Admission

Class of 2024 Profile

Full Class of 2024 Data Set (PDF)

Admission Results

  • 8,663 applications received
  • 2,109 admitted (24.3%)
  • 594 students matriculated (66% female, 34% male)

Financial Aid & Background

  • 55% receiving need-based financial aid from Vassar
  • 19% receiving Pell Grant
  • 13.5% first generation to college
  • 4.4% Vassar legacy (parent/grandparent)

High School Type

  • Public: 68%
  • Private: 22.4%
  • Religious: 9.4%
  • Homeschool: 0.5%

Mean GPA, unweighted

A/A-

Class Diversity

US Citizens & Permanent Residents Only

  • % Identifying as students of color: 32.7%.
  • Asian/Pacific Islander: 16%
  • African-American/Black: 8.1%
  • Latinx: 9.9%
  • Native American: 0.5%
  • White: 70.7%

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

International Students

  • International Citizens: 8.20%
  • Dual Citizens: 7.20%
  • % students holding non-US citizenship: 15.4%

Geographical Representation

The Class of 2024 includes students from 44 states, Washington, D.C., and 17 countries: Albania, Bangladesh, Burundi, Canada, China, Ethiopia, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.

Top States

  1. New York: 160
  2. California: 64
  3. New Jersey: 48
  4. Massachusetts: 43
  5. Connecticut: 24
  6. Pennsylvania: 22
  7. Maryland: 17
  8. Virginia: 17
  9. Illinois: 14
  10. Texas: 12

Students from abroad: 60

SAT R

SAT RANGE EBRW MATH
750 + 29.90% 35.40%
700–740 37% 31.70%
650–690 25.10% 25.10%
600–400 6.60% 5.80%
Below 600 1.30% 1.30%
Total Using SAT R Scores 378 378
Mean SAT R Score 718 720

ACT

ACT RANGE % IN CLASS
34–36 37.50%
31–33 49%
27–30 12.50%
Below 27 0.80%
Total Using ACT Scores 240
Mean ACT Composite 32.6