Vassar College
Vassar College admitted 19% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1450–1550 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $36,924 a year. Within six years, 89% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 19%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1450–1550
- ACT middle 50%
- 33–35
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $91,520 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $36,924 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $19,674 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $74,265 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 89%
- Students who return for a second year
- 95%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $75,532 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,444
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 24%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Social sciences
- 22%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 18%
- Visual and performing arts
- 10%
- Psychology
- 7%
- English language and literature
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Carleton College MN · 20% admitted
- Boston College MA · 16% admitted
- Rhode Island School of Design RI · 19% admitted
- University of Virginia-Main Campus VA · 17% admitted
- Wesleyan University CT · 17% admitted
- Smith College MA · 21% admitted
More colleges in New York
- New York University NY · 9.2% admitted
- University at Buffalo NY · 74% admitted
- Stony Brook University NY · 49% admitted
- CUNY Hunter College NY · 54% admitted
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY · 48% admitted
- Cornell University NY · 8.8% admitted
- Syracuse University NY · 46% admitted
- Binghamton University NY · 39% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.