Vassar College

Vassar College

Vassar College is a private, highly selective, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. With 2,475 undergraduates, Vassar is known for its small class sizes and strong emphasis on teaching. Vassar’s curriculum emphasizes interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary programs. The college was among the first to teach cognitive science, psychology, and Russian studies, and among the first to experiment with interdepartmental courses in the early 1900s.

The Vassar campus comprises over 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) and more than 100 buildings, including two National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International, designed over the course of the college’s history by a range of prominent architects, including James Renwick Jr., Eero Saarinen, Marcel Breuer, and Cesar Pelli. A designated arboretum, the campus features more than 200 species of trees, a native plant preserve, and a 400-acre (1.6 km2) ecological preserve. Founded as a women’s college in 1861, it became coeducational in 1969.

Vassar College Rankings in 2011

• TOP 100 PRIVATE COLLEGES RANKING
• TOP 100 LIBERAL ART UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE

Vassar College Rankings in 2012

Vassar College Tuition and Fees

Schools of Vassar College

• Africana Studies Program
• American Culture Program
• Anthropology Department
• Art Department
• Asian Studies Program
• Astronomy Department, Physics and
• Biochemistry Program
• Biology Department
• Chemistry Department
• Chinese and Japanese Department
• Classics Department (see Greek and Roman Studies)
• Cognitive Science Program
• College Courses
• Computer Science Department
• Dance Department
• Drama Department
• Earth Science and Geography Department
• Earth Science and Society Program
• Economics Department
• Education Department
• English Department
• Environmental Studies Program
• Field Work Office
• Film Department
• French and Francophone Studies Department
• Geography-Anthropology Program
• Geography Department, Earth Science and
• German Studies Department
• Greek and Roman Studies
• Hispanic Studies Department
• History Department
• Independent Program
• Interdepartmental Courses
• International Studies Program
• Italian Department
• Japanese Department, Chinese and
• Jewish Studies Program
• Latin American and Latino/a Studies Program
• Mathematics Department
• Media Studies Program
• Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program
• Music Department
• Neuroscience and Behavior Program
• Philosophy Department
• Physical Education Department, Athletics and
• Physics and Astronomy Department
• Political Science Department
• Psychology Department
• Religion Department
• Russian Studies Department
• Science, Technology and Society Program
• Self-Instructional Language Program
• Sociology Department
• Urban Studies Program
• Victorian Studies Program
• Women’s Studies Program

Vassar College News

• Vassar College confers 597 Bachelor’s degrees in its 148th commencement ceremony, May 20, 2012. - Sun, 20 May 2012
  

  Vassar College confers 597 Bachelor’s degrees in its 148th commencement ceremony, May 20, 2012.

• $4 million grant for faculty support honors Vassar alumna and former college trustee Anne McNiff Tatlock, a Poughkeepsie native. - Fri, 04 May 2012
  

  $4 million grant for faculty support honors Vassar alumna and former college trustee Anne McNiff Tatlock, a Poughkeepsie native.

• Vassar & New York Stage and Film announce the 2012 Powerhouse Theater season, 6/22-7/29. 5/20. - Mon, 30 Apr 2012
  

  Vassar & New York Stage and Film announce the 2012 Powerhouse Theater season, featuring new plays by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Stephen Belber (June 22-July 29, 2012). Subscriptions are available beginning May 16, single tickets available beginning June 1.

• Chloe Sevigny to star in Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s "Abigail/1702," (6/27-7/8) the first Powerhouse Theater Mainstage play of the 2012 season. - Mon, 30 Apr 2012
  

  Vassar & New York Stage and Film announce that Chloe Sevigny will star in Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s Abigail/1702 (6/27-7/8), the first Powerhouse Theater Mainstage play of the 2012 season. Subscriptions go on sale May 16, single tickets on June 1.

• Vassar is first college to partner with acclaimed Posse Foundation to add veterans to its student body. - Tue, 17 Apr 2012
  

  Vassar is first college to partner with acclaimed Posse Foundation to add veterans to its student body, with support from Infor software company.

• The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center presents the exhibition "Nature in America: Taming the Landscape," 6/29 - 8/26. - Sun, 08 Apr 2012
  

  This summer the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center presents an exhibition that highlights the evolution of the depiction of the American landscape—from Hudson River School painters through World War II artists. "Nature in America: Taming the Landscape" will be on view from June 29 through August 26, 2012.

• Olympic medalist John Carlos, famed for silent political protest at 1968 summer games, to discuss his life and new memoir, 4/23. - Wed, 04 Apr 2012
  

  Olympic running medalist and human rights activist John Carlos, remembered for silent political protest at 1968 Olympics ceremony, to speak about his life and new memoir.

• Free walking tours of Vassar College history to be offered (4/21, 5/5, 5/12, 5/26). - Sun, 01 Apr 2012
  

  Free walking tours of the historic Vassar College campus will be held on April 21, May 5, May 12, and May 26 at both 10:00am and 1:00pm on each day. To sign-up for a tour contact Allyce Braddy in the Office of Communications at albraddy@vassar.edu or (845) 437-7400.

• Mary McCarthy centenary to be marked by library exhibit (3/16-6/4) and special lecture by LA Times columnist Meghan Daum, 3/29. - Tue, 28 Feb 2012
  

  “Mary McCarthy and Vassar” exhibit of famed author’s writings and ephemera (March 16-June 4), as well as special lecture by Los Angeles Times columnist Meghan Daum (March 29), to mark centenary of the acclaimed Vassar alumna.

• The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center's innovative exhibition Space, Time, and Narrative: Mapping Gothic France now extended through 6/10. - Mon, 20 Feb 2012
  

  The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center presents the innovative exhibition Space, Time, and Narrative: Mapping Gothic France, now extended through June 10, 2012.