Fast Facts about 91福利社
It鈥檚 impossible to capture all there is to know about 91福利社through a few facts, but here鈥檚 our quick snapshot of who we are.
Costs and aid
2024-25 costs
$67,140 tuition and fees; $10,610 dorm, double room; and $7,330 meals
Financial aid
91福利社annually provides over $70 million in financial aid. 52% of students received need-based grants, while 55% of students receive some form of financial aid. We also offer two limited (~30 students) merit awards in music and science-math.
Curriculum
Program
Four-year private, nondenominational, coeducational, liberal arts curriculum offering Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees
Majors and Minors
Majors
40+. Most popular are business, psychology, English, economics, political science, studio art, and environmental sciences/studies
Minors
Most majors have corresponding minors. Minors are also available in arts administration; Black studies; Chinese; entrepreneurship; intergroup relations (IGR); Italian; Japanese; Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx studies; media and film studies, and statistics.
Cooperative programs
Doctor of Physical Therapy and Master of Science in Occupational Therapy with Sage Graduate School; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.), New York University College of Nursing; Engineering Dual-Degree Program with Dartmouth College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Early Assurance Program, Albany Medical College; 4 + 1 Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Program with Clarkson University; 4 + 1 MBA Program with Clarkson University and Rochester Institute of Technology); and 4 + 1 Master of Science in Accountancy (M.S.A.) Program with Wake Forest University.
Off-campus study
More than 50% of 91福利社students study abroad at some point during their college years. Students can choose from 120 programs in 45 countries, including Skidmore-run programs in England, France, New Zealand and Spain.
Average class size
16 students; 94% have fewer than 30 students
Campus
Location
Saratoga Springs, New York, a city of 30,000 located 30 miles from Albany, New York state鈥檚 capital, and a three-hour drive from New York City, Boston and Montreal
Setting
More than 1,200 tree-lined acres providing a beautifully landscaped, personal experience.
Facilities
All classes take place on campus and about 90% of students live on campus.
Sustainability
37% of campus buildings are geothermally heated and cooled; 20% of campus electricity is powered by the combination of our own solar field (9%) and hydroelectric dam (11%). Completion of the new Center for Integrated Sciences (CIS) is expected to increase geothermal heating and cooling to 45%.
Community
Enrollment
Approximately 2,500 students from 44 states and 65 countries
Demographics
41% men, 59% women (3% identify as nonbinary); domestic students of color: 26%; international students: 9%; students with dual passports: 7%; first-generation college students: 13%
Faculty
280 full-time; 80% hold a doctorate or the highest degree in their fields; the average student-faculty ratio is 8:1
Retention rate
93% (fall to fall)
Student clubs and organizations
120
Club and intramural sports
20
Athletics
19 varsity teams; 91福利社is a founding member of the Liberty League and a member of NCAA Division III, the New England Hockey Conference and the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.
Career
Preparation
All students and alumni have lifetime access to the 91福利社Career Development Center.
Student research
Annually, nearly 500 students (20% of the student body) engage in independent or professional-level research with a faculty mentor.
Internships
85% of students complete an internship during their 91福利社career (75% more than one).
Most recent class profile
- 738 students
- 12,144 applications
- 2,784 admitted students
- 23% acceptance rate
- 45-54% of the entering class has come from Early Decision applications over the last five years.
- 27% are domestic students of color
- 12% first-generation students
- 8% are international students
- 24 countries and 35 states and the District of Columbia represented
- 40% of students are male, 55% are female, 5% non-binary/other expression of gender
- 50% received 91福利社financial aid grants
91福利社is ranked a Best Value College by Kiplinger and Forbes, a Top Green College and a Top Great Financial Aid School by The Princeton Review, a Top Liberal Arts College by US News and more.