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Skidmore College ranked 389th in the United States, 1586th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 53 research topics. Skidmore College ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,262 academic publications and 102,427 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 53 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1586 of 14,131 In the World
#435 of 2,597 In North America
#389 of 2,496 In the United States
#38 of 221 In New York State
#1 of 2 In Saratoga Springs
#648 of 1,017 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#676 of 1,063 For Social Work
#746 of 1,513 For Criminology and Criminal Justice
#915 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1132 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 50 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Skidmore College ranked 443rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2121st in the World with 2,807 publications made and 68,132 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#443 of 1,763 In the United States
#494 of 1,854 In North America
#2121 of 7,088 In the World

Skidmore College
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 25 115
1994 23 136
1995 32 164
1996 33 246
1997 30 269
1998 31 285
1999 26 317
2000 23 412
2001 46 365
2002 24 526
2003 51 657
2004 49 788
2005 41 887
2006 34 1116
2007 43 1100
2008 58 1388
2009 65 1875
2010 86 1860
2011 91 2095
2012 102 2230
2013 102 2473
2014 98 2749
2015 121 2755
2016 89 2787
2017 151 2984
2018 162 3358
2019 150 3864
2020 163 4800
2021 122 5208
2022 121 5298
2023 108 5098
2024 87 4400
2025 65 3632

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 210 240 648
Social Work 307 343 676
Criminology and Criminal Justice 339 375 746
Gender Studies 320 354 764
Political Economy 283 319 797
Sports / Exercise science 227 264 806
Art History 318 354 845
Media Studies 354 392 882
Classics and Ancient History 416 452 1268
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 393 432 1299
Public Policy / Administration 400 441 1321
Aesthetics 352 391 1388
Anthropology 428 476 1485
Sociology 416 462 1559
Law 438 482 1667
History 395 441 1710
Political Science 429 476 1766
Communications and Public Relations 523 574 1776
Education Majors 572 624 2006
Archaeology 403 452 2078
Library and Information science 665 718 2109
Demography 474 521 2234
Philosophy 445 495 2340
Linguistics 479 528 2461

Biology rankings

Skidmore College ranked 494th for Biology in the United States and 2985th in the World with 1,914 publications made and 62,963 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#494 of 1,612 In the United States
#546 of 1,701 In North America
#2985 of 6,841 In the World

Skidmore College
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 18 115
1994 10 123
1995 19 138
1996 17 215
1997 18 252
1998 15 251
1999 13 300
2000 17 329
2001 24 338
2002 21 491
2003 28 588
2004 27 674
2005 19 730
2006 26 879
2007 37 909
2008 37 1036
2009 48 1348
2010 50 1384
2011 63 1545
2012 60 1637
2013 57 1936
2014 75 2102
2015 105 2167
2016 84 2301
2017 102 2472
2018 114 2726
2019 98 3266
2020 141 3978
2021 97 4606
2022 93 4868
2023 77 4618
2024 80 4083
2025 50 3472

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 340 377 1485
Neuroscience 384 427 1632
Animal Science 321 359 1734
Evolutionary Biology 402 447 1785
Zoology 434 481 2068
Biotechnology 353 391 2314
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 490 541 2443
Botany 427 475 2597
Genetics 482 531 2747
Paleontology 493 544 2822
Biochemistry 463 512 2847
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 526 573 2972
Agricultural Science 456 512 3176
Pharmacology 545 591 3256
Horticulture 461 513 3294
Nutrition and Food Science 430 477 3301
Virology 571 620 3319
Immunology 655 704 3607

Environmental Science rankings

Skidmore College ranked 474th for Environmental Science in the United States and 2815th in the World with 1,734 publications made and 52,774 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#474 of 1,637 In the United States
#526 of 1,727 In North America
#2815 of 6,888 In the World

Skidmore College
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 13 75
1994 13 96
1995 22 103
1996 17 112
1997 19 195
1998 16 172
1999 7 172
2000 14 231
2001 23 207
2002 13 323
2003 29 369
2004 27 481
2005 30 557
2006 26 733
2007 36 732
2008 31 849
2009 35 1242
2010 42 1151
2011 57 1410
2012 47 1356
2013 59 1706
2014 65 1833
2015 90 1854
2016 76 1979
2017 92 2128
2018 114 2248
2019 103 2676
2020 121 3411
2021 80 4066
2022 71 4153
2023 65 3954
2024 62 3614
2025 62 2974

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 490 541 2443
Geography and Cartography 430 481 2486
Paleontology 493 544 2822
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 475 530 3054
Ecology 510 566 3063
Geology 522 575 3091
Earth science and Geophysics 529 583 3103
Oceanography 531 591 3140
Agricultural Science 456 512 3176
Environmental Chemistry 518 575 3476
Environmental Management 599 663 3940

Medicine rankings

Skidmore College ranked 507th for Medicine in the United States and 2605th in the World with 1,616 publications made and 46,000 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Physical Therapy, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#507 of 1,604 In the United States
#555 of 1,689 In North America
#2605 of 6,793 In the World

Skidmore College
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
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 18 312
2002 18 420
2003 20 495
2004 21 541
2005 15 665
2006 20 722
2007 29 736
2008 34 939
2009 35 1168
2010 34 1095
2011 58 1332
2012 38 1388
2013 42 1559
2014 71 1831
2015 74 1878
2016 78 1863
2017 83 1993
2018 99 2316
2019 86 2746
2020 115 3357
2021 87 3866
2022 78 3986
2023 72 3772
2024 79 3395
2025 48 2813

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 307 343 676
Sports / Exercise science 227 264 806
Physical Therapy 320 356 1309
Clinical Psychology 442 486 1456
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 420 462 1493
Sports Medicine 400 443 1610
Cardiology 343 376 1637
Gerontology 498 544 1759
Psychiatry 450 494 1912
Health Science 569 617 1976
Anesthesiology 444 484 2072
Nursing 590 645 2244
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 446 486 2267
Anatomy and Physiology 451 495 2313
Pathology 439 483 2434
Public Health 522 571 2523
Surgery 624 673 3015
Pharmacology 545 591 3256
Virology 571 620 3319
Immunology 655 704 3607

Computer Science rankings

Skidmore College ranked 504th for Computer Science in the United States and 2759th in the World with 1,525 publications made and 50,360 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive Science, Machine Learning, Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#504 of 1,616 In the United States
#554 of 1,702 In North America
#2759 of 6,855 In the World

Skidmore College
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 15 101
1994 13 125
1995 14 140
1996 14 201
1997 18 225
1998 15 233
1999 14 270
2000 14 286
2001 29 304
2002 16 443
2003 30 473
2004 27 558
2005 23 677
2006 20 740
2007 19 780
2008 27 977
2009 35 1417
2010 51 1345
2011 45 1418
2012 51 1515
2013 47 1768
2014 62 1924
2015 67 1947
2016 66 1971
2017 62 2055
2018 84 2344
2019 64 2578
2020 116 3173
2021 72 3469
2022 58 3504
2023 60 3341
2024 50 2787
2025 40 2485

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 345 385 1550
Neuroscience 384 427 1632
Library and Information science 665 718 2109
Computational Linguistics 416 465 2622
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 526 573 2972
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 495 546 2985
Computer Vision 503 557 3166
Cyber Security 600 659 3354
Computer Networking 704 769 3895
Machine Learning 667 729 3991
Telecommunications 678 739 4099

Psychology rankings

Skidmore College ranked 460th for Psychology in the United States and 1896th in the World with 1,460 publications made and 52,576 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#460 of 1,561 In the United States
#507 of 1,648 In North America
#1896 of 6,663 In the World

Skidmore College
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 16 105
1994 11 123
1995 21 155
1996 21 221
1997 20 262
1998 14 275
1999 11 322
2000 7 348
2001 26 344
2002 19 476
2003 23 534
2004 32 647
2005 16 777
2006 19 949
2007 25 895
2008 28 1140
2009 33 1498
2010 45 1440
2011 49 1578
2012 49 1674
2013 40 1869
2014 56 2129
2015 66 2070
2016 56 2085
2017 73 2160
2018 81 2413
2019 68 2746
2020 100 3231
2021 60 3473
2022 58 3517
2023 54 3370
2024 58 2807
2025 41 2522

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 307 343 676
Child Psychology 345 383 1015
Social Psychology 395 440 1354
Clinical Psychology 442 486 1456
Cognitive Science 345 385 1550
Neuroscience 384 427 1632
Psychiatry 450 494 1912
Education Majors 572 624 2006

Engineering rankings

Skidmore College ranked 549th for Engineering in the United States and 3469th in the World with 1,270 publications made and 27,941 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#549 of 1,568 In the United States
#604 of 1,655 In North America
#3469 of 6,795 In the World

Skidmore College
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 18 87
1994 7 64
1995 23 66
1996 9 94
1997 12 90
1998 12 83
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 19 371
2008 21 398
2009 22 536
2010 34 597
2011 46 752
2012 39 786
2013 43 957
2014 53 1065
2015 62 1144
2016 53 1169
2017 62 1322
2018 76 1369
2019 81 1649
2020 84 2026
2021 71 2698
2022 51 2676
2023 43 2662
2024 45 2403
2025 37 2069

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 23
Biotechnology 353 391 2314
Aerospace Engineering 441 494 2681
Acoustical Engineering 479 530 2767
Systems Engineering 486 539 2850
Structural Engineering 513 567 3217
Civil Engineering 515 569 3222
Mechanical Engineering 535 589 3243
Optical Engineering 581 635 3569
Computer Networking 704 769 3895
Metallurgical Engineering 651 707 4091
Telecommunications 678 739 4099
Materials Science 672 729 4213
Electrical Engineering 790 854 4779

Physics rankings

Skidmore College ranked 568th for Physics in the United States and 3468th in the World with 1,216 publications made and 25,754 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#568 of 1,537 In the United States
#623 of 1,623 In North America
#3468 of 6,729 In the World

Skidmore College
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 13 83
1994 7 75
1995 21 63
1996 10 95
1997 6 83
1998 11 122
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 19 395
2008 16 377
2009 19 531
2010 33 523
2011 43 633
2012 45 690
2013 39 871
2014 50 910
2015 61 957
2016 53 1052
2017 63 1169
2018 62 1264
2019 72 1390
2020 71 1883
2021 75 2305
2022 49 2372
2023 49 2447
2024 47 2234
2025 35 1922

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 340 377 1485
Astrophysics and Astronomy 485 537 2556
Acoustical Engineering 479 530 2767
Nuclear Physics 591 645 3488
Quantum and Particle physics 584 639 3499
Optical Engineering 581 635 3569
Materials Science 672 729 4213

Chemistry rankings

Skidmore College ranked 518th for Chemistry in the United States and 3359th in the World with 1,192 publications made and 31,474 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#518 of 1,455 In the United States
#570 of 1,538 In North America
#3359 of 6,561 In the World

Skidmore College
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 14 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 21 371
2009 22 474
2010 25 529
2011 48 684
2012 32 778
2013 44 922
2014 54 1026
2015 70 1049
2016 58 1191
2017 67 1326
2018 72 1460
2019 64 1739
2020 83 2297
2021 72 2880
2022 60 2986
2023 45 2996
2024 58 2852
2025 37 2491

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 2847
Nutrition and Food Science 430 477 3301
Environmental Chemistry 518 575 3476
Organic Chemistry 528 581 3492
Physical chemistry 643 702 4140
Materials Science 672 729 4213

Art & Design rankings

Skidmore College ranked 381st for Art & Design in the United States and 1603rd in the World with 843 publications made and 14,264 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
#381 of 1,369 In the United States
#425 of 1,454 In North America
#1603 of 6,010 In the World

Skidmore College
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 4 28
1994 4 37
1995 10 35
1996 8 51
1997 7 63
1998 8 78
1999 7 75
2000 10 91
2001 21 65
2002 7 159
2003 19 181
2004 13 228
2005 14 268
2006 11 273
2007 11 215
2008 21 288
2009 16 474
2010 22 429
2011 32 496
2012 35 448
2013 30 605
2014 22 624
2015 38 621
2016 27 615
2017 50 690
2018 55 717
2019 48 817
2020 52 1007
2021 44 1128
2022 31 1128
2023 21 1006
2024 20 840
2025 13 646

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 189 216 673
Painting and Drawing 151 174 700
Sculpture 151 174 700
Illustration and Concept Art 161 184 734
Art History 318 354 845
Music 271 300 913
Creative Writing 309 350 939
Literature 340 378 1252
Aesthetics 352 391 1388
Fashion Design 400 446 1927

Business rankings

Skidmore College ranked 458th for Business in the United States and 2186th in the World with 827 publications made and 22,111 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#458 of 1,388 In the United States
#506 of 1,472 In North America
#2186 of 6,366 In the World

Skidmore College
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 10 26
1994 7 50
1995 9 45
1996 5 51
1997 8 30
1998 5 89
1999 6 56
2000 6 85
2001 13 81
2002 11 109
2003 14 131
2004 24 194
2005 12 203
2006 7 298
2007 13 320
2008 13 471
2009 19 581
2010 32 674
2011 28 763
2012 36 794
2013 26 947
2014 31 959
2015 32 1065
2016 32 944
2017 48 1066
2018 51 1188
2019 46 1278
2020 46 1633
2021 45 1729
2022 26 1627
2023 32 1681
2024 30 1369
2025 19 1020

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 248 280 1247
Public Policy / Administration 400 441 1321
Advertising 402 440 1463
Finance 348 390 1671
Accounting 542 591 2377
Marketing 481 529 2402
Management 549 604 2898

Mathematics rankings

Skidmore College ranked 577th for Mathematics in the United States and 3125th in the World with 707 publications made and 19,379 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#577 of 1,413 In the United States
#630 of 1,494 In North America
#3125 of 6,434 In the World

Skidmore College
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 8 36
1994 7 37
1995 7 48
1996 9 57
1997 8 66
1998 9 94
1999 10 72
2000 6 110
2001 7 80
2002 5 112
2003 12 151
2004 14 191
2005 14 224
2006 3 186
2007 6 223
2008 12 303
2009 12 390
2010 31 434
2011 17 503
2012 23 558
2013 33 614
2014 24 784
2015 20 794
2016 29 803
2017 32 786
2018 36 1095
2019 37 1250
2020 51 1452
2021 51 1670
2022 31 1615
2023 25 1564
2024 19 1197
2025 22 912

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 574 622 1910
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 536 587 2658
Statistics 575 630 3200

Economics rankings

Skidmore College ranked 426th for Economics in the United States and 1847th in the World with 702 publications made and 17,301 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#426 of 1,361 In the United States
#469 of 1,445 In North America
#1847 of 6,188 In the World

Skidmore College
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 6 21
1994 4 21
1995 7 24
1996 9 34
1997 7 25
1998 7 44
1999 8 38
2000 4 58
2001 12 68
2002 5 102
2003 10 95
2004 14 121
2005 11 119
2006 5 178
2007 13 193
2008 11 334
2009 15 377
2010 23 365
2011 24 488
2012 35 534
2013 27 628
2014 26 652
2015 36 717
2016 33 680
2017 40 745
2018 42 851
2019 46 986
2020 34 1354
2021 43 1407
2022 28 1245
2023 29 1348
2024 19 941
2025 17 697

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 210 240 648
Political Economy 283 319 797
International Economics 184 210 982
Development Studies 420 462 1667
Finance 348 390 1671
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 536 587 2658