RPI vs Skidmore College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Skidmore College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,880) than RPI ($61,884).
It is harder to admit to Skidmore College than RPI.
RPI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,410) than Skidmore College (1,370).
Both RPI and Skidmore College have the same submitted ACT scores (32).
RPI has more students with 6,968 students while Skidmore College has 2,758 students.
Skidmore College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while RPI's ratio is 12 to 1.
RPI has more full-time faculties with 414 faculties while Skidmore College has 288 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Skidmore College.

RPI	vs.	Skidmore College
Troy, New York	Location	Saratoga Springs, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$61,884	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,880
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$35,552	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$48,125

58.00 %	Acceptance Rates	23.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.99 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,370
32	ACT Score	32
83 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	11 %
89 %	Retention Rate	88 %
6,968	Student Population	2,758
414	Number of Faculties	288
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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