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Vassar College offers Colleges services in , NY area.
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- Mission
- Intellectual inquiry at Vassar is characterized by an unusual degree of flexibility. The college does not have a core curriculum and students can declare a major by concentrating in a department, an interdepartmental program, a multidisciplinary program, or an individually tailored field of study in the Independent Program. This intellectual freedom produces original thinkers and has shaped the very essence of Vassar's academic life. In fact, the encouragement of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies has distinguished Vassar academics at least as far back as the early 1900s -- when the college began offering interdepartmental courses -- and the wide-ranging exchange of ideas has steadily inspired an array of new courses, programs, and resources. Vassar now boasts a dozen multidisciplinary and interdepartmental programs ranging from Latin American and Latino/a Studies to Environmental Studies and Cognitive Science, the latter for which Vassar was the first college or university to offer a bachelor's degree (1982). The college's oldest such program, Africana Studies, celebrated its fortieth anniversary in 2009, and Media Studies became the newest of these programs in 2004. As a result, Vassar's curriculum is broader, richer, and more varied than ever, now offering students a choice among 29 departments, 6 interdisciplinary programs, 12 multidisciplinary programs, 51 majors, and over 1,000 courses.
- General Information
- Most Selective, Medium School, Private School - No Affiliation Listed, Large Town, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - Low, Asian Students - High, Out of State - High, Any Cost, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Low
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, Advance deposit NOT required, Pre-application form NOT required, Separate application form NOT required
- Campus Description
- 1,000-acre campus in Poughkeepsie, 75 miles north of New York City. Served by bus and train; airport serves Newburgh (30 miles).
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation), 4-year or above
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $43,190
- Campus Setting
- Located in a regional city
- Email
- [email protected]
- Type
- College/University
- Level
- Four Year School
- Entrance Difficulty
- Very difficult
- Selectivity
- most selective
- Coed Status
- Men and Women
- Enrollment Concentration
- Traditional
- Campus Size
- 1000 acres
- City Type
- Small City
- Highest Offering
- Bachelors
- Setting
- suburban
- Academic Calendar
- Semester
- Control
- Private
- Highest Degree Offered
- Masters
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Instate Tuition Fees For Grad 1 Yr
- $39635
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $39635
- Graduate In State Tuition
- 33310
- Graduate Out Of State Tuition
- 33310
- Undergraduate In State Tuition
- 33310
- Undergraduate Out Of State Tuition
- 33310
- Application Deadline
- 1-Jan
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Grad
- $4674
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $4674
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $9040
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 24.98
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $4820
- Year Founded
- 1861
- Accredited
- true
- Books Cost (estimate)
- 1000
- Typical Board Cost
- 3710
- Typical Room Cost
- 4190
- Undergraduate Number Of Females
- 1629
- Undergraduate Number Of Males
- 1037
- Founded In
- 1861
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 1839
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 7361
- Additional Fees
- 490
- International Application Fee
- $60
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $60
- Application Fee
- $60
- Percent Asian
- 10
- Percent Out Of State Students
- 72
- Graduate Application Fee
- $0
- Percent African American
- 5
- Percent Hispanic
- 5
- Percent Native American
- 1
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- www.vassar.edu/
