by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Vassar College was awarded 142 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is art studies.
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College Factual ranked Vassar as #178 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.
Out of the 142 colleges in New York, Vassar is ranked at #13.
With an acceptance rate of 20%, Vassar is one of the most selective schools in the country. Good grades and high test scores alone may not be enough to get you into the school, so do your best to submit a stellar application.
About 31% 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 710 and 760. Math scores were between 710 and 780.
At Vassar, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 8 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Vassar College is 84%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 95% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Vassar College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Vassar for first-time, full-time students is 86%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,435 undergraduates at Vassar with 2,409 being full-time and 26 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,535 | $13,193 | $17,403 | $23,189 | $43,674 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Vassar, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Vassar, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $4,945 a year. That adds up to $19,780 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Vassar is 0.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of 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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/vassarcollege |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/vassarnews |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 47 | $38,929 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 46 | $28,914 |
| General Biology | 44 | $32,836 |
| Economics | 41 | $64,665 |
| General English Literature | 40 | $39,175 |
| Romance Languages | 37 | $35,344 |
| Mathematics | 29 | $59,871 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 25 | $32,713 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 25 | $40,712 |
| Computer Information Systems | 25 | $64,930 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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