Vassar College

  • Details

    • Name: Vassar College
    • Location: Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 17.73%
    • Average SAT Scores 1513
    • Four Year Completion Rate 80.67% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 89.14% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 92.5% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    80.7%
    6 Year
    89.1%
    8 Year
    92.5%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $83,573 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $67,805 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $67,805 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $17,500 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $18,625 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $5,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $15,964 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $19,653 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $25,779 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $30,066 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $54,072 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $49,177 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $45,562 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $60,671 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $56,244 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $71,366 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Education, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,175
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,712
Cognitive Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data $35,926
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,522
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $18,701
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Science, Technology and Society Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,747
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data $20,008
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,836
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data $18,009
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $13,908
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data $67,000 $29,092
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $59,871
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $64,665
Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,521
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $64,930
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $35,344
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,713
Classical and Ancient Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Astronomy and Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,914
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,929
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,233