Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit

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At a glance

18.6%

Acceptance rate

1,513

SAT Average

$38,182

Avg net price

2,430

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,513

SAT Reading/Writing730–770

SAT Math720–780

ACT Composite33–35

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 636	636
Bachelor’s 139	139
Bachelor’s 114	114
Bachelor’s 62	62
Bachelor’s 46	46
Bachelor’s 43	43
Bachelor’s 34	34
Bachelor’s 33	33
Bachelor’s 30	30
Bachelor’s 29	29
Bachelor’s 24	24
Bachelor’s 18	18
Bachelor’s 18	18
Bachelor’s 13	13
Bachelor’s 12	12
Bachelor’s 10	10
Bachelor’s 10	10
Bachelor’s 1	1

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division III
Primary conference: Liberty League

Projected sponsored sports23

BaseballField HockeyMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's FencingMen's LacrosseMen's SoccerMen's Swimming & Diving

Athletic participation

453 unique student-athletes · 25 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Decision I

Binding · Financial Aid Deadlines - Early Decision I due Nov 15

Nov 15, 2026

Early Decision II

Binding · Early Decision II due Jan 1

Jan 1, 2027

Regular Decision

Regular Decision due Feb 1

Jan 1, 2027

· Apply with Common App, Coalition, or QuestBridge Application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $70,050
Required fees: $980
Food and housing: $18,240
Books and supplies: $900
Other expenses: $1,350
Total: $91,520

Total by year

$75,2402019–2019–20
$78,1702020–2120–21
$80,8302021–2221–22
$83,6102022–2322–23
$87,4702023–2423–24
$91,5202024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $38,182 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 53%
Average share of need met: 100%
Average need-based grant: $67,214
Required forms: FAFSA, CSS Profile, State aid form, and CSS Noncustodial Profile

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation81%

6-year graduation89%

Retention rate94%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$71,366

Median debt$18,625

Campus

Enrollment2,430

Student-faculty ratio8:1

SettingSuburb

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Vassar College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Vassar College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Vassar College runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.

Early Decision I bindingApply by Nov 15 · decision Dec 15

Early Decision II bindingApply by Jan 1 · decision Feb 1

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jan 1

Early DecisionRegular Decision

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Vassar College admits in-state applicants at 28.1%, out-of-state applicants at 29.2%, and international applicants at 5%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

694 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈426In-state (domestic)≈220International≈48

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 20% in 2021–22.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

32% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

14% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 29% who submitted class rank.

High-school class rank

Among the 29% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

Vassar College rates 7 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Application essay: Very important
Recommendation(s): Very important
Class rank: Important
Standardized test scores: Considered

Nonacademic

Extracurricular activities: Very important
Talent / ability: Very important
Character / personal qualities: Very important
Volunteer work: Important
Work experience: Important
Level of applicant's interest: Important
Interview: Considered
First generation: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Considered
State residency: Not considered

Vassar College leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Average GPACDS C12Not disclosed

Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

Vassar College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $97,860 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $38,182 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 370 of 701 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSACSS ProfileState aid formCSS Noncustodial Profile

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $97,860

Average aid package, 74% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 26% of sticker

Averages among the 370 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Vassar College offers need-based aid only (no merit for nonresidents): nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Vassar College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

94.4% of Vassar College’s first-years return for a second year and 89.1% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03