Chemistry at Vassar College

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at Vassar College stacks up to those at other schools.

Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 2,435. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Vassar.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

Vassar Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Vassar Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how Vassar performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Vassar is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	83
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	246

Chemistry Student Demographics at Vassar

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Vassar College.

Vassar Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Vassar. About 44% were men and 56% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vassar College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Vassar also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Vassar College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Chemists	3,360	$85,590
Chemistry Professors	2,270	$102,260
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,430	$117,370

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Noteremote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.