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Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY · CDS 2025–2026 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
20.9%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
29.9%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$96,960
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
7:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$16,423

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates2,514
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students2,514

Admissions

Total applicants11,118
Total admitted2,327
Total enrolled697
Overall admit rate20.9%
Admit rate — women20.9%
Admit rate — men20.9%
Yield rate29.9%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan402
Offers Early Action plan?——
EA closing date——
EA notification date——
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT32.0%
% submitting ACT14.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile730
SAT EBRW 75th %ile770
SAT Math 25th %ile710
SAT Math 75th %ile770
ACT Comp 25th %ile33
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class79.0%
% in top 25% of HS class97.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$76,140
Tuition — out-of-state$76,140
Required fees$1,020
Room and board$19,800
Total cost — in-state$96,960
Total cost — out-of-state$96,960

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$65,876
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$0
Avg loan debt at graduation$16,423

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist918
# admitted from waitlist30
Waitlist admit rate5.9%
Transfer applicants (total)365
Transfer admit rate14.8%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio7:1
% faculty full-time85.4%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)18.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$39,343Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)92.5%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)89.9%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate94.7%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$61,818Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant20.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan41.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full27.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress34.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress14.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time1.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white54.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino13.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian11.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races8.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women51.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men48.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white61.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown5.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences21.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences17.9%
Visual And Performing Arts9.8%
Psychology7.2%
English Language And Literature/Letters6.8%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies5.3%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services5.2%
Mathematics And Statistics4.7%