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Vassar College BS in Astronomy & Astrophysics

3 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

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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Rankings for the Vassar BS in Astronomy

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.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics19
Most Focused Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics24
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics56
Most Popular Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics63

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Astronomy from Vassar Cost?

$61,010 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Vassar Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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 StateOut of State
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.

Does Vassar Offer an Online BS in Astronomy?

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.

Vassar Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Astronomy

3 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
33.3% Women
66.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 3 bachelor’s degrees in astronomy awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

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%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White1
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities0

BS in Astronomy Focus Areas at Vassar

Astronomy & Astrophysics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Astronomy3

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to astronomy and astrophysics.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Chemistry5
Geological & Earth Sciences4
Physics18

View All Astronomy & Astrophysics Related Majors >

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.

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