Skidmore College vs RPI

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 (1,370) than Skidmore College (1,370).
Both Skidmore College and RPI 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 - Skidmore College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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

22.92 %	Acceptance Rates	58.45 %
26.40 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.31 %
1,370	SAT Score	1,410
32	ACT Score	32
84 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
88 %	Retention Rate	89 %
2,758	Student Population	6,968
288	Number of Faculties	414
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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