Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY · private, nonprofit · 2,694 undergraduates
Skidmore College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Skidmore College listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 33% below the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 9 on the women's, 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 10. Skidmore College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $6,722 per men's player, 250% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $5,472 per women's player, 206% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Skidmore College, in Saratoga Springs, NY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Liberty League.
Skidmore College's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. Skidmore College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 25%.
Skidmore College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. Skidmore College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Skidmore College fund its athletes?
Skidmore College reported 435 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 213 men and 222 women, close to an even split.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $26,692 for men's sports and $25,511 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $125 and $115 per athlete.
What is Skidmore College like academically?
Skidmore College is a mid-sized private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 21% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1405, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $85,270 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $32,297 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 62% of the sticker price on average.
83% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 90% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $69,363, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Skidmore College?
No single field dominates: the largest, Social Sciences, is 15% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Psychology and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business/Commerce, General (87 degrees)
- Psychology, General (78 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (42 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (42 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (33 degrees)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research (31 degrees)
- Biology, General (29 degrees)
- Economics (26 degrees)
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (25 degrees)
- Sociology (25 degrees)
What is Saratoga Springs, NY like to live in?
Skidmore College sits in Saratoga Springs, a suburb of about 29,000 people in Saratoga County, New York.
The median household in Saratoga Springs earns about $100,485, which is above the New York median ($84,578) but far above the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of New York: a typical home is valued around $445,100, 10% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,439 a month.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 5% of workers walk and 23% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 42, with 14% under 18 and 22% aged 65 or over.
59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the New York average of 40%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Skidmore College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Skidmore College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Liberty League) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Liberty League), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Skidmore College tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Skidmore College listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 33% below the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 9 on the women's, 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Skidmore College give athletic aid for tennis?
- Skidmore College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Skidmore College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $6,722 per men's player, 250% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $5,472 per women's player, 206% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Skidmore College?
- Skidmore College is in Saratoga Springs, NY, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Skidmore College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $85,270 a year, and an average net price of $32,297 after grants and scholarships.