Vassar College Computer Science Programs

Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, Vassar College is a private not-for-profit institution. Poughkeepsie is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Vassar College?

Contact details for Vassar are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Phone:	845-437-7000
Website:	www.vassar.edu

How Do I Get Into Vassar?

You can apply to Vassar online at: www.vassar.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Vassar

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Considered but not required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Vassar?

The acceptance rate at Vassar is 20%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 25%, and the acceptance rate for women is 18%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to Vassar submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 710 and 760. Math scores were between 710 and 780.

Vassar received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 32 and 34.

Can I Afford Vassar College?

The overall average net price of Vassar is $47,440. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Vassar, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $4,945 a year. That adds up to $19,780 over four years for those students.

Vassar College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,516 undergraduate students at Vassar, with 2,498 being full-time and 18 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,498 full-time undergraduates at Vassar, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Vassar College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	314
Black or African American	97
Hispanic or Latino	283
White	1,363
International Students	211
Other Races/Ethnicities	230

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Vassar College. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at Vassar. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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