| Name |
Vassar College |
| Address |
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 |
| Website |
http://www.vassar.edu |
| Email |
admission@vassar.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
95% |
| Percent Fraternity |
0% |
| Percent Sorority |
0% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
85% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
95% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (69%), women's dorms (6%), apartments for married students (0%), apartment for single students (24%), cooperative housing (1%) |
| College Owned Singles |
40% |
| College Owned Doubles |
29% |
| College Owned Triples |
6% |
| College Owned Apartments |
24% |
| College Owned Other |
1% |
| Num College Owned |
14 |
| Sprinkler System |
93% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
1,000 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
85% |
| Nearest Airport |
Newburgh, NY (30), LaGuardia, NYC (90) |
| Nearest Train |
Poughkeepsie (2) |
| Nearest Bus |
N/A |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
39% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
71% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,140 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Founder's Day, Serenading, I Won't Grow Up Day, Equal Rights Awareness Week, Iron Chef, Vassar Idol, Menage a Ha, Drama, A Cappela, Mr Vassar Contest |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
105 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Alive-Christian Acappella, Vassar Jewish Union, Yafeyfiyah, Vassar Christian; Fellowship, Vassar Catholic Community, Unitarian Universalists, Episcopal/Angelican Church @VC, Vassar Buddhist Sangha, Pagan Study Group, Vassar Islamic Society |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) African Student Union, Caribbean Students Assoc, M. E. C. H. A. , Poder Latino, Asian Students Alliance, Council of Black Seniors, South Asian Students Alliance, Black Students Union, International Students Organization, JAMAAT, Asian Quilt, Asian Film and Media Club. |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Equestrian Club, Film League, Outing Club, Ski Team, Shakespeare Troupe, WVKR, Habitat for Humanity, Philalethesis, Phocus, Sailing Team, Queer Coalition, Polo Team, Non-Human Students Org, Moderate Independent Conservative Alliance, Barefoot Monkeys, Improv, Amnesty International, Cycling Team, Happily Every Laughter, Hungar Action Committee, Phocus, The Rock N Roll Club, The Student Activist Union, Vassar Greens, Vassar Teknowledgy, Ultimate. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Miscellany News - Weekly; |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
0% |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
0% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1861 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
2,378 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
671,354,000 |
| Application Deadline |
January 1 |
| Application Fee |
60 |
| Selectivity |
Most selective |
| Tuition |
36,030 |
| Room Board |
8,130 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
63% |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
NERA, M&T Bank, Teach for America, US Peace Corps, JET Program,
Random House Publishers, NYC Teaching Fellows, Sullivan and Cromwell,
Analysis Group Economics, Grey Worldwide/MediaCom, Congressional
Hunger Center Fellows, HarperCollinsPublishers, Sig |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
888,745 |
| Num Subscriptions |
6,566 |
| Num Microforms |
692,581 |
| Num Audiovisual |
180,583 |
| Num Ebooks |
302,740 |
| Library Facilities |
Music Library
Art Library
Visual Resource Library
Archives and Special Collections |
| Museums |
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
350 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
700 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
250 |
| Num Wired Labs |
250 |
| Num Wired Other |
3,350 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property |
| Wireless Capacity |
1,200 |
| Recommended Os |
Other |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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