Accreditation
Accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Skidmore College is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), Skidmore's accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The commission's most recent action on the institution's accreditation status on June 23, 2016, was to reaffirm accrediation.
MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U. S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
MSCHE Standards for Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation, Fourteenth Edition
2025-26 Reaccreditation timeline
- Fall 2023: Skidmore representatives attended the MSCHE Self-Study Institute
- Winter 2023-2024: Steering Committee established
- Spring 2024: Working groups will be established and Self-Study design completed
- 2024-2025 Academic Year: Campus Community engaged in development of Self-Study as facilitated by the working groups.
- Summer 2025: Draft Self-Study
- Fall 2025: Campus feedback collected and incorporated into Self-Study
- Spring 2026: Middle States Evaluation Team campus visit
Past Self-Studies
Links here connect to both of our most recent Middle States Self-Studies and associated documents.
Additional Accreditation
In addition to institutional accreditation by MSCHE, the following programs at Skidmore are accredited through national accrediting bodies:
Skidmore College is a member in good standing of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), a national accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation. The program listed below has been awarded full accreditation by AAQEP
through December 31, 2029. Accreditation acknowledges that a program prepares effective
educators who continue to grow as professionals and has demonstrated the commitment
and capacity to maintain quality.
AAQEP-Accredited Program at Skidmore College:
Bachelor of Science, Education Studies
The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is a national association that preserves and enhances the quality of social work education for practice and promotes the goals of individual and community well-being and social justice. CSWE pursues this mission through setting and maintaining policy and program standards in social work education programs, accrediting bachelor's and master's degree programs in social work, promoting research and faculty development, and advocating for social work education. Skidmore College's Social Work Department has been fully accredited by CSWE since 1983. For more information on the CSWE's Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards, please see the official guidelines. The CSWE website is a useful resource for information on accredited graduate programs, which typically allow Skidmore BSW students to enter a one-year MSW program.