.
- Skidmore has offered admission to a select group from a record 8,300 applicants seeking membership to the Class of 2017.