Vassar College Description:
Admissions Data (2012):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 23%
- GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Vassar
- What Are Your Chances? (from Cappex.com)
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 660 / 750
- SAT Math: 650 / 740
- SAT Writing: 650 / 750
- ACT Composite: 29 / 32
- ACT English: 30 / 34
- ACT Math: 27 / 33
- ACT Writing: 8 / 10
Enrollment (2011):
- Total Enrollment: 2,386 (all undergraduate)
- Gender Breakdown: 44% Male / 56% Female
- 98% Full-time
Costs (2012 - 13):
- Tuition and Fees: $46,270
- Books: $900 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $10,800
- Other Expenses: $1,350
- Total Cost: $59,320
Vassar College Financial Aid (2010 - 11):
- Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 77%
- Percentage of New Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 65%
- Loans: 42%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $36,982
- Loans: $4,242
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Graduation and Retention Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 96%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 88%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 91%
Data Source:
Vassar and the Common Application
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Vassar College Mission Statement:
"The primary mission of Vassar College, to furnish “the means of a thorough, well-proportioned, and liberal education,”1 was articulated in The First Annual Catalogue and has remained constant throughout its history. Founded in 1861 to provide young women an education equal to that once available only to young men, the college has since 1969 opened its doors to both women and men on terms of equality. Encouragement of excellence and respect for diversity are hallmarks of Vassar’s character as an institution. The independence of mind and the diverse intellectual interests of students are fostered by providing them a range of ways to meet our curricular expectations. The structure of the residential experience, in which students in all four classes live in the residence halls, obliges students to master the art of living cooperatively in a diverse community. Diversity of perspective is honored as well in the college’s system of shared governance among all the constituencies of the institution."
