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Vassar College is located in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. It was founded in the year 1861 by Matthew Vassar, a brewer, and the college has been named in his honor. It was originally a women’s college and became coeducational in 1969. It is ranked among the top liberal arts colleges in the United States. The campus is also an arboretum and occupies a large land space of approximately 1,000 acres. Students are offered degree and certificate programs in various fields of study including Asian studies, chemistry, education, political science, and women’s studies.
Students can participate in the many clubs and organizations at Vassar College. These include the African Students Union, Amnesty International, Barefoot Monkeys, Christian Fellowship, Ceramics Club, Debate Society, and College Democrats.
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Campus Location124 Raymond Ave
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
USA
Main Tel: (845) 437-7000
Web Site The campus is in a small city. |
Vassar College HighlightsWhere Vassar College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in liberal arts, art studies, drama and performing arts, mathematics, music, therapy and counseling, photography and commercial art, science, and conservation and resource management.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- High faculty salary.
- Selective admissions.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 605 | 48 |
Vassar StudentsThe student enrollment at Vassar was 2,451 in 2007 (2,424 full-time equivalent). About 38% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 62% of the class. Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students and graduate students are 0%. About 9% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 91% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 38,115 | | Room | $ 4,570 | | Board | $ 4,000 | | Books and supplies | $ 860 | | Other | $ 1,020 |
Financial Aid: Vassar participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 172 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 58 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 63 |
Housing and MealsVassar provides on-campus housing for 2,390 of its 2,424 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.
Vassar AthleticsVassar is in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association for major sports.
Vassar Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 40% | | Women | 26% | | All | 30% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 660-740 | | Math | 640-710 | | Writing | 650-740 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ART STUDIES (26 awarded) COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded) - Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (11 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (16 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
LIBERAL ARTS (343 awarded) - African Studies
- American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Ancient Studies/Civilization
- Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
- Anthropology
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- German Language and Literature
- History
- International Relations and Affairs
- Italian Language and Literature
- Japanese Language and Literature
- Latin American Studies
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Russian Language and Literature
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Urban Studies/Affairs
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (9 awarded) MEDIA (9 awarded) - Mass Communication/Media Studies
MEDICINE (18 awarded) MUSIC (9 awarded) PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (20 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (26 awarded) - Jewish/Judaic Studies
- Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (47 awarded) - Astronomy
- Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Geology/Earth Science
- Physics
- Science, Technology and Society
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (64 awarded) - Cognitive Science
- Psychology
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