Vassar College

Vassar College is a highly-ranked, small liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York. Founded as a women's college, Vassar became coeducational in 1969. Vassar values diversity, curiosity, creativity, and openness. 

Affordability: Vassar promises to meet 100% of demonstrated need, without loans for lower-income households (not defined). They don't give merit aid. According to NCES data, 48% of freshman borrowed an average of $4,945 in 2020-21. 

Rankings, Recognition: 

• #13 liberal arts colleges, U.S. News

• #43 colleges and universities, CollegeSimply

• #21 best liberal arts colleges, Niche

Popular Majors (NCES):

• Experimental Psychology 

• Economics 

• Political Science 

• Math 

• Computer Science

• Biology 

• Neuroscience 

• Econometrics

Admissions, enrollment, graduation rates (NCES):

• 2,516 undergraduates

• 20% acceptance rate

• 31% enrolled

• 93% graduation rate