Saratoga Springs, New York · Private Non-Profit
English Language and Literature, General at Skidmore College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 129 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.8% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~129
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,348
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 21.1%
- Graduation rate
- 82.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $32,297/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $129,188
- Median debt
- $19,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $69,363/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 1,348 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($13,177 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($13,885 above). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 82% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.9% reported share · $536 net A+ 
San Diego Christian College Santee, CA · 0.7% reported share · $992 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 0.4% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.3% reported share · $1,115 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 0.4% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.3% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.6% reported share · $2,039 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
English Language and Literature, General accounts for 4.8% of reported programs at Skidmore College, which is bigger than 97% of schools in this field set and 3.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 129 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Skidmore College's average net price is $32,297 per year, about $129,188 over four years. That is $13,177 above the $19,120 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $69,363 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $13,885 above the $55,478 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Skidmore College #1,109 of 1,348 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.