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Vassar Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to find out how diverse the standard college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Read the Vassar diversity report below.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Vassar Student Population

How Many Students Attend Vassar College?

Vassar total enrollment is approximately 2,435 students.

Vassar Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Vassar undergraduate population is made up of 62% women, and 38% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Vassar Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,403
Asian	276
Multi-Ethnic	214
International	205
Hispanic	188
Black or African American	99
Unknown	20
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Vassar Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,411
Asian	279
Multi-Ethnic	214
International	210
Hispanic	192
Black or African American	102
Unknown	23
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Vassar College Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	805
Black or African American	133
Asian	52
Multi-Ethnic	14
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Vassar.

Vassar Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 1,519 female students and 916 male students at Vassar.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Vassar is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Vassar faculty.

There are approximately 606 female teachers and 516 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

Vassar ranks 76 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

76.24% of Vassar students come from out of state, and 10.62% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 42 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
New York	139
California	75
New Jersey	55
Massachusetts	49
Connecticut	27

International Students at Vassar

Students from 46 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, India, and South Korea.

Learn more about international students at Vassar.

Average Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Vassar, 91.03% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	1,161
20-21	981
22-24	107
25-29	21
30-34	9
35 and over	7
Under 18	0

Notes and References

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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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• Find out how College Factual created their Diversity Rankings.