Poughkeepsie, NY
Vassar College
https://www.vassar.eduRepayment outcome
97.1%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$27,700–$69,700
middle 50% · median $47,100
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$20,386
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$16,590
Sticker price
before any aid
$59,320
Default rate
0.3%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Computer Science$69,535
- Social Sciences$57,995
- Math & Statistics$49,683
- Education$39,741
- Communication and Media Studies.$33,959
- Psychology$32,708
- Biology$32,391
- English & Literature$30,771
- Liberal Arts$29,092
- Interdisciplinary$27,476
- Foreign Languages$20,140
- History$18,009
- Visual & Performing Arts$13,908
Academics
Acceptance
24.1%
Avg SAT
1,394
Enrollment
2,436
What students study
15 fields offered
Social Sciences
28% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Visual & Performing Arts13.4%
- 03Biology12.9%
- 04Psychology8.5%
- 05English & Literature6.2%
- 06Interdisciplinary5.7%
- 07Area Studies4.1%
- 08Foreign Languages3.8%
- 09Physical Sciences3.6%
- 10Philosophy3.1%
- 11Math & Statistics2.3%
- 12Natural Resources2.3%
- 13Computer Science2.1%
- 14History1.8%
- 15Liberal Arts1.1%