Vassar College Overview

Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, Vassar College is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Poughkeepsie makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Vassar College Known For?

• Students at Vassar may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 7 to 1.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Vassar.
• In a recent academic period83% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Vassar bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $71,366 a year. That's about 75% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Vassar student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Vassar College?

Contact details for Vassar are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Phone:	845-437-7000
Website:	www.vassar.edu

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How Do I Get Into Vassar?

You can apply to Vassar online at: www.vassar.edu/admission/apply/how-to-apply/

Admission Requirements for Vassar

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Vassar?

With an acceptance rate of 19%, Vassar is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 26%, and the acceptance rate for women is 16%.

Average Test Scores

About 33% of students accepted to Vassar submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 720 and 760. Math scores were between 710 and 775.

Vassar received ACT scores from 18% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 32 and 34.

Can I Afford Vassar College?

The overall average net price of Vassar is $47,440. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Vassar, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $6,177 a year. That adds up to $24,708 over four years for those students.

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Vassar College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,435 undergraduate students at Vassar, with 2,409 being full-time and 26 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,409 full-time undergraduates at Vassar, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Vassar College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	276
Black or African American	99
Hispanic or Latino	188
White	1,403
International Students	205
Other Races/Ethnicities	238

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Vassar College. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at Vassar. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Vassar College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Economics	59	59
Child Development & Psychology	45	45
Mathematics	43	43
General Biology	42	42
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	39	39
Political Science & Government	38	38
General English Literature	37	37
Romance Languages	33	33
Computer Information Systems	31	31
International Relations & National Security	26	26
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	25	25
Drama & Theater Arts	24	24
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	22	22
Cognitive Science	21	21
Natural Resources Conservation	21	21
General Education	19	19
Area Studies	19	19
Fine & Studio Arts	18	18
Science, Technology & Society	17	17
History	16	16
Sociology	16	16
Communication & Media Studies	14	14
Physics	13	13
Philosophy	12	12
Urban Studies	12	12
East Asian Languages	11	11
Chemistry	11	11
Music	10	10
Anthropology	9	9
Geography & Cartography	8	8
Astronomy & Astrophysics	7	7
Geological & Earth Sciences	7	7
Religious Studies	6	6
Ethnic Studies	4	4
Germanic Languages	4	4
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	3	3
Classical & Ancient Studies	3	3
Liberal Arts General Studies	2	2
Medieval Studies	1	1
Other Social Sciences	1	1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0
TOTAL	749	749

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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