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Diversity

Quick Stats

African American 3%
Asian American 8%
Hispanic 5%
International 3%
Native American 1%
White 63%
Unknown 17%
Historically Black College/University? No
Tribal College? No
Out-of-State Students 69%
Common States of Residence
  • California
  • Connecticut
  • Foreign countries
  • Massachusetts
  • New Jersey
Student Age Breakdown Under 18: 2%
18-19: 48%
20-21: 44%
22-24: 6%
25+: 0%
Female Faculty 56%
Male Faculty 44%
Faculty Diversity African American: 2%
Asian American: 5%
Hispanic: 3%
International: 4%
Native American: 0%
White: 85%
Unknown: 0%

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Skidmore continuously strives to increase its diversity on campus. The Office of Student Diversity Programs promotes cross-cultural understanding and positive and supportive relationships to create an inclusive campus community. Although Skidmore students are often stereotyped as "rich white kids," that is a very much unfounded statement now. Yes, the majority of Skidmore students is white, but there are many differences in the Skidmore community in terms of race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, and gender. The College is constantly striving to make Skidmore a more inclusive community.

Skidmore students are generally very accepting; however, the inclusion and relationships between minority groups and majority groups could certainly be better.

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Diversity at Skidmore College

chibiynm

Anthropology and Archaeology '11

3.5
B

Extra Points for Effort

Skidmore College is not exactly the most diverse campus, but I would certainly give it bonus points for the amount of effort they put into diversity. The student body consists mostly of rich white students, but there are students from different ethnic and economic backgrounds. In the past few years, the number of minority students have increased as well as the efforts in cultural awareness throughout the campus. The Office of Student Diversity Programs has sponsored many panels, workshops, etc. on diversity issues at Skidmore.

On the downside, the OSDP can be seen as trying a bit too hard. Sometimes it feels as though the diversity issue is really shoved down everyone's throats. Diversity can lead to a heated debate at Skidmore, and it will interesting to see how Skidmore handles it in the coming years as the student body becomes increasingly diverse.

Skidmore is largely democratic, and there are a few religious groups on campus. The student body is generally very accepting regardless of sexual orientation, ethnic/racial identity, economic background, political beliefs or religion.

Dec 18, 2011

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Diversity at Skidmore College

ZGross

Studio Arts '15

2.3
C

Reasonable

The majority is definitely upper middle class white kids. There are a number of ethnic students, students of different religions, and gay and transgendered students as well. The school really tries to keep things diverse, but sometimes it gets to the point where it seems like they are singling out the minorities because they are trying so celebrate diversity too much!

Dec 14, 2011

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Diversity at Skidmore College

lnarine

Social Work and Youth Services '13

3.5
B

Skidmore Diversity

In terms of race and ethnicity, I believe that the school is pretty mixed and there are a growing number of international students, but there is still a majority of white, American students. I've been to discussion and it seems that a lot of minority students have trouble finding true acceptance-- in whatever identity they possess in the agent group-- but that I believe our school is becoming more aware and open towards these issues of acceptance. There is little diversity in race among the faculty, I might add.

Oct 25, 2011

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User rating for Skidmore College - Diversity is 2.3 out of 5 based on 18 user reviews.

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Facts

Gay Pride

The Skidmore Pride Alliance is an outlet for students of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

Political Activity

Skidmore is definitely a very liberal campus. Of course, there are students of differing opinions, but the majority political opinion on campus leans very much to the left.

Economic Status

Skidmore students are often stereotyped as "rich kids," but that is a very wrong stereotype. Yes, there are a decent amount of students of privilege, but many students on campus participate in work-study, have jobs on and off campus, and receive financial aid for their Skidmore education.

Most Common Religions

There is an Office of Religious and Spiritual Life on campus. There are Christian, Catholic, and Jewish chaplains on campus. There is not a particularly religious environment on campus, but there are functioning and well-attended religious groups on campus such as Hillel and Christian Fellowship.

Minority Clubs on Campus

Clubs include but are not limited to: Asian Cultural Awareness, Hayat, Hip Hop Alliance, International Student Union, Lift Every Voice Gospel Choir, Raices (Latino cultural awareness), Skidmore Pride Alliance, Students Promoting Social Change, The Breakbeats, and Ujima (African American/Caribbean American cultural awareness).

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Name
Caroline Wurtzel
Hometown
Great Neck, NY
Major
English (Studio Art Minor)
Grad Year
2012

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