- The Inkwell
- New York
- Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NYSuburb: largeZIP 12604Founded 1861
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1861
- Motto
- Purity and Wisdom
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.vassar.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private nonprofit college in Poughkeepsie, New York, with 2,444 undergraduates. It admits 19% of applicants, graduates 89% within six years and costs $36,924 a year after aid.
89%graduate
Admission rate19%
Retention95%
4-year graduation81%
Pell Grant share24%
Federal loans43%
$36,924net price / year
19%admission rate
1494average SAT
89%graduate in 6 years
$75,532median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,000median debt
#271 of 1,704 for earnings#1,619 of 1,739 for lowest net price#80 of 1,738 for graduation rate#71 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $91,520tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $74,265
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $74,265
- Average net price
- $36,924national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,674
$30,001–48,000$10,022
$48,001–75,000$13,428
$75,001–110,000$17,576
$110,001+$50,834
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 19%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1494
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 730–770
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 720–780
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 33–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college19%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college95%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college89%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college24%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 89%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 81%
- First-year retention
- 95%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 90%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $58,024
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $75,532middle 50%: $50,395–$122,715
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$122,715
Median, Vassar College$75,532
Lower quarter$50,395
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,444
- Part-time
- 1.6%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 19.4
- First-generation students
- 14%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 85%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,587 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $34,689
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,300,989,120
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White54%
Hispanic14%
Black3.8%
Asian12%
Two or more races8.1%
U.S. nonresident6.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown2.6%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences22%
Biological & biomedical sciences18%
Visual & performing arts9.8%
Psychology7.2%
English language & literature6.8%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.3%
Computer & information sciences5.2%
Mathematics & statistics4.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College Hartford, CT | $37,004 | 83% | $103,089 |
| Lafayette College Easton, PA | $35,879 | 85% | $102,336 |
| Pitzer College Claremont, CA | $36,135 | 83% | $72,270 |
| College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA | $38,829 | 86% | $100,485 |
| Connecticut College New London, CT | $35,960 | 82% | $82,225 |
| University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA | $34,256 | 86% | $92,362 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 197133. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2093794.