Private nonprofit · Poughkeepsie, New York
Vassar College: cost, debt and earnings by major
21 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $36,924
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 89%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 19%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,444
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $19,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 2%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $19,674 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $10,022 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $13,428 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $17,576 |
| $110,000+ | $50,834 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (21)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$124,469
- Economics$102,584
- Political Science and Government$69,942
- Research and Experimental Psychology$65,095
- Mathematics$64,870 (1 yr)
- International Relations and National Security Studies$63,591
- Fine and Studio Arts$63,418
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$61,359
- Sociology$61,106
- English Language and Literature, General$60,461
- Cognitive Science$60,408 (1 yr)
- Urban Studies/Affairs$59,930
- History$59,814
- Communication and Media Studies$58,163
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$54,839
- Area Studies$51,187 (1 yr)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$48,717 (1 yr)
- Biology, General$45,359
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$42,956
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$40,165
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$36,886 (1 yr)