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Vassar College BS in Physics

18 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is General Physics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Physics 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 physics, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Vassar BS in Physics

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The physics major at Vassar is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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 Physics38
Most Focused Colleges for Physics48
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physics114
Most Popular Colleges for Physics211

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

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

Vassar Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Vassar paid an average of $1,842 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-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 Physics?

Vassar does not offer an online option for its physics bachelor’s degree program 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 Physics

18 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
27.8% Women
38.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 18 bachelor’s degrees in physics awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 27.8% of the students who received their BS in physics in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 38.9% of the physics bachelor’s degrees at Vassar in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian3
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White9
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities3

BS in Physics Focus Areas at Vassar

Physics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Physics18

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to physics.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics3
Chemistry5
Geological & Earth Sciences4

View All Physics 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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