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Skidmore College ranked 401st in the United States, 1657th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 54 research topics. Skidmore College ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,149 academic publications and 96,793 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 51 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1657 of 14,131 In the World
#447 of 2,597 In North America
#401 of 2,496 In the United States
#40 of 221 In New York State
#1 of 2 In Saratoga Springs
#626 of 1,005 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#658 of 1,036 For Social Work
#732 of 1,483 For Criminology and Criminal Justice
#920 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1174 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 51 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Skidmore College ranked 447th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2093rd in the World with 2,736 publications made and 64,118 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#447 of 1,761 In the United States
#498 of 1,852 In North America
#2093 of 7,081 In the World

Skidmore College
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 22 106
1993 24 115
1994 23 135
1995 32 164
1996 33 246
1997 30 270
1998 31 285
1999 26 314
2000 23 411
2001 46 364
2002 24 526
2003 51 659
2004 48 788
2005 41 887
2006 34 1116
2007 43 1101
2008 58 1390
2009 65 1875
2010 86 1860
2011 91 2096
2012 99 2216
2013 102 2481
2014 96 2748
2015 116 2749
2016 89 2776
2017 151 2983
2018 160 3358
2019 151 3861
2020 162 4803
2021 123 5211
2022 114 5294
2023 106 5103
2024 84 4330

The following table provides academic rankings for Skidmore College in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 208 237 626
Social Work 303 338 658
Criminology and Criminal Justice 339 374 732
Gender Studies 325 359 765
Sports / Exercise science 229 264 790
Political Economy 281 317 791
Art History 317 353 833
Media Studies 355 393 864
Classics and Ancient History 421 457 1260
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 395 434 1287
Public Policy / Administration 398 439 1308
Aesthetics 353 392 1366
Anthropology 439 487 1485
Sociology 414 460 1532
Law 440 484 1643
History 396 441 1683
Communications and Public Relations 519 570 1720
Political Science 430 477 1732
Education Majors 579 631 1990
Archaeology 404 453 2039
Library and Information science 656 708 2059
Demography 473 520 2183
Philosophy 448 498 2312
Linguistics 487 536 2434

Biology rankings

Skidmore College ranked 494th for Biology in the United States and 2953rd in the World with 1,877 publications made and 59,733 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#494 of 1,609 In the United States
#545 of 1,698 In North America
#2953 of 6,833 In the World

Skidmore College
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 20 119
1993 18 115
1994 10 123
1995 19 138
1996 17 214
1997 18 252
1998 15 249
1999 13 300
2000 17 328
2001 24 338
2002 21 490
2003 28 588
2004 27 674
2005 19 730
2006 26 878
2007 37 905
2008 37 1036
2009 48 1350
2010 50 1385
2011 63 1541
2012 60 1635
2013 57 1939
2014 75 2100
2015 105 2176
2016 85 2304
2017 102 2470
2018 113 2720
2019 99 3264
2020 141 3994
2021 96 4614
2022 92 4877
2023 79 4630
2024 80 4061

The following table provides academic rankings for Skidmore College in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biophysics 338 375 1466
Neuroscience 383 426 1591
Animal Science 319 357 1704
Evolutionary Biology 399 444 1759
Zoology 434 481 2029
Biotechnology 351 389 2227
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 493 545 2429
Botany 427 475 2571
Genetics 480 529 2685
Paleontology 496 547 2789
Biochemistry 463 512 2794
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 522 568 2929
Agricultural Science 475 531 3187
Nutrition and Food Science 422 469 3221
Pharmacology 542 588 3227
Horticulture 460 511 3254
Immunology 658 707 3600

Environmental Science rankings

Skidmore College ranked 475th for Environmental Science in the United States and 2784th in the World with 1,689 publications made and 49,940 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#475 of 1,631 In the United States
#527 of 1,721 In North America
#2784 of 6,876 In the World

Skidmore College
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 16 79
1993 13 75
1994 13 96
1995 22 103
1996 17 111
1997 19 195
1998 16 168
1999 7 171
2000 14 231
2001 23 207
2002 13 323
2003 29 369
2004 26 481
2005 30 557
2006 26 733
2007 36 732
2008 31 850
2009 35 1243
2010 42 1148
2011 57 1410
2012 47 1353
2013 59 1711
2014 64 1835
2015 89 1857
2016 74 1972
2017 92 2120
2018 113 2250
2019 104 2679
2020 122 3400
2021 78 4074
2022 71 4157
2023 66 3972
2024 64 3578

The following table provides academic rankings for Skidmore College in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 493 545 2429
Geography and Cartography 428 479 2434
Paleontology 496 547 2789
Ecology 511 566 3012
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 479 534 3038
Geology 524 577 3061
Earth science and Geophysics 530 584 3068
Oceanography 536 596 3117
Agricultural Science 475 531 3187
Environmental Chemistry 520 576 3453
Environmental Management 593 657 3894

Medicine rankings

Skidmore College ranked 508th for Medicine in the United States and 2552nd in the World with 1,578 publications made and 43,394 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Physical Therapy, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#508 of 1,600 In the United States
#556 of 1,685 In North America
#2552 of 6,775 In the World

Skidmore College
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 13 87
1993 16 90
1994 6 86
1995 22 99
1996 13 188
1997 18 210
1998 14 242
1999 17 261
2000 6 298
2001 18 311
2002 18 421
2003 20 495
2004 21 541
2005 15 665
2006 20 722
2007 29 735
2008 34 939
2009 35 1170
2010 34 1096
2011 58 1329
2012 38 1386
2013 42 1559
2014 71 1825
2015 73 1881
2016 78 1857
2017 83 1999
2018 100 2320
2019 86 2762
2020 114 3367
2021 88 3864
2022 78 3993
2023 72 3779
2024 77 3364

The following table provides academic rankings for Skidmore College in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 303 338 658
Sports / Exercise science 229 264 790
Physical Therapy 318 354 1277
Clinical Psychology 444 488 1422
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 418 460 1463
Sports Medicine 398 441 1574
Cardiology 341 373 1611
Gerontology 497 542 1721
Psychiatry 456 500 1884
Health Science 564 610 1924
Anesthesiology 443 483 2042
Nursing 587 642 2197
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 441 481 2224
Anatomy and Physiology 456 500 2279
Pathology 441 485 2409
Public Health 522 572 2460
Surgery 618 666 2942
Pharmacology 542 588 3227
Immunology 658 707 3600

Computer Science rankings

Skidmore College ranked 507th for Computer Science in the United States and 2720th in the World with 1,497 publications made and 47,987 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive Science, Machine Learning, Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#507 of 1,612 In the United States
#557 of 1,698 In North America
#2720 of 6,845 In the World

Skidmore College
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 16 96
1993 15 101
1994 13 125
1995 14 140
1996 14 201
1997 18 226
1998 15 231
1999 14 268
2000 14 285
2001 29 304
2002 16 442
2003 30 473
2004 27 558
2005 23 677
2006 20 740
2007 19 781
2008 27 976
2009 35 1418
2010 51 1344
2011 45 1420
2012 51 1512
2013 47 1773
2014 62 1923
2015 66 1949
2016 67 1967
2017 61 2057
2018 84 2342
2019 64 2581
2020 115 3159
2021 74 3469
2022 58 3508
2023 60 3345
2024 51 2764

The following table provides academic rankings for Skidmore College in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 341 381 1471
Neuroscience 383 426 1591
Library and Information science 656 708 2059
Computational Linguistics 419 468 2597
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 522 568 2929
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 493 544 2949
Computer Vision 501 555 3123
Cyber Security 594 652 3288
Computer Networking 712 777 3882
Machine Learning 667 729 3954
Telecommunications 685 745 4101

Psychology rankings

Skidmore College ranked 454th for Psychology in the United States and 1846th in the World with 1,433 publications made and 50,003 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#454 of 1,558 In the United States
#500 of 1,645 In North America
#1846 of 6,645 In the World

Skidmore College
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 13 103
1993 15 105
1994 11 122
1995 21 155
1996 21 221
1997 20 263
1998 14 275
1999 11 321
2000 7 347
2001 26 343
2002 19 476
2003 23 534
2004 32 647
2005 16 777
2006 19 949
2007 25 894
2008 28 1139
2009 33 1501
2010 45 1440
2011 49 1578
2012 49 1673
2013 40 1875
2014 56 2131
2015 64 2069
2016 56 2087
2017 72 2158
2018 81 2417
2019 69 2745
2020 99 3239
2021 61 3481
2022 60 3526
2023 55 3388
2024 58 2780

The following table provides academic rankings for Skidmore College in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 303 338 658
Child Psychology 343 381 989
Social Psychology 395 440 1326
Clinical Psychology 444 488 1422
Cognitive Science 341 381 1471
Neuroscience 383 426 1591
Psychiatry 456 500 1884
Education Majors 579 631 1990

Engineering rankings

Skidmore College ranked 550th for Engineering in the United States and 3429th in the World with 1,237 publications made and 26,521 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#550 of 1,565 In the United States
#604 of 1,651 In North America
#3429 of 6,782 In the World

Skidmore College
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 13 53
1993 17 87
1994 7 64
1995 23 66
1996 9 94
1997 12 91
1998 12 78
1999 10 112
2000 6 122
2001 16 127
2002 12 189
2003 18 217
2004 22 209
2005 24 293
2006 14 318
2007 19 368
2008 21 397
2009 22 537
2010 34 598
2011 46 748
2012 40 801
2013 43 961
2014 53 1076
2015 61 1148
2016 55 1178
2017 62 1311
2018 76 1351
2019 81 1650
2020 82 2027
2021 70 2702
2022 50 2667
2023 43 2670
2024 44 2382

The following table provides academic rankings for Skidmore College in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 7 7 19
Biotechnology 351 389 2227
Aerospace Engineering 443 496 2659
Acoustical Engineering 482 534 2739
Systems Engineering 483 536 2813
Structural Engineering 502 556 3156
Civil Engineering 516 570 3189
Mechanical Engineering 537 591 3218
Optical Engineering 586 640 3556
Computer Networking 712 777 3882
Metallurgical Engineering 648 704 4049
Chemical Engineering 578 635 4054
Telecommunications 685 745 4101
Materials Science 671 728 4178
Electrical Engineering 806 870 4813

Physics rankings

Skidmore College ranked 572nd for Physics in the United States and 3438th in the World with 1,180 publications made and 23,862 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#572 of 1,531 In the United States
#627 of 1,617 In North America
#3438 of 6,713 In the World

Skidmore College
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 15 70
1993 12 83
1994 7 75
1995 21 63
1996 10 95
1997 6 84
1998 11 115
1999 17 115
2000 10 156
2001 17 176
2002 12 200
2003 18 251
2004 17 215
2005 16 302
2006 17 365
2007 19 392
2008 16 377
2009 19 534
2010 33 524
2011 43 631
2012 45 686
2013 39 873
2014 50 914
2015 61 955
2016 51 1040
2017 63 1165
2018 62 1261
2019 72 1386
2020 69 1871
2021 73 2303
2022 49 2373
2023 48 2452
2024 46 2214

The following table provides academic rankings for Skidmore College in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biophysics 338 375 1466
Astrophysics and Astronomy 491 543 2527
Acoustical Engineering 482 534 2739
Nuclear Physics 594 648 3482
Quantum and Particle physics 593 648 3482
Optical Engineering 586 640 3556
Materials Science 671 728 4178

Chemistry rankings

Skidmore College ranked 518th for Chemistry in the United States and 3317th in the World with 1,169 publications made and 29,946 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#518 of 1,447 In the United States
#570 of 1,530 In North America
#3317 of 6,545 In the World

Skidmore College
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 14 82
1993 13 67
1994 6 65
1995 13 58
1996 8 106
1997 7 98
1998 11 81
1999 12 118
2000 8 147
2001 11 163
2002 14 176
2003 10 254
2004 13 264
2005 9 291
2006 12 344
2007 13 379
2008 21 370
2009 22 474
2010 25 529
2011 49 692
2012 33 790
2013 44 924
2014 54 1030
2015 70 1051
2016 60 1199
2017 67 1329
2018 73 1464
2019 64 1745
2020 82 2300
2021 72 2901
2022 60 3007
2023 46 3020
2024 58 2852

The following table provides academic rankings for Skidmore College in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 463 512 2794
Nutrition and Food Science 422 469 3221
Organic Chemistry 527 580 3443
Environmental Chemistry 520 576 3453
Chemical Engineering 578 635 4054
Physical chemistry 647 706 4124
Materials Science 671 728 4178

Art & Design rankings

Skidmore College ranked 383rd for Art & Design in the United States and 1580th in the World with 828 publications made and 13,552 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Art History, Aesthetics, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#383 of 1,361 In the United States
#426 of 1,444 In North America
#1580 of 5,966 In the World

Skidmore College
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 5 26
1993 4 28
1994 4 37
1995 10 35
1996 8 51
1997 7 63
1998 8 74
1999 7 74
2000 10 91
2001 21 64
2002 7 159
2003 19 181
2004 13 228
2005 14 268
2006 11 273
2007 11 212
2008 21 288
2009 16 474
2010 22 430
2011 32 496
2012 35 448
2013 30 605
2014 22 625
2015 38 625
2016 26 610
2017 50 687
2018 54 714
2019 48 829
2020 51 1008
2021 44 1117
2022 28 1120
2023 21 1003
2024 20 829

The following table provides academic rankings for Skidmore College in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Performing arts 188 215 670
Painting and Drawing 153 176 675
Sculpture 153 176 675
Illustration and Concept Art 160 183 706
Art History 317 353 833
Music 270 299 903
Creative Writing 308 347 920
Literature 340 378 1237
Aesthetics 353 392 1366
Fashion Design 403 449 1917

Business rankings

Skidmore College ranked 455th for Business in the United States and 2144th in the World with 813 publications made and 21,083 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#455 of 1,377 In the United States
#503 of 1,460 In North America
#2144 of 6,339 In the World

Skidmore College
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 6 23
1993 10 26
1994 7 50
1995 9 45
1996 5 51
1997 8 30
1998 5 88
1999 6 56
2000 6 85
2001 13 80
2002 11 109
2003 14 131
2004 24 194
2005 12 203
2006 7 298
2007 13 320
2008 13 472
2009 19 582
2010 32 674
2011 28 764
2012 36 794
2013 26 948
2014 31 959
2015 31 1063
2016 33 947
2017 49 1068
2018 51 1185
2019 46 1271
2020 46 1665
2021 46 1727
2022 24 1621
2023 30 1694
2024 29 1346

The following table provides academic rankings for Skidmore College in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
International Business 244 277 1204
Public Policy / Administration 398 439 1308
Advertising 397 434 1419
Finance 348 390 1652
Accounting 545 595 2361
Marketing 480 528 2362
Management 551 606 2857

Mathematics rankings

Skidmore College ranked 578th for Mathematics in the United States and 3083rd in the World with 691 publications made and 18,359 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#578 of 1,410 In the United States
#631 of 1,491 In North America
#3083 of 6,418 In the World

Skidmore College
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 3 31
1993 7 36
1994 7 36
1995 7 48
1996 9 57
1997 8 66
1998 9 91
1999 10 72
2000 6 109
2001 7 80
2002 5 111
2003 12 151
2004 14 191
2005 14 224
2006 3 186
2007 6 223
2008 12 304
2009 12 394
2010 31 434
2011 17 503
2012 23 560
2013 33 613
2014 24 787
2015 19 795
2016 29 806
2017 32 791
2018 36 1095
2019 37 1244
2020 50 1455
2021 52 1676
2022 31 1626
2023 26 1584
2024 19 1179

The following table provides academic rankings for Skidmore College in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 576 624 1861
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 536 587 2627
Statistics 576 631 3150

Economics rankings

Skidmore College ranked 426th for Economics in the United States and 1805th in the World with 683 publications made and 16,543 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#426 of 1,355 In the United States
#469 of 1,438 In North America
#1805 of 6,167 In the World

Skidmore College
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 4 28
1993 6 21
1994 4 21
1995 7 24
1996 9 34
1997 7 25
1998 7 42
1999 8 38
2000 4 58
2001 12 68
2002 5 102
2003 10 95
2004 14 120
2005 11 119
2006 5 178
2007 13 193
2008 11 335
2009 15 376
2010 23 366
2011 24 486
2012 34 535
2013 27 623
2014 26 653
2015 35 720
2016 33 680
2017 41 749
2018 42 849
2019 46 981
2020 34 1349
2021 42 1401
2022 26 1248
2023 27 1349
2024 18 925

The following table provides academic rankings for Skidmore College in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 208 237 626
Political Economy 281 317 791
International Economics 184 210 960
Development Studies 417 458 1624
Finance 348 390 1652
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 536 587 2627