Skidmore College

Skidmore College conferred 20 bachelor's degrees in social work in the most recent reporting year, ranking #325 among the 587 colleges nationally that award the degree. That is a mid-sized program — large enough to sustain a dedicated field placement office, small enough that faculty tend to know students by name.

91.0% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Full-time students complete at 97.3% against 87.3% for part-time, so the part-time route takes more persistence at Skidmore College. Transfer students actually outperform first-time entrants here (98.0% vs 87.3%), which is a good signal if you are coming from a community college.

The average student pays $31,187 a year after grants and scholarships — $9,054 above the $22,134 median across the 30 BSW colleges in New York. 12.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.