Skidmore College is a private, liberal arts college located in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States, and is ranked as the nation's 47th best liberal arts college by U.S. News & World Reportbrief.php" target="_blank">http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1libartco_brief.php. The college currently enrolls approximately 2,500 students and offers _B.A. and B.S. degrees in more than 60 areas of study. For the 2007-2008 academic year, 35% of applicants were offered spaces in the first-year class. In 2006, Newsweek/Kaplan identified Skidmore as a 'New Ivy,' an elite school providing an excellent education outside of the Ivy League.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14325172/ Since 2007, Skidmore has decided not to participate in U.S. News & World Report rankings.
