unitid 197133 · Poughkeepsie, NY · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Vassar College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,607
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
19%
6th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,444
81st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
19%
undergrads on Pell grants
19th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
91%
finish within 150% time
94th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$87,419
98th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$39,343
after aid, aided students
94th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$71,366
after entry, Title IV students
85th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$18,625
16th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $15,953 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $71,195
- First-generation students
- 14%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $71,030
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics. | 59 | $103,043 | $19,000 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 45 | — | $19,000 |
| Mathematics. | 43 | $77,602 | $19,000 |
| Biology, General. | 42 | $71,377 | $19,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 39 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government. | 38 | $72,327 | $17,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 37 | $58,430 | $19,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 33 | $54,746 | $19,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 31 | $115,240 | $17,037 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | 26 | $75,748 | $20,232 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 25 | $64,947 | $17,993 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 24 | $38,959 | $20,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.