Exceptionally strong
Data: Full
Skidmore College holds deep reserves and steady revenue — well positioned to keep investing in faculty and programs over the next decade.
Based on public filings through FY2024 · college finances can change — check recent news before deciding.
Why
Operating margin
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+8% (3-yr median)
Net tuition revenue
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+9% since 2019
Spendable reserves
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2.5× expenses
Enrollment trend
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+0.3%/yr
Tuition dependence
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50% of revenue
What this could mean for your student
- Net tuition revenue is rising, a healthy sign for the enrollment/aid model.
- Deep reserves (~2.5× annual expenses) — real cushion to keep funding programs through a downturn.
- Enrollment has held roughly steady (~+0.3%/yr).
Three questions to ask on your visit
- Which majors or programs have been added or discontinued in the last five years?
- How has full-time faculty headcount changed over the past decade?
- What share of the budget comes from tuition, and how has net tuition revenue per student trended?
A read on the school's financial position, not a prediction — most colleges are healthy; this flags the few under strain.
Built from public IPEDS/NACUBO filings and validated against real closures (AUC ~0.83).
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▸Forward pressures (next ~10 years)
Forward-looking demand, credit-market, pricing, donor, and debt signals — the direction of travel, distinct from the balance sheet above.
Financial Strength above reads today's balance sheet. This reads the direction of travel — projected student demand, how rating agencies and bond markets see the school, pricing power, donor engagement, and debt. These can move before they show up in the financials. Private nonprofits only.
Financial Strength today reads Exceptionally strong, but forward indicators — projected in-state demand and falling alumni giving — point to growing pressure.
Student demand outlook
High exposure
In-state HS graduates projected -15% by 2037 (WICHE); 32% of students drawn in-state. This school's applicant pool is projected to shrink by roughly 12% over 2025–2037.
Credit market view
Agency rating & outlook
A1 (stable) Moody's · A+ (stable) S&P
Pricing power
Reliance on tuition (share of revenue, 10-yr median)
56%
Tuition discount rate (stable)
42%
Donor engagement
Alumni giving participation (falling)
30% ▼
Debt load
Debt vs. spendable reserves
0.21x
Show the demographic math
Projected applicant-pool change 2025–2037: -11.6%
Home state (NY) HS-grad change: -15% × 32% in-state draw
National avg change: -13% × 68% out-of-state draw
→ Raw pool change: -13.6%
Selectivity share-shift (rank #37): +2 pp (more-selective schools gain applicant share; rank 101–150 lose the most)
→ Net: -11.6%
Home state (NY) HS-grad change: -15% × 32% in-state draw
National avg change: -13% × 68% out-of-state draw
→ Raw pool change: -13.6%
Selectivity share-shift (rank #37): +2 pp (more-selective schools gain applicant share; rank 101–150 lose the most)
→ Net: -11.6%
Demand projection from WICHE state HS-graduate forecasts weighted by this school's in-state draw. Credit rating, tuition discount, alumni participation, and debt come from Moody's/S&P, the Common Data Set, and EMMA/MSRB filings — collected for a seed set of schools. This describes pressure, not a prediction — check the school's most recent audited financials and bond disclosures before deciding.
