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The number of applicants for the incoming Class of 2023 at Skidmore College has climbed in each of the past four years. This year, Skidmore received 11,050 applications, the largest number in college history.\nApplications have grown 31 percent over five years. Skidmore received applications from 50 states, Washington, D.C., five U.S. territories, and 141 foreign countries. New York, Massachusetts and California yielded the largest number of applications.
\nOfficials said applications from domestic students of color also continue to grow, increasing from 20 percent to 34 percent of Skidmore\u2019s applications over the past decade.
\nSkidmore continues to receive a robust number of early decision applications. The College expects nearly 50 percent of its incoming class to enroll through early decision. Since 2015, Skidmore has seen a 60 percent increase in students applying through early decision.
\n\u201cIt is gratifying that so many students from across the country and around the world are interested in coming to Skidmore,\u201d said Mary Lou Bates, vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid. \u201cWe look forward to hosting hundreds of prospective members of the Class of 2023 when accepted candidates visit or revisit campus as they make their final decisions.\u201d
\nSkidmore has a target of 710 students for the Class of 2023. Each year, the college offers 36 students the opportunity to begin their college experience in the college\u2019s First-Year London Program.
\nSkidmore is consistently named as one of the nation\u2019s best liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report, and the college has recently been featured on the\u202fForbes\u202flists of America\u2019s Top Colleges, America\u2019s Best Value Colleges and America\u2019s Most Entrepreneurial Colleges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"