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Vassar College
📍 Poughkeepsie, NY · USA · North America
QS Overall #— · QS Accounting/Finance #—
19%
Acceptance
100%
Aid coverage
$90k
Annual cost (USD)
14%
International
🎓 Academic Program
Economics major with accounting/finance courses. Strong interdisciplinary approach.
🎯 Admissions
Acceptance rate
19% overall
Int'l acceptance
~15%
ED/EA acceptance
35% (ED I + ED II)1.8x boost
International %
14% of student body
Campus size
1000 acres · Cold winters, warm summers
📊 Exam Requirements
SAT
Test-optional
SAT middle 50%
1430-1530
ACT
32-34
IELTS
7.0+
TOEFL
100+
Other / notes
No additional exams
📅 Deadlines
Early Decision/Action
November 15
ED II
January 1
Regular Decision
January 1
Financial Aid
CSS Profile by Nov 15 (ED I)
Scholarship deadline
Automatic
💰 Financial Aid & Scholarships
Aid coverage
100% of demonstrated need met
Need-blind?
✗ Need-aware — нөлөөлж болзошгүй
No-loan policy?
Зарим зээл багтаж болзошгүй
Tuition
$67k/жил
Total cost (COA)
$90k/жил
Avg aid package
$60k/жил
Living costs covered?
✓ Тийм — room+board багтсан
📑 Scholarship requirements
- CSS Profile
- NEED-AWARE for international
- Meets 100% of demonstrated need if admitted with aid
- No-loan policy for low-income families
🔄 Scholarship maintenance
Annual renewal.
⚠️ Conditions & restrictions
- NEED-AWARE for international
- Loan-free for low income
- Aid recalculated annually
📝 Application requirements
- 2 teacher recommendations
- Counselor recommendation
- Common App essay
- Vassar "Your Space" optional supplement
✍️ Supplemental essay prompts (2025-2026)
- At Vassar, we aim to foster an inclusive community through our philosophy of engaged pluralism. Engaged pluralism is rooted in the conviction that collaborating across differences is necessary to ensure equity, inclusion, and justice. How will you contribute to this approach as a Vassar student? (300 words)
⭐ "Why Us?" — Essay hooks & school personality
Beautiful 1,000-acre campus. NYC access (90 min by train). Strong arts and humanities. Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center. Vassar Farm. Strong LGBTQ+ community. Co-ed since 1969 (originally women's).
🏆 Unique advantages
Top-ranked liberal arts. Beautiful campus. NYC access. Strong arts focus.
💼 Career outlook
Strong consulting, finance, media placement. NYC network.
⏰ Work while studying
F-1: 20 hrs/week. Work-study in aid.
🎯 Backup plans
- Apply ED I
- Wesleyan as similar option
- Hamilton, Macalester
🔗 Official sources
- vassar.edu/admission
- vassar.edu/admission/financial-aid