#91, overall score 51.83/100
Fun Fact:
Skidmore hosts the annual National College Comedy Festival, which was founded by student David Miner in 1989. Miner went on to work as a producer for shows like “30 Rock,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Master of None” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.”
CAMPUS INFORMATION
- Location: Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
- Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Campus type: Suburb
- Public/Private: Private
- Liberal Arts: Yes
- Undergraduate enrollment: 2,634
- Jewish undergraduate enrollment: 500
- Jewish population share: 19%
- Student origin: 33% in-state / 67% out-of-state
- NCAA Division: III
- NCAA team: Thoroughbreds
- Ultimate Frisbee team: ThoroughBears
COST & AID Score: 5/15
- Score: 5/15
- Out-of-state tuition: $52,446
- Room & board costs: $14,004
- Average annual scholarship/grant package: $41,615
- Average loan debt: $23,916
- Starting median salary: $51,200
ACADEMICS Score: 16.67/20
- Score: 16.67/20
- Acceptance rate: 25%
- Student/faculty ratio: 8:1
- Median SAT range: 1205-1400
- Jewish Studies program: No
- Jewish Studies major: No
- Hebrew major: No
ISRAEL Score: 11/20
- Score: 11/20
- Size of Birthright trip: 10
- Israel Studies center: No
- Israel-related clubs: J Street U
- BDS vote in last four years: Never introduced
SAFETY Score: 9/11
- Score: 9/11
- Anti-Semitic incidents in 2017: 0
- Campus crime rate: 12.29/1,000 students (high)
- City crime rate: 21.10/1,000 people (medium low)
- LGBT center: Yes
JEWISH LIFE Score: 10.17/34
- Score: 10.17/34
- Hillel: Skidmore Hillel
- Chabad: Saratoga Chabad
- OU-JLIC: No
- Jewish fraternities: None
- Jewish sororities: None
- Can you get kosher food on the school meal plan? No
- Synagogues within 10 miles: 2 (1 Conservative, 1 Reform)
- Eruv: No
- Most famous Jewish alum: Jon Bernthal
- Kosher food details: There is no kosher food or meal plan.
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