Admission

Class of 2025 Profile

Full Class of 2025 Data Set (PDF)

Admission Results

  • 10,884 applications received
  • 2,198 admitted (20%)
  • 679 students matriculated (61.6% female, 38.4% male)

Financial Aid & Background

  • 56% receiving need-based financial aid from Vassar
  • 19% receiving Pell Grant
  • 13% first generation to college
  • 3% Vassar legacy (parent)

High School Type

  • Public: 66.7%
  • Private: 24%
  • Religious: 9.1%
  • Homeschool: 0.1%

Mean GPA, unweighted

3.9 on a 4.0 unweighted scale

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

US Citizens & Permanent Residents Only

  • Identifying as students of color: 38%
  • Asian/Pacific Islander: 21%
  • African American/Black: 8%
  • Latinx: 13%
  • Native American: 1%
  • White: 67%

(Categories do not add up to 100% because the total reflects all categories selected by a student.)

International Students

  • International Citizens: 5.7%
  • Dual Citizens: 8.2%
  • Students holding non-US citizenship: 13.9%

Languages Spoken

43

Geographical Representation

The Class of 2025 includes students from 41 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and 22 countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Ecuador, Egypt, Greece, India, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.

Top States

  1. New York
  2. California
  3. Massachusetts
  4. New Jersey
  5. Connecticut
  6. Pennsylvania
  7. Florida
    Texas
  8. Maryland
  9. Illinois
    Washington

Students from high schools abroad: 44

Test Optional

  • 50.4% of the class opted not to submit testing
  • 49.6% of the class submitted testing
    • 205 used SAT scores
    • 132 used ACT scores

SAT R

  • Average SAT Score: 1467
  • Average EBRW: 731
  • Average Math: 736

ACT

  • Average ACT Composite: 33