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Academics

President Bradley recently hosted a webinar on the global liberal arts. Representatives from Vassar and institutions of higher education in Rwanda, Edinburgh, and Bombay offered insights. Read more
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Women’s History Month

As we observe Women’s History Month, we pay tribute to a few Vassar alums who have made significant achievements in the business and tech fields. Read more
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Commencement

Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg, a nationally recognized public health expert with unique ties to Vassar, will deliver the Commencement address at the 159th graduation exercises May 21. Read more
Photo: Karl Rabe

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Women’s History Month

In observance of Women’s History Month, we pay tribute to some Vassar alums who have made groundbreaking achievements in science. Read more
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Academics & Faculty

Choose from 48 departments and programs, 50 majors, plus the Independent Program (interdisciplinary “design your own” major).

The Vassar faculty is a diverse community of scholars, artists, writers, scientists, musicians, and thinkers. Learn more about the faculty and their teaching and research interests.

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Admission & Financial Aid

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Facts & Stats

Students
2500
Faculty
355
Student:Faculty
8:1
Average AID Award
$54K
Majors
51
Varsity Teams
27

These figures are for the 2021/22 academic year.

This is Vassar

Vassar is fueled by an abundant energy, a creative force, a curious spirit, propelling our pursuits, hobbies, studies, and artistic endeavors. As we feed off one another’s energy, we further ignite our own fascinations. We can be uncommonly motivated and passionately inspired. We can also be laid back. But we are never just one thing. Eccentrics and introverts, reserved folks and outspoken ones. And no matter who we are, how we’re feeling, or what we’re doing, we share that universal spark that illuminates the world around us. Come take a look.

Bryan Ruby ’19 sitting and smiling alone in a bank of empty stadium seats
Alums

Bryan Ruby ’19 is the first openly gay professional baseball player, having come out in 2021. Hear him talk about this experience and more on the Today show. Read more

Photo: Karl Rabe
Dramatically lit side view of Lidiya Yankovskaya ’08, alone, holding a baton while directing an orchestra offscreen
Alums

Lidiya Yankovskaya ’08, Music Director of Chicago Opera Theater and founder of the Refugee Orchestra Project, is paving the way for women conductors. Read more

Photo: Karen Almond
Director Shaka King ’01, standing behind a camera, giving direction to people off screen
Alums

The 2021 film Judas and the Black Messiah, directed and co-written by Shaka King ’01, made history when it became the first movie with an all-Black producing team ever to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Read more

Photo: Glen Wilson
Photo collage of Ada Ferrer ’84 on the right half and a front and back view of a medal under text reading, 2022 Pulitzer Prize, on the left half
Alums

New York University Professor Ada Ferrer ’84 was awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in History for her book Cuba: An American History. Read more

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Campus Life

We at Vassar are committed to attracting, supporting, and retaining a strong and inclusive campus community.

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The Arts

There are over 1,000 campus-wide events annually. You will find arts-related events sponsored by the departments of Art, Music, Dance, Drama, and Film; exhibitions and events at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, the Palmer Gallery, and the Archives and Special Collections Library.

Background image: Detail of Steel, Croton; Tempura on glass; 1953; Artist: Charles Sheeler, American, 1883-1965.

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