| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
2,435 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
2,421 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
14 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
74% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 12.1% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.9% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 10.5% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 60.0% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.7% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 6.6% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.1% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.0% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 11.2% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.9% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 11.1% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 59.3% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.2% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 7.1% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.1% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
1,000 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Population of city/town: |
30,639 |
| Nearest major city: |
New York City |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
90 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
8,550,405 |
| Online campus map: |
admissions.vassar.edu/
visit_map.html |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (67%)
- women's dorms (6%)
- single-student apartments (25%)
- special housing for disabled students
- cooperative housing (2%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
99% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
96% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
4% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen must live on campus; four-year students must spend three years in residence. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
19% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
145 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Public kiosks, dorm clustersscientific visualization, GIS, and digital media labs. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives. Special collections. Music, art, and visual resource libraries. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art and drama/film centers; observatory, geology museum. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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Individual assistance and workshops in writing and quantitative skills, study skills, time management, and test preparation. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
75% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
0 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
0 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Miscellany News; Vassar Chronicle |
| Number of honor societies: |
5 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
120 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Christian Fellowship, Unitarian Universalists, Catholic Community; Jewish Union and Muslim Student Unions |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Council of Black Seniors, MEChA, Poder Latino, The Asian Student's Alliance; African and Black Student Unions. Caribbean Students Association, South Asian Students Alliance |
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| International student organizations: |
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Caribbean Students Association, South Asian Students Alliance |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Amnesty International, Animal Rescue Coalition, College Democrats, Democracy Matters, Eating Disorder Reachout Service, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, Forum for Political Philosophy, Habitat for Humanity, Moderate Independent Conservative Alliance, Operation Donation, Queer Coalition, Student Activist Union, Vassar Greens; AIDS Education and Hunger Action Committees |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Michelle Walsh,
Director of Athletics |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Vassar College Athletics,
Box 750 124 Raymond Avenue ,
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604-0750 |
| School colors: |
rose and grey |
| School mascot: |
Brewers |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Liberty League (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's crew | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's diving | no | |
| Men's fencing | no | |
| Men's lacrosse | no | |
| Men's rugby | no | |
| Men's soccer | no | |
| Men's squash | no | |
| Men's swimming | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Men's volleyball | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's crew | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's diving | no | |
| Women's fencing | no | |
| Women's field hockey | no | |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's lacrosse | no | |
| Women's rugby | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's squash | no | |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
21% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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athletic fitness center, athletic field, field house, golf course |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, basketball, billiards, bowling, floor hockey, golf, inner-tube water polo, soccer, softball, squash, table tennis, tennis, touch football, volleyball |
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| Club sports for men: |
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badminton, cycling, sailing, skiing, ultimate Frisbee, weight lifting |
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| Club sports for women: |
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badminton, cycling, sailing, skiing, ultimate Frisbee, weight lifting |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Newburgh, NY (30 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
LaGuardia, NYC (90 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Poughkeepsie (2 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
79% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
fair |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
18% immediately |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Boston University, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, New York University, University of Pennsylvania. |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
64% within six months of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Analysis Group, Epic System, Disney, Google, Rockefeller University. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- San Lan Wu, physicist on the team that discovered the "God particle"
- Eben Ostby, Pixar software pioneer
- Meryl Streep, Academy Award-winning actress.
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