Vassar College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 800,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (25%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,568
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 29%
From Region 24%
Athletes 453 (18.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 51%
Hispanic 13%
Asian 12%
Mixed 12%
International 6%
Black 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Vassar College 636 36% 54% 14% 3% 13% 6% $65,528 30 -0.24 29 92%
Computer Science 33 +3 70% 33% 39% 3% 12% 6% $127,857 64 +0.09 98 94% — — — —
Astronomy 3 +1 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $88,781 70 +0.37 78 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 0% 60% 20% 0% 20% 0% $60,680 9 -1.05 18 — — — — —
Geosciences 10 — 20% 70% 10% 0% 10% 0% $59,452 24 -0.51 15 — — — — —
Mathematics 30 +11 53% 57% 13% 0% 10% 3% $72,850 38 -0.47 49 90% — — — —
Physics 6 +5 67% 33% 33% 0% 0% 17% $90,896 76 +0.53 81 — — — — —
Biochemistry 36 +2 47% 50% 17% 0% 14% 8% $61,942 12 -0.85 20 81% — — — —
Biology 45 +2 33% 58% 13% 2% 7% 2% $68,803 62 +0.27 38 92% — — — —
Neuroscience 33 +1 15% 39% 24% 9% 15% 3% $56,715 13 -0.90 10 91% — — — —
Environmental Studies 13 +3 31% 77% 0% 0% 15% 0% $50,660 13 -1.00 5 — — — — —
Economics 41 +8 71% 44% 22% 0% 12% 17% $106,913 69 +0.34 92 94% — — — —
African Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $31,095 1 -2.24 1 92% — — — —
American Studies 3 — 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% $31,095 1 -2.24 1 92% — — — —
Ancient Studies/Civilization 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,056 43 -0.28 7 — — — — —
Asian Studies 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $31,095 1 -2.24 1 92% — — — —
Chinese 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,504 20 -0.76 4 90% — — — —
English 43 +9 14% 72% 16% 0% 2% 2% $54,293 63 +0.23 7 94% — — — —
French 5 +14 20% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $73,412 93 +1.37 51 84% — — — —
German 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $64,056 72 +0.54 26 — — — — —
History 29 +3 31% 83% 3% 0% 7% 0% $54,742 47 -0.21 8 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,755 80 +0.43 20 — — — — —
Italian — +4 — — — — — — $73,412 93 +1.37 51 84% — — — —
Japanese 2 +1 50% 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% $49,504 20 -0.76 4 90% — — — —
Jewish Studies 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,870 76 +0.37 7 — — — — —
Latin American Studies — +2 — — — — — — $31,095 1 -2.24 1 92% — — — —
Liberal Arts 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,399 65 +0.10 13 93% — — — —
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $54,086 43 -0.28 7 — — — — —
Philosophy 15 +2 40% 53% 13% 0% 7% 13% $51,878 24 -0.72 5 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,802 71 +0.24 6 — — — — —
Russian — +3 — — — — — — $63,560 69 +0.49 24 — — — — —
Science, Technology and Society 18 +6 22% 50% 11% 0% 11% 0% $36,900 1 -1.85 1 93% — — — —
Spanish 1 +6 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $73,412 93 +1.37 51 84% — — — —
Women's Studies 5 +3 20% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $45,401 8 -1.33 2 — — — — —
Anthropology 13 +3 15% 54% 0% 0% 31% 8% $55,959 52 -0.08 9 — — — — —
Cognitive Science 10 +2 50% 50% 20% 10% 10% 0% $86,472 77 +0.17 76 — — — — —
Geography 4 +3 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $57,113 26 -0.58 11 — — — — —
International Affairs 19 +2 53% 47% 5% 11% 21% 0% $55,362 8 -0.91 9 96% — — — —
Media Studies 18 +2 22% 56% 11% 11% 6% 11% $66,042 69 +0.39 31 90% — — — —
Political Science 38 +4 37% 45% 5% 0% 29% 5% $72,826 56 +0.05 49 88% — — — —
Psychology 46 +7 33% 43% 15% 4% 11% 13% $54,238 19 -0.78 7 94% — — — —
Social Sciences 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% 33% $56,612 55 -0.02 10 — — — — —
Sociology 14 +2 21% 36% 21% 7% 21% 14% $55,752 52 -0.10 9 91% — — — —
Education 12 +3 25% 50% 0% 8% 33% 0% $53,250 41 -0.21 6 — — — — —
Film Studies 13 +2 15% 54% 8% 15% 0% 15% $53,531 76 +0.65 7 96% — — — —
Music 5 +3 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,455 61 +0.29 4 — — — — —
Studio Art 21 +4 29% 71% 5% 0% 5% 5% $61,786 96 +1.60 20 90% — — — —
Theater 23 +1 22% 74% 0% 4% 9% 4% $36,082 11 -0.94 1 85% — — — —
Urban Studies 7 +1 43% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $54,221 5 -1.59 7 95% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $73,473
ROI Percentile 29th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 95%
4-Year Graduation Rate 84%
6-Year Graduation Rate 91%
Transfer-Out Rate 5%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 25.9% 165 34% 46% 10% 5% 19% 8% $62,267 65 -0.29 21 92% —
Humanities 21.2% 135 24% 64% 12% 1% 9% 3% $51,546 28 -0.38 5 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 17.9% 114 32% 50% 18% 4% 11% 4% $63,137 28 -0.42 23 88% —
Arts 10.8% 69 28% 70% 4% 4% 6% 6% $50,002 43 +0.16 4 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 8.5% 54 43% 56% 15% 0% 11% 4% $72,132 32 -0.37 47 90% —
Business & Economics 6.4% 41 71% 44% 22% 0% 12% 17% $106,913 90 +0.34 92 94% —
Computer Science 5.2% 33 70% 33% 39% 3% 12% 6% $127,857 72 +0.09 98 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.0% 13 31% 77% 0% 0% 15% 0% $50,660 12 -1.00 5 — —
Education 1.9% 12 25% 50% 0% 8% 33% 0% $53,250 47 -0.21 6 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.0M #354 58% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.9M #336 57% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #335 23% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #378 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #290 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #493 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #434 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.9M #452 46% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 52 $339K $316K $22K
Baseball 31 $230K $226K $4K
Soccer 28 $209K $204K $4K
Track & Field (outdoor) 26 $115K $109K $5K
Fencing 25 $130K $130K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 24 $59K $55K $3K
Swimming & Diving 20 $163K $159K $4K
Volleyball 20 $213K $194K $19K
Cross Country 17 $79K $76K $2K
Basketball 16 $256K $246K $10K
Squash 12 $63K $57K $5K
Tennis 10 $173K $170K $2K
Total 239 $2.0M $1.9M $86K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 42 $66K $62K $3K
Track & Field (outdoor) 39 $123K $117K $5K
Lacrosse 32 $273K $273K $0
Soccer 28 $230K $225K $4K
Cross Country 21 $88K $86K $2K
Field Hockey 20 $161K $154K $7K
Fencing 19 $134K $134K $0
Basketball 18 $239K $225K $13K
Swimming & Diving 16 $155K $153K $1K
Volleyball 12 $124K $115K $9K
Tennis 11 $196K $190K $6K
Squash 10 $66K $58K $8K
Golf 7 $50K $49K $611
Total 214 $1.9M $1.8M $64K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 84 $612K $589K $22K
Track & Field (indoor) 66 $125K $117K $7K
Track & Field (outdoor) 65 $238K $227K $11K
Soccer 56 $439K $430K $9K
Fencing 44 $264K $264K $0
Cross Country 38 $167K $163K $4K
Swimming & Diving 36 $318K $312K $5K
Basketball 34 $495K $471K $24K
Volleyball 32 $338K $309K $28K
Baseball 31 $230K $226K $4K
Squash 22 $130K $116K $14K
Tennis 21 $370K $361K $9K
Field Hockey 20 $161K $154K $7K
Golf 7 $50K $49K $611
Total 453 $6.4M $6.2M $179K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 21%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 19% 19% 19%
Early Decision 38% 38% 38%
Unhooked Early Decision 31% 31% —

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 46%
SAT Range 1460 – 1520
SAT Math Range 710 – 770
SAT RW Range 730 – 770