The main focus area for this major is Astronomy. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Astronomy & Astrophysics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Vassar College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in astronomy, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The astronomy major at Vassar is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astronomy. 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.
Here are some of the other rankings for Vassar.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Vassar paid an average of $1,842 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $60,030 | $60,030 |
Fees | $980 | $980 |
Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,990 | $14,990 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,350 | $1,350 |
Learn more about Vassar tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Vassar astronomy bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Vassar Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in astronomy in 2019-2020, 33.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 39.6%.
Around 66.7% of astronomy bachelor’s degree recipients at Vassar in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Astronomy | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to astronomy and astrophysics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Chemistry | 5 |
Geological & Earth Sciences | 4 |
Physics | 18 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.