Test-optionalED

Skidmore College

NY · Private · Mid-Atlantic · Liberal arts college · Top 50 tier · 2,709 undergraduates (small)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate23.8%
ED rate42.4%359 of 847
Regular round (est.)†22.4%estimated, see note below

How much of the class comes from ED

~52% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.

This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.

† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Admission rates

OverallEarly Decision
0%35%70%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2530.0%32.2%30.6%25.5%22.9%21.1%23.8%57.7%60.0%52.9%50.9%41.7%41.4%42.4%

ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)

ED admits ÷ enrolled first-years
0%30%60%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2549.7%57.2%54.1%52.4%51.9%no datano data

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Decision I & II, binding · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Superscores

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment

The July 15 deadline for verified scores appears in the post-decision timeline table, alongside the final transcript.

School’s words: “If you choose to submit scores, you can self-report them by: Including them on the Common Application, Coalition Application, or QuestBridge Application ... Verified test scores (if submitted) July 15”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡33%SAT 25% + ACT 8%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT25%
171 students
Submitted ACT8%
57 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1360–1460 median 1400
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
690–740 median 720
500800
SAT Math
650–730 median 690
500800
ACT composite
31–34 median 33
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2575.0%73.0%37.0%38.0%32.0%33.0%33.0%53.0%49.0%26.0%26.0%24.0%23.0%25.0%22.0%24.0%11.0%12.0%8.0%10.0%8.0%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'24'251230–1390139012301250–1390139012501300–1420142013001320–1440144013201320–1440144013201350–1450145013501360–146014601360

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
363228'19'20'21'22'23'24'2528–32322827–31312729–33332930–33333030–33333031–34343131–343431

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

  • 2025: 5%
  • 2024: 9%
  • 2023: 1%
  • 2022: 0%
  • 2021: 5%

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2024 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2023 Required for some2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Required for some2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Required for some2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Required for some2019-20 CDS

Sources