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Vassar College Fact Book 2015 - 2016
An Annual Report of Basic Statistical Information About the College
Office of Institutional Research
**Confidentiality Statement**
Some of the information contained in this document is confidential in nature. Such data are intended for the internal use of Vassar College, and may not be disclosed outside the College. This is particularly the case for some of the comparative data for peer colleges obtained from HEDS, COFHE, Oberlin Library, and S.T.A.F.F. reports. Note: The contents of this Fact Book will be made available on the Vassar College web site from the home page of the Office of Institutional Research (http://institutionalresearch.vassar.edu/). October, 2015
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Part I – General Student Enrollment Information Page
Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment on Campus - Undergraduate Students …… 1Details of Vassar College Opening Fall Enrollment*, Headcounts and FTE …… 2Enrollment by Gender …………………………………………………………… 3Enrollment by Race/Ethnic Background ………..……………………………… 4Junior Year Abroad by Term - Vassar and Non-Vassar Programs …………… 5Junior Year Abroad Participation Rate ………………………………………… 6Geographic Distribution of the Vassar Student Body ………………………… 7
Part II - Course Enrollment
Course Sections, Enrollments, and Average Class Size By Subject Area …… 8 - 9Course Sections, Enrollments, and Average Class Size By Academic Division 10Distributions of Course Sections and Enrollments by Academic Division …… 11Average Class Size by Course Level ………………..………………………… 12Student/Faculty Ratios, Fall, 2014 ……………………………………………… 13Class Size Comparison (% Under Size 20), Vassar and Peer Colleges ………… 14
Part III – Admission
Primary Admission Process Counts (Totals for All Freshmen Applicants) …… 15Primary Admission Process Counts, by Gender ……………………………… 16-17Comparative Admissions Selectivity, Vassar and Peer Colleges ……………… 18Comparative Admissions Yield, Vassar and Peer Colleges …………………… 19SAT Verbal: Mid 50% Range, Vassar and Peer Colleges ................................. 20SAT Math: Mid 50% Range, Vassar and Peer Colleges .................................... 21SAT Verbal Scores: Percent below 600, and Percent 700+ …………………… 22SAT Math Scores: Percent below 600, and Percent 700+ ……………………… 23Average SAT Scores by Gender …………………………………………………24-25Freshmen in Top Decile of High School Class, Vassar and Peer Colleges …… 26Entering New Student Cohorts: Freshmen & Transfer ………………………… 27
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Vassar College Fact Book
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Table of Contents
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Part IV – Financial Aid
Average Financial Aid Packages for Freshmen ………………………………. 28Financial Aid Applicants in the Admissions Selection Process ……………… 29Financial Aid Applicants: Percent Awarded Aid, and Yield Rates …………… 30Vassar's Financial Aid Package and the Cost of Attendance …………………… 31Family Income Distribution of Freshman Financial Aid Recipients …………… 32Tuition Revenues and Scholarship Expenditures by Class …………………… 33Vassar Scholarship Recipients, and Discount Ratio …………………………… 34Revenue Sources for Scholarship Aid ……………………….………………… 35Pell Grant Recipients - Freshmen and All Students …………………………… 36
Part V - Retention & Graduation
Freshman Retention Rates, Vassar and Peer Colleges …………………...…… 37Vassar Retention Rates by Entering Freshman Cohort …..…………………… 386 Year Graduation Rates, Vassar and Peer Colleges …………..……………… 39Graduation Rates by Freshman Cohort (Class Year) ………………………… 40Graduation Rates - Detail by Gender, Race/Ethnic, and Financial Aid ……… 41Baccalaureate Degrees by Gender ………………………………….…………… 42Graduates by Department of Major and Class Year ……………………………43-44Recent Change in Average Number of Majors per Year ……………………… 45Honors and Awards at Graduation ………………………………………….… 46Mean Grade-Point Average of Graduates, 1989 through 2016 ……………… 47
Part VI - Post Graduation
Medical School Applications and Admissions ………………………………… 48Law School Applications and Admissions ……………………………………… 49Post-Baccalaureate Outcomes and Activities ………………………………… 50
Part VII – Faculty
Number of Full Time Faculty by Rank - Fall, 2014 ………………..………… 51-53Full Time Faculty Counts By Rank and Gender ……………………….……… 54Faculty Tenure Status, Vassar and Peer Colleges ……………………………… 55Average Total Compensation, Full Professors, Vassar and Peer Colleges …… 56Average Total Compensation, Associate Professors, Vassar and Peer Colleges 57Average Total Compensation, Assistant Professors, Vassar and Peer Colleges 58Average Salary by Gender, Full Professors, Vassar and Peer Colleges ………… 59Average Salary by Gender, Associate Professors, Vassar and Peer Colleges … 60Average Salary by Gender, Assistant Professors, Vassar and Peer Colleges …… 61Average Salary Increases, Vassar Faculty by Rank …………………………… 62
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Part VIII – Human Resources
Headcounts of Full-Time Employees by Classification ……………………… 63Estimated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees by Classification ………… 64Full-Time Vassar College Employees by Classification and Gender ………… 65All Full-Time Vassar College Employees by Race/Ethnic Background ……………… 66Full-Time Vassar College Employees: Percent U.S. Minority by Classification 67
Part IX – Development
Total Gift Income ……………………………………………………………… 68Alumnae/i Participation Rate …………………………………………..……… 69Trustee Giving* to Vassar - Total for All Purposes ……………………..…… 70Total Giving to the Annual Fund, Vassar and Peer Colleges ………………… 71Alumnae/i Participation Rate in the Annual Fund, Vassar and Peer Colleges … 72Alumnae/i Donations to the Vassar Annual Fund ……………………………… 73Trustee Giving to the Vassar Annual Fund ……………………...…………… 74Parent Giving to the Vassar Annual Fund ………………………….………… 75
Part X – Library
Library Expenditures and Collection Size ………………………..…………… 76Library Expenditures per FTE Student ……………………….………………… 77Library Acquisitions Budget, Expenditures, and Collection Size, Vassar and Pe78-81Library Staffing - Total FTE Employees, Vassar and Peer Colleges …………82-84
Part XI – Computing and Information Services (**)
Computer Ownership Among Vassar's New Student Cohorts ………………… 85Computing and Information Services Budget - Actuals ……………………… 86Central IT Staffing and Budget Comparisons, Vassar and Peer Colleges ……… 87 FTE Students per Central IT Staff …………………………………………… 88 Centralized IT Expenditures per Student …..………………………………… 89 Total Employee Headcount per Central IT Staff……………………………… 90 IT Expenditures as Percentage of Operating Expenses ……………………… 91
Part XII – Financial Information
Costs of Attendance History for Vassar College ……………………………… 92Comprehensive Fees: 2015-16 vs. 2014-15, Vassar and Peer Colleges ……… 93Endowment Market Value, Vassar and Peer Colleges ………………………… 94Endowment Market Value per Student, Vassar and Peer Colleges …………… 95
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Part XII – Financial Information (Cont'd.)
Key Financial Data …………………………………………………………… 96-98Operating Budgets – Actual Results by Revenue and Expenditure Type ……… 99Operating Budgets by Rev. and Exp. Categories as Percentage of Total Budget 100Operating Expenditures - by Expenditure Function in Dollars ….…….……… 101Operating Expenditures - by Expenditure Function as Percents of Total ….…… 102
(**) Updated data for Vassar's CIS function were not available at the time of publication.If feasible, these statistics will be updated as soon as possible. However, the surveyon which they have been based was changed substantially, beginning in fall, 2011.Data similar to those that have appeared in earlier editions of the Factbook may nolonger be available. If updates do become available this year, a fully updated versionof the Factbook will be published online at the website of the Office of Institutional Research: http://institutionalresearch.vassar.edu/
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updated 9/28/08
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Fall Term All UG* 2,395.67 2,421.33 2,354.33 2,413.33 2,416.00 2,358.67 2,382.00 2,450.33 2,402.00 2,425.67Regular ** 2,371.67 2,400.33 2,329.67 2,388.67 2,397.33 2,335.67 2,359.33 2,426.67 2,380.00 2,409.33
Spring Term All UG* 2,360.00 2,421.00 2,397.00 2,401.00 2,402.00 2,381.00 2,404.33 2,424.33 2,452.00 #N/ARegular ** 2,371.67 2,388.00 2,408.33 2,440.67 #N/A
Year Average All UG* 2,377.83 2,421.17 2,375.67 2,407.17 2,409.00 2,369.83 2,393.17 2,437.33 2,427.00 #N/ARegular ** 2,353.67 2,373.67 2,417.50 2,410.33 #N/A
Notes: (1) All enrollment counts on this page exclude off-campus enrollments in Junior Year Abroad programs (JYA). See p. 5 for JYA enrollments. (2) Full-Time Equivalent enrollment = headcount of students enrolled full-time + part-time headcount * (1/3)
** "Regular" counts include all and only "regular" degree-seeking undergraduates, excluding non-degree-seeking special students. "All UG" counts also include the special non-degree-seeking undergraduate students.
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Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment on Campus - Undergraduate Students
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Total Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment (FTE)All* On-Campus Undergraduate Students:
By Term and Year
Fall Term Spring Term Year Average
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Official Opening Enrollment*, Fall Term, academic year:
Type of Student 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Undergraduate Students (UG) UG, Regular Degree-Seeking Male
Full-Time 959 956 948 972 980 1,015 1,020 1,028 1,068 1,049 1,058 Part-Time 3 7 5 11 4 8 8 9 5 6 3 FTE ** 960.00 958.33 949.67 975.67 981.33 1,017.67 1,022.67 1,031.00 1,069.67 1,051.00 1,059.00
Male % 41.3% 40.4% 39.6% 41.9% 41.1% 42.4% 43.8% 43.7% 44.1% 44.2% 44.0%
Female Full-Time 1,359 1,412 1,448 1,351 1,406 1,377 1,311 1,326 1,354 1,328 1,349 Part-Time 10 4 8 9 4 8 6 7 9 3 4 FTE ** 1,362.33 1,413.33 1,450.67 1,354.00 1,407.33 1,379.67 1,313.00 1,328.33 1,357.00 1,329.00 1,350.33
Female % 58.7% 59.6% 60.4% 58.1% 58.9% 57.6% 56.2% 56.3% 55.9% 55.8% 56.0%
Totals: UG Degree-Seeking Male (FT+PT) 962 963 953 983 984 1,023 1,028 1,037 1,073 1,055 1,061
Female (FT+PT) 1,369 1,416 1,456 1,360 1,410 1,385 1,317 1,333 1,363 1,331 1,353 Full-Time (M + F) 2,318 2,368 2,396 2,323 2,386 2,392 2,331 2,354 2,422 2,377 2,407 Part-Time (M + F) 13 11 13 20 8 16 14 16 14 9 7
Headcount 2,331 2,379 2,409 2,343 2,394 2,408 2,345 2,370 2,436 2,386 2,414 FTE ** 2,322.33 2,371.67 2,400.33 2,329.67 2,388.67 2,397.33 2,335.67 2,359.33 2,426.67 2,380.00 2,409.33
UG, Special/Non-Degree-Seeking ***
Male (FT+PT) 12 16 12 20 16 10 12 14 26 10 6 Female (FT+PT) 35 28 29 26 42 28 29 22 15 22 15
Full-Time (M + F) 8 14 11 14 8 9 14 16 15 17 14 Part-Time (M + F) 39 30 30 32 50 29 27 20 26 15 7
Headcount 47 44 41 46 58 38 41 36 41 32 21 FTE ** 21.00 24.00 21.00 24.67 24.67 18.67 23.00 22.67 23.67 22.00 16.33
All Undergraduates Male
Full-Time 960 960 952 974 983 1,017 1,021 1,034 1,075 1,051 1,061 Part-Time 14 19 13 29 17 16 19 17 24 14 6 FTE ** 964.67 966.33 956.33 983.67 988.67 1,022.33 1,027.33 1,039.67 1,083.00 1,055.67 1,063.00
Male % 41.2% 40.3% 39.5% 41.8% 41.0% 42.3% 43.6% 43.6% 44.2% 43.9% 43.8%
Female Full-Time 1,366 1,422 1,455 1,363 1,411 1,384 1,324 1,336 1,362 1,343 1,360 Part-Time 38 22 30 23 41 29 22 19 16 10 8 FTE ** 1,378.67 1,429.33 1,465.00 1,370.67 1,424.67 1,393.67 1,331.33 1,342.33 1,367.33 1,346.33 1,362.67
Female % 58.8% 59.7% 60.5% 58.2% 59.0% 57.7% 56.4% 56.4% 55.8% 56.1% 56.2%
Grand Totals: All Undergraduate Enrollment Male (FT+PT) 974 979 965 1,003 1,000 1,033 1,040 1,051 1,099 1,065 1,067
Female (FT+PT) 1,404 1,444 1,485 1,386 1,452 1,413 1,346 1,355 1,378 1,353 1,368 Full-Time (M + F) 2,326 2,382 2,407 2,337 2,394 2,401 2,345 2,370 2,437 2,394 2,421 Part-Time (M + F) 52 41 43 52 58 45 41 36 40 24 14
Headcount 2,378 2,423 2,450 2,389 2,452 2,446 2,386 2,406 2,477 2,418 2,435 FTE ** 2,343.33 2,395.67 2,421.33 2,354.33 2,413.33 2,416.00 2,358.67 2,382.00 2,450.33 2,402.00 2,425.67
Total Graduate Students Full-Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part-Time 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 FTE ** 0.00 0.33 0.33 0.00 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
* Accounting of all on-campus students: full-time and part-time, both regular degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking special students, excluding JYA. ** FTE = Full-Time Equivalent enrollment = Full-Time Headcount + Part-Time Headcount * (1/3)*** Students enrolled at Vassar, but not in a program leading to a degree. E.g., employee or family member taking a course, exchange students, etc.
Details of Vassar College Opening Fall Enrollment*, Headcounts and Full-Time Equivalents **
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By Type of Student, Gender, and Full or Part-Time Status
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2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Male Count 974 979 965 1,003 1,000 1,033 1,040 1,051 1,099 1,065 1,067Percent 41.0% 40.4% 39.4% 42.0% 40.8% 42.2% 43.6% 43.7% 44.4% 44.0% 43.8%
Female Count 1,404 1,444 1,485 1,386 1,452 1,413 1,346 1,355 1,378 1,353 1,368Percent 59.0% 59.6% 60.6% 58.0% 59.2% 57.8% 56.4% 56.3% 55.6% 56.0% 56.2%
Total Headcount 2,378 2,423 2,450 2,389 2,452 2,446 2,386 2,406 2,477 2,418 2,435
(*) Counting all on-campus students: full-time and part-time, both regular degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking special students. Excluding JYA.
Grand Total Undergraduate Headcount Enrollment(*), Fall Term, by Gender
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Total Undergraduate Fall Enrollment (*)Gender Breakdown - Headcounts
Female Count
Male Count
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2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 **
African American 117 118 121 137 126 130 135 150 135 119% 4.8% 4.8% 5.1% 5.6% 5.2% 5.4% 5.6% 6.1% 5.6% 4.9%
American Indian/ 7 4 5 8 5 3 0 1 1 1Alaskan Native % 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Asian American 223 251 236 258 225 215 219 233 260 273
% 9.2% 10.2% 9.9% 10.5% 9.2% 9.0% 9.1% 9.4% 10.8% 11.2%
Hispanic American 146 167 159 178 221 229 266 269 271 272% 6.0% 6.8% 6.7% 7.3% 9.0% 9.6% 11.1% 10.9% 11.2% 11.2%
Non-Resident Alien 131 150 154 162 156 150 168 172 186 179(Foreign citizens) % 5.4% 6.1% 6.4% 6.6% 6.4% 6.3% 7.0% 6.9% 7.7% 7.4%
White 1,800 1,760 1,714 1,707 1,618 1,545 1,489 1,507 1,415 1,438% 74.3% 71.8% 71.7% 69.6% 66.1% 64.8% 61.9% 60.8% 58.5% 59.1%
Two or More Races 0 0 0 0 90 114 125 143 147 150% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.7% 4.8% 5.2% 5.8% 6.1% 6.2%
Other/Unknown 0 1 0 3 5 0 4 2 3 3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Total 2,424 2,451 2,389 2,453 2,446 2,386 2,406 2,477 2,418 2,435
(*) Counting all on-campus students: full-time and part-time, both regular degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking special students. Excluding JYA.
(**) The methodologies both for collecting, and for reporting, information on race/ethnic background changed fundamentally and substantially in 2010. The counts in years 2010 and beyond cannot be made fully compatible with those prior to 2010. Most substantial is the change from students being able to provide only one r/e background to being able now to provide more than one. Hence the addition of the line in these data for "Two or More Races." These new 2-race counts necessarily diminish those for most of the individual race/ethnic categories. An exception is that the new data collection and reporting rules work to increase the counts of Hispanic American students.
Grand Total Undergraduate Enrollment,* Fall Term, by Race/Ethnic Background
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Fall Term 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Study Abroad
Vassar Programs 52 27 32 51 43 37 64 44 60 49Other Programs 115 121 159 110 124 154 139 97 127 113
Total 167 148 191 161 167 191 203 141 187 162
Spring Term 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Study Abroad
Vassar Programs 37 21 23 24 23 26 29 23 11Other Programs 113 94 90 89 88 91 98 90 83
Total 150 115 113 113 111 117 127 113 94
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Junior Year Abroad by Term - Vassar and Non-Vassar Programs
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% JYA 39% 43% 44% 39% 50% 38% 42% 48% 47% 38%
Junior Year Abroad Participation Rate: Percentage of Graduating Class That Studied Abroad
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Mid Atlantic 44% 41% 44% 43% 42% 39% 40% 40% 39% 38%New England 18% 19% 17% 17% 17% 15% 16% 15% 15% 14%Midwest 8% 7% 8% 8% 7% 9% 8% 8% 8% 9%South 7% 5% 6% 6% 6% 7% 6% 6% 7% 8%Southwest 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2%West 15% 16% 15% 16% 17% 18% 17% 18% 18% 19%International * 6% 9% 8% 8% 8% 9% 9% 9% 10% 9%
* Represents the proportion from non-US geographic origins, not foreign citizenship
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Fall Enrollment by Geographic Region
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Average Average Average 3 YearDepartment / Program SectionsEnrollment Class Size Sections Enrollment Class Size SectionsEnrollment Class Size AverageAfricana Studies 24 322 13.4 19 315 16.6 21 324 15.4 15.0American Culture 11 191 17.4 10 182 18.2 10 174 17.4 17.6Anthropology 23 396 17.2 27 449 16.6 24 413 17.2 17.0Art 71 1,031 14.5 77 1,120 14.5 75 1,005 13.4 14.2Asian Studies 5 91 18.2 2 24 12.0 3 62 20.7 17.7Astronomy 6 146 24.3 8 169 21.1 5 156 31.2 24.8Biology 44 835 19.0 42 830 19.8 48 860 17.9 18.8Chemistry 24 631 26.3 31 682 22.0 31 613 19.8 22.4Chinese 14 146 10.4 14 155 11.1 14 159 11.4 11.0Chinese/Japanese 2 29 14.5 4 43 10.8 1 23 23.0 13.6Cognitive Science 11 274 24.9 11 266 24.2 11 267 24.3 24.5College Course 8 93 11.6 6 87 14.5 3 39 13.0 12.9Computer Science 21 437 20.8 24 510 21.3 28 565 20.2 20.7Dance 38 401 10.6 41 385 9.4 39 361 9.3 9.7Drama 22 417 19.0 24 449 18.7 34 517 15.2 17.3Earth Science (formerly Geology) 9 125 13.9 9 115 12.8 10 111 11.1 12.5Earth Science and Society 0 0 1 17 17.0 0 0 17.0Economics 52 1,193 22.9 60 1,200 20.0 50 1,091 21.8 21.5Education 23 397 17.3 21 412 19.6 23 395 17.2 18.0English 93 1,494 16.1 75 1,273 17.0 76 1,387 18.3 17.0Environmental Studies 8 142 17.8 8 137 17.1 8 148 18.5 17.8Film 28 431 15.4 26 425 16.3 28 425 15.2 15.6French 27 431 16.0 27 435 16.1 27 397 14.7 15.6Geography 14 287 20.5 20 368 18.4 17 320 18.8 19.1German 16 182 11.4 17 217 12.8 16 229 14.3 12.8Greek and Roman Studies 19 232 12.2 20 249 12.5 21 306 14.6 13.1Hebrew 3 19 6.3 4 37 9.3 4 19 4.8 6.8Hispanic Studies 30 496 16.5 27 450 16.7 25 414 16.6 16.6History 48 667 13.9 50 872 17.4 49 731 14.9 15.4Interdepartmental 2 21 10.5 2 38 19.0 2 35 17.5 15.7International Studies 8 182 22.8 9 215 23.9 11 249 22.6 23.1Italian 20 231 11.6 17 219 12.9 19 183 9.6 11.3Japanese 13 158 12.2 11 176 16.0 13 178 13.7 13.8Jewish Studies 5 66 13.2 3 46 15.3 5 63 12.6 13.5Latin American & Latino/a Studies 4 57 14.3 3 36 12.0 4 49 12.3 12.9Mathematics 35 870 24.9 36 924 25.7 42 1,107 26.4 25.7Media Studies 9 125 13.9 7 154 22.0 11 219 19.9 18.4Medieval/Renaissance Studies 1 8 8.0 1 12 12.0 1 17 17.0 12.3Music 41 682 16.6 37 601 16.2 43 688 16.0 16.3Neuroscience and Behavior 4 63 15.8 4 63 15.8 4 61 15.3 15.6Philosophy 37 670 18.1 38 581 15.3 34 587 17.3 16.9Physical Education 39 387 9.9 31 290 9.4 41 354 8.6 9.3Physics 20 370 18.5 24 411 17.1 29 509 17.6 17.7Political Science 43 867 20.2 52 1,059 20.4 47 898 19.1 19.9Psychology 55 1,227 22.3 56 1,235 22.1 58 1,278 22.0 22.1Religion 29 438 15.1 21 330 15.7 31 401 12.9 14.4Russian 17 277 16.3 20 361 18.1 18 336 18.7 17.7Science, Technology & Society 10 179 17.9 6 105 17.5 6 91 15.2 17.0Sociology 33 611 18.5 32 624 19.5 28 573 20.5 19.4Urban Studies 10 222 22.2 6 148 24.7 9 215 23.9 23.4Women's Studies 13 262 20.2 13 264 20.3 11 246 22.4 20.9
Total 1,142 19,509 17.1 1,134 19,765 17.4 1,168 19,848 17.0 17.2
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Sections, Enrollments, and Average Class Size By Subject Area
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Hebrew
Physical Education
Dance
Chinese
Italian
Medieval/Renaissance Studies
Earth Science (formerly Geology)
German
College Course
Latin American & Latino/a Studies
Japanese
Art
Religion
Africana Studies
History
Neuroscience and Behavior
French
Film
Interdepartmental
Music
Hispanic Studies
Philosophy
Anthropology
Earth Science and Society
English
Science, Technology & Society
Drama
American Culture
Physics
Asian Studies
Russian
Environmental Studies
Education
Media Studies
Biology
Geography
Sociology
Political Science
Computer Science
Women's Studies
Economics
Psychology
Chemistry
International Studies
Urban Studies
Cognitive Science
Astronomy
Mathematics
Most Recent 3-Yr Average Class Size by Subject Area(2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15)
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AveragesArts
Sections 356 358 391 383 365 358 341 332 311 336 355Enrollment 4,866 5,052 5,585 5,428 5,659 5,224 5,122 4,843 4,543 4,737 5,147Average Class Size 13.7 14.1 14.3 14.2 15.5 14.6 15.0 14.6 14.6 14.1 14.5
Foreign LanguagesSections 158 171 166 176 167 163 160 161 161 158 165Enrollment 2,244 2,350 2,393 2,389 2,468 2,279 2,315 2,201 2,342 2,244 2,331Average Class Size 14.2 13.7 14.4 13.6 14.8 14.0 14.5 13.7 14.5 14.2 14.1
Natural SciencesSections 210 218 228 218 200 210 203 214 230 257 215Enrollment 3,755 3,874 4,062 3,957 4,139 4,213 4,343 4,641 4,876 5,353 4,207Average Class Size 17.9 17.8 17.8 18.2 20.7 20.1 21.4 21.7 21.2 20.8 19.6
Social SciencesSections 304 328 309 319 304 310 308 302 321 304 312Enrollment 5,976 6,007 5,883 5,734 5,562 5,773 5,503 5,526 5,895 5,426 5,762Average Class Size 19.7 18.3 19.0 18.0 18.3 18.6 17.9 18.3 18.4 17.8 18.5
InterdisciplinarySections 119 118 122 125 120 116 124 133 111 113 121Enrollment 2,035 2,016 2,046 2,137 2,089 2,118 2,235 2,298 2,109 2,088 2,120Average Class Size 17.1 17.1 16.8 17.1 17.4 18.3 18.0 17.3 19.0 18.5 17.5
Institutional TotalsSections 1,147 1,193 1,216 1,221 1,156 1,157 1,136 1,142 1,134 1,168 1,167Enrollment 18,876 19,299 19,969 19,645 19,917 19,607 19,518 19,509 19,765 19,848 19,567Average Class Size 16.5 16.2 16.4 16.1 17.2 16.9 17.2 17.1 17.4 17.0 16.8
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Sections, Enrollments, and Average Class Size By Academic Division
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Arts Foreign Languages
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Arts Social Sciences Natural Sciences
Foreign Languages Interdisciplinary
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Percent of Total Course Enrollments by Academic Division
Arts Social Sciences Natural Sciences
Foreign Languages Interdisciplinary
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Course Level 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Introductory 20.5 20.1 20.0 19.3 20.5 20.0 20.5 20.2 20.2 19.5Intermediate 16.7 16.2 16.9 16.7 17.8 17.4 17.5 17.8 18.3 17.8Advanced 10.3 10.4 10.6 10.4 11.3 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.8 11.9
Overall 16.5 16.2 16.4 16.0 17.2 16.9 17.2 17.1 17.4 17.0
Average Class Size by Course Level
12
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
Academic Year
Average Class Size by Course Level
Introductory Intermediate
Advanced Overall
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13
10.85
10.15
10.13
10.12
9.83
9.43
9.26
9.21
9.07
8.97
8.90
8.79
8.76
8.55
8.55
8.29
7.85
7.79
7.56
7.04
6.73
0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00
Wesleyan
Union
Colby
Barnard
Mount Holyoke
Trinity
Hamilton
Connecticut
Smith
Franklin & Marshall
Colgate
Bowdoin
Oberlin
Middlebury
Haverford
Bryn Mawr
V A S S A R
Swarthmore
Amherst
Wellesley
Williams
Student / Faculty Ratio
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77.3%
76.5%
75.2%
74.3%
74.0%
73.7%
72.2%
71.9%
71.9%
71.6%
70.7%
70.6%
69.8%
68.4%
68.3%
67.0%
66.8%
66.2%
65.1%
62.5%
61.9%
30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Haverford
Williams
Swarthmore
Oberlin
Hamilton
Bryn Mawr
Colgate
Wesleyan
Barnard
Colby
Amherst
Mt. Holyoke
Bowdoin
Connecticut
Smith
Middlebury
Wellesley
Union
V A S S A R
Franklin &Marshall
Trinity College
Percent of Classes Smaller than Size 20
Percent of Class Sections with Enrollment under Size 20Fall 2014 (Common Dataset reporting)
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Class of '10 Class of '11 Class of '12 Class of '13 Class of '14 Class of '15 Class of '16 Class of '17 Class of '18 Class of '19Freshman Applications 6,075 6,393 7,361 7,577 7,822 7,985 7,908 7,597 7,784 7,567Number Admitted 1,829 1,830 1,839 1,873 1,847 1,798 1,806 1,832 1,832 1,947 % Admitted 30.1% 28.6% 25.0% 24.7% 23.6% 22.5% 22.8% 24.1% 23.5% 25.7%Matriculants 670 681 640 660 666 671 660 666 665 668 % of Admits Matriculatin 36.6% 37.2% 34.8% 35.2% 36.1% 37.3% 36.5% 36.4% 36.3% 34.3% (or "yield")
Primary Admission Process Counts (Totals for All Freshmen Applicants)
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Primary Admission Process Counts:Numbers of Freshman Applicants, Admitted Students, and Matriculants
Freshman Applications Number Admitted Matriculants
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Males Class of '10 Class of '11 Class of '12 Class of '13 Class of '14 Class of '15 Class of '16 Class of '17 Class of '18 Class of '19
Freshman Applications 1,776 1,893 2,257 2,285 2,408 2,518 2,475 2,376 2,406 2,329 Males as % of Applicant Pool 29% 30% 31% 30% 31% 32% 31% 31% 31% 31%Number Admitted 707 705 768 803 792 837 810 806 811 823 % Admitted 40% 37% 34% 35% 33% 36% 33% 34% 34% 35%Matriculants 256 270 274 266 284 300 295 285 286 285 % of Admits Matriculating 36% 38% 36% 33% 36% 36% 36% 35% 35% 35% Males as % of Freshman Class 38% 40% 43% 40% 43% 45% 45% 43% 43% 43%
Females Class of '10 Class of '11 Class of '12 Class of '13 Class of '14 Class of '15 Class of '16 Class of '17 Class of '18 Class of '19
Freshman Applications 4,299 4,500 5,104 5,292 5,414 5,467 5,433 5,221 5,378 5,238 Females as % of Applicant Pool 71% 70% 69% 70% 69% 68% 69% 69% 69% 69%Number Admitted 1,122 1,125 1,071 1,070 1,055 961 996 1,026 1,021 1,124 % Admitted 26% 25% 21% 20% 19% 18% 18% 20% 19% 21%Matriculants 414 411 366 395 382 371 365 381 379 383 % of Admits Matriculating 37% 37% 34% 37% 36% 39% 37% 37% 37% 34% Females as % of Freshman Class 62% 60% 60% 57% 55% 55% 57% 57% 57%
MALES
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Primary Admission Process Counts, by Gender
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Admissions Selectivity:Percent of Applicants Offered Admission, by Gender
Males Females
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Admissions Yield:Percent of Admitted Students Who Enrolled at Vassar, By Gender
Males Females
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18
42.2%
41.1%
40.5%
38.9%
37.6%
34.8%
33.0%
30.4%
28.0%
26.3%
26.2%
24.7%
23.9%
23.8%
23.5%
19.3%
17.2%
17.0%
14.9%
13.8%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Mount Holyoke
Smith
Union
Bryn Mawr
Franklin &Marshall
ConnecticutCollege
Oberlin
Trinity College
Wellesley
Colby
Hamilton
Colgate
Haverford
Wesleyan
Barnard
VASSAR
Williams
Middlebury
Swarthmore
Bowdoin
Amherst
Selectivity: Percent Admitted
Comparative Admissions Selectivity:Percent of Freshman Applicants Offered Admission,
Vassar and its 21 Primary Reference CollegesFall, 2014
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19
24.6%
24.7%
25.6%
27.7%
31.2%
32.1%
32.7%
33.2%
33.4%
33.5%
34.0%
35.1%
36.2%
39.2%
39.9%
41.2%
41.8%
43.2%
44.8%
45.4%
48.6%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Trinity College
ConnecticutCollege
Union
Franklin &Marshall
Mount Holyoke
Bryn Mawr
Smith
Colby
Wesleyan
Colgate
Oberlin
Hamilton
VASSAR
Haverford
Amherst
Middlebury
Wellesley
Swarthmore
Williams
Barnard
Bowdoin
Percent Yield
Comparative Admissions Yield:Percent of Admitted Applicants who Matriculated,
Vassar and its 21 Primary Reference CollegesFall, 2014
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Data source(s): US Deptment of Education, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, and/or Common Data Set (CDS)
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680
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Williams
Amherst
Swarthmore
Bowdoin
Haverford
VASSAR
Wellesley
Wesleyan
Hamilton
Oberlin
Barnard
Middlebury
Smith
Colgate
Mount Holyoke
Connecticut College
Colby
Bryn Mawr
Franklin & Marshall
Union
Trinity College
Comparative Data for SAT Verbal Scores:Middle 50% Range of Scores for Enrolled Freshmen
Vassar and its 21 Primary Reference CollegesFall, 2014
25th %-tile Score 75th %-tile Score
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Data source(s): US Deptment of Education, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, and/or Common Data Set (CDS)
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Amherst
Swarthmore
Williams
Bowdoin
Colgate
Wesleyan
Hamilton
Haverford
VASSAR
Wellesley
Middlebury
Smith
Mount Holyoke
Bryn Mawr
Colby
Oberlin
Union
Franklin &…
Barnard
Connecticut…
Trinity College
Comparative Data for SAT Math Scores:Middle 50% Range of Scores for Enrolled Freshmen
Vassar and its 21 Primary Reference CollegesFall, 2014
25th %-tile Score 75th %-tile Score
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Data Source: Common Dataset (CDS) reporting
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Bowdoin
Williams
Amherst
Swarthmore
VASSAR
Haverford
Wellesley
Wesleyan
Oberlin
Hamilton
Middlebury
Barnard
MountHolyoke
Smith
Colby
Bryn Mawr
Colgate
ConnecticutCollege
Union
Franklin &Marshall
TrinityCollege
Comparative Data for SAT Verbal Scores:Percent of Enrolled Freshmen Below 600 and 700+
Vassar and its 21 Primary Reference CollegesFall, 2014
SAT Verbal < 600 SAT Verbal >= 700
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Data Source: Common Dataset (CDS) reporting
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5%
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52%
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Amherst
Swarthmore
Bowdoin
Williams
Haverford
Hamilton
Colgate
Wesleyan
Wellesley
Middlebury
VASSAR
MountHolyoke
Smith
Colby
Bryn Mawr
Union
Oberlin
Franklin &Marshall
Barnard
ConnecticutCollege
Trinity College
Comparative Data for SAT Math Scores:Percent of Enrolled Freshmen Below 600 and 700+
Vassar and its 21 Primary Reference CollegesFall, 2014
SAT Math < 600 SAT Math >= 700
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Classof '10
Classof '11
Classof '12
Classof '13
Classof '14
Classof '15
Classof '16
Classof '17
Classof '18
Classof '19
MalesCritical Reading (Verbal) 701 700 701 701 701.7 706 698 695 700 705.3Math 695 692 694 689 690.1 703 702 697 697 704.5Writing 684 686 685 699 682 692 690 691.4Male Combined 1396 1392 2079 2076 2076.8 2108 2082 2084 2087 2101.2
FemalesCritical Reading (Verbal) 700 707 704 697 702.4 702 708 704 711 709.2Math 670 674 679 675 670.2 674 681 679 687 687.5Writing 706 700 696 703 712 708 709 705.4Female Combined 1370 1381 2089 2072 2068.6 2079 2101 2091 2107 2102.1
All FreshmenCritical Reading (Verbal) 700 704 703 699 702.1 704 704 700 706 707.5Math 680 682 686 681 679.2 687 690 687 691 695Writing 697 694 691 701 699 701 700 699.2All Combined 1380 1386 2086 2074 2072.3 2092 2093 2088 2097 2101.7
Average SAT Scores by Gender, Vassar Freshmen
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750
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Classof '11
Classof '12
Classof '13
Classof '14
Classof '15
Classof '16
Classof '17
Classof '18
Classof '19
Average SAT Scores, Critical Reading (Verbal) - Vassar Men and Women
Females Males
600
650
700
750
Classof '10
Classof '11
Classof '12
Classof '13
Classof '14
Classof '15
Classof '16
Classof '17
Classof '18
Classof '19
Average SAT Scores, Mathematical - Vassar Men and Women
Females Males
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Classof '10
Classof '11
Classof '12
Classof '13
Classof '14
Classof '15
Classof '16
Classof '17
Classof '18
Classof '19
MalesCritical Reading (Verbal) 701 700 701 701 701.7 706 698 695 700 705.3Math 695 692 694 689 690.1 703 702 697 697 704.5Writing 684 686 685 699 682 692 690 691.4Male Combined 1396 1392 2079 2076 2076.8 2108 2082 2084 2087 2101.2
FemalesCritical Reading (Verbal) 700 707 704 697 702.4 702 708 704 711 709.2Math 670 674 679 675 670.2 674 681 679 687 687.5Writing 706 700 696 703 712 708 709 705.4Female Combined 1370 1381 2089 2072 2068.6 2079 2101 2091 2107 2102.1
All FreshmenCritical Reading (Verbal) 700 704 703 699 702.1 704 704 700 706 707.5Math 680 682 686 681 679.2 687 690 687 691 695Writing 697 694 691 701 699 701 700 699.2All Combined 1380 1386 2086 2074 2072.3 2092 2093 2088 2097 2101.7
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Average SAT Scores by Gender, Vassar Freshmen
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750
Classof '10
Classof '11
Classof '12
Classof '13
Classof '14
Classof '15
Classof '16
Classof '17
Classof '18
Classof '19
Average SAT Scores - Vassar Men
Critical Reading (Verbal) Math Writing
600
650
700
750
Classof '10
Classof '11
Classof '12
Classof '13
Classof '14
Classof '15
Classof '16
Classof '17
Classof '18
Classof '19
Average SAT Scores - Vassar Women
Critical Reading (Verbal) Math Writing
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94%
88%
86%
84%
82%
78%
76%
75%
72%
70%
69%
65%
64%
62%
62%
61%
61%
56%
48%
43%
40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Williams
Haverford
Swarthmore
Bowdoin
Amherst
Barnard
Wellesley
Middlebury
Hamilton
Colgate
Union
V A S S A R
Bryn Mawr
Wesleyan
Smith
Franklin &Marshall
Oberlin
Colby
Mt. Holyoke
Connecticut
Trinity College
Percent of Freshmen in Top 10% of their High School ClassFall, 2014 (Common Dataset reporting)
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Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015
Freshmen * 668 677 638 658 666 670 660 665 665 667
Transfers 13 10 11 3 11 10 9 9 11 5
Total 681 687 649 661 677 680 669 674 676 672
* Based on official IPEDS Entering Fall Enrollment reporting, as of the end of the fall semester drop/add period for courses. Therefore, the freshman class size may differ slightly from that reported based on Admissions records.
Entering New Student Cohorts: Freshmen and Transfer Students
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648
606
635614
646626 634
639
695
632 632
654 647668
677
638658 666
670660 665 665 667
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Size of Vassar's Entering New Student Cohorts:Freshmen and Transfer Students
Freshmen * Transfers
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Class of '10 Class of '11 Class of '12 Class of '13 Class of '14
Standard Budget (no travel) $46,295 $49,010 $51,650 $53,950 $55,725Parent Contribution 15,644 13,899 14,271 14,002 13,911Family Contribution 18,182 16,248 16,644 16,162 16,047Vassar Grant $ 23,219 27,657 30,209 32,455 34,814Total Grant $ (all sources) 25,252 29,048 33,107 35,696 37,892Total Award 28,891 33,561 36,550 39,069 41,054
Class of '15 Class of '16 Class of '17 Class of '18 Class of '19
Standard Budget (no travel) $57,700 $59,645 $61,655 $63,735 $65,885Parent Contribution 13,956 14,288 14,819 16,075 16,915Family Contribution 16,210 16,378 17,035 18,164 18,634Vassar Grant $ 36,978 38,661 39,594 40,270 42,531Total Grant $ (all sources) 40,146 42,101 43,754 45,154 45,358Total Award 42,904 45,236 47,259 48,398 50,154
Source: COFHE "Bluebook," Freshmen Financial Aid/Admissions Survey
* All and only those awarded financial aid (i.e.., those with determined financial need)
Average Financial Aid Packages for Freshmen *
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Standard Budget (no travel) Total Award
Total Grant $ (all sources) Vassar Grant $
Family Contribution Parent Contribution
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2010Class of
2011Class of
2012Class of
2013Class of
2014Class of
2015Class of
2016Class of
2017Class of
2018Class of
2019
Fin Aid Applicants as % of All Ap 57.7% 57.3% 61.7% 67.1% 70.9% 72.4% 73.7% 75.4% 76.0% 76.1%Fin Aid Apps as % of All Admits 59.3% 61.9% 64.2% 69.5% 68.6% 68.0% 68.4% 66.9% 68.3% 71.6%FA Apps as % of All Matriculants 61.0% 65.6% 66.1% 72.4% 73.7% 72.1% 70.3% 66.8% 70.5% 75.7% % of All Applicants Admitted 30.1% 28.6% 25.0% 24.7% 23.6% 22.5% 22.8% 24.1% 23.5% 25.7%% of Fin Aid Applicants Admitted 31.0% 30.9% 26.0% 25.6% 24.7% 23.2% 23.6% 21.4% 21.2% 24.2%
Source: COFHE "Bluebook," Freshmen Financial Aid/Admissions Survey
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Financial Aid Applicants in the Admissions Selection Process
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55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
Financial Aid Applicants At Each Stage in the Admissions Selection Process
Fin Aid Applicants as % of All Aps
Fin Aid Apps as % of All Admits
FA Apps as % of All Matriculants
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Financial Aid Applicants in the Admissions Selection Process:Admit Rates for All Applicants and for Those Applying for Financial Aid
% of Fin Aid Applicants Admitted
% of All Applicants Admitted
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Rate of Eligibility for Financial AidClass of
2010Class of
2011Class of
2012Class of
2013Class of
2014Class of
2015Class of
2016Class of
2017Class of
2018Class of
2019 % of Admitted Aid Apps Eligible for Aid 69.0% 71.0% 73.3% 74.7% 81.8% 80.1% 80.9% 79.0% 81.5% 80.8%
Yield Rates on Admitted StudentsYield on Fin Aid AP's Offered Grants 42.7% 44.8% 41.6% 41.0% 42.9% 45.0% 43.3% 43.3% 45.0% 42.5%Yield on Fin Aid AP's with No Need 31.1% 31.4% 24.7% 27.2% 27.7% 30.8% 28.8% 28.9% 24.8% 28.2%Yield on Admits Not Applying for Aid 35.1% 33.6% 33.0% 31.9% 30.2% 32.5% 34.3% 36.4% 33.7% 29.3%
Source: COFHE "Bluebook," Freshmen Financial Aid/Admissions Survey
* Percentage of the financial aid applicants offered admissions who were determined to have financial need
Financial Aid Applicants in the Admissions Process - Eligibility for Aid* and Yield Rates
30
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
85%
Classof
2000
Classof
2001
Classof
2002
Classof
2003
Classof
2004
Classof
2005
Classof
2006
Classof
2007
Classof
2008
Classof
2009
Classof
2010
Classof
2011
Classof
2012
Classof
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Classof
2014
Classof
2015
Classof
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Classof
2017
Classof
2018
Classof
2019
Rate of Eligibility for Financial Aid
% of Admitted Aid Apps Eligible for Aid *
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
55%
Classof
2000
Classof
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Classof
2002
Classof
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Classof
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Classof
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Classof
2006
Classof
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Classof
2008
Classof
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Classof
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Classof
2012
Classof
2013
Classof
2014
Classof
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Classof
2016
Classof
2017
Classof
2018
Classof
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Yield Rates by Financial Aid Status
Yield on Fin Aid AP's Offered Grants
Yield on Fin Aid AP's with No Need
Yield on Admits Not Applying for Aid
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Class of '10 Class of '11 Class of '12 Class of '13 Class of '14Total Fin Aid Package as % of Budget* 62.7% 68.6% 70.8% 72.5% 73.7%Avg Grant $ as % of Student Budget* 54.5% 59.3% 64.1% 66.2% 68.0%% of Matriculants with VC Grant Aid 45.8% 52.7% 55.5% 59.8% 63.0%
Class of '15 Class of '16 Class of '17 Class of '18 Class of '19Total Fin Aid Package as % of Budget* 74.4% 75.8% 76.7% 75.9% 76.1%Avg Grant $ as % of Student Budget* 69.6% 70.6% 71.0% 70.8% 68.8%% of Matriculants with VC Grant Aid 60.1% 58.0% 55.9% 60.3% 62.9%
* Budget = total cost of attendance (comprehensive fee + books, personal allowance, etc.) Source: COFHE "Bluebook," Freshmen Financial Aid/Admissions Survey Data represent each class during its freshman year.
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Vassar's Financial Aid Package and the Cost of Attendance
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Total Fin Aid Package as % of Budget*
Avg Grant $ as % of Student Budget*
% of Matriculants with VC Grant Aid
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2018Class of
2019
$0 - $14,999 4.0% 5.2% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 3.6% 5.4% 4.8% 4.0% 4.8%$15,000 - $29,999 4.3% 8.6% 8.7% 10.8% 10.4% 8.8% 9.2% 9.8% 7.9% 7.5%$30,000 - $44,999 11.5% 12.4% 10.1% 9.0% 10.4% 13.9% 11.8% 13.0% 13.6% 12.3%$45,000 - $59,999 9.9% 11.6% 10.6% 12.3% 13.2% 13.4% 14.1% 13.8% 11.2% 12.5%$60,000 - $74,999 9.3% 9.9% 11.7% 12.0% 11.1% 10.2% 9.0% 7.2% 9.2% 8.4%$75,000 - $89,999 10.9% 9.6% 12.0% 9.8% 9.0% 10.0% 9.0% 8.0% 8.7% 7.2%$90,000 - $104,999 10.2% 10.5% 7.5% 7.8% 9.7% 7.1% 9.2% 8.0% 8.2% 4.8%$105,000 - & Over 39.8% 32.2% 34.9% 33.8% 31.7% 33.1% 32.3% 35.4% 37.2% 42.4% Median Income $85,711 $79,496 $82,551 $76,600 $75,883 $75,350 $76,278 $77,098 $82,193 $80,803Median Income in $100,517 $91,081 $89,565 $84,889 $83,068 $79,596 $79,458 $75,464 $82,054 $80,803 constant dollars (2015)
Source: COFHE Freshmen Financial Aid/Admissions Survey
* Median family income in constant current year dollars (2015)
Family Income Distribution of Freshman Financial Aid Recipients
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Median Family Income, in Nominal and Constant Dollars:Across all Freshman Financial Aid Recipients
Median Income Median income, Const $$
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Class of '10 Class of '11 Class of '12 Class of '13 Class of '14Gross Tuition Revenue $23,798,400 $25,585,170 $25,366,400 $27,281,100 $28,344,960VC Scholarship Exp's. $7,128,336 $9,901,322 $10,724,094 $12,819,538 $14,606,732Net Tuition $16,670,064 $15,683,848 $14,642,306 $14,461,562 $13,738,228Net Tuition per Student $24,955 $23,167 $22,950 $21,978 $20,628Net Tuit/Stu, Const $ ** $29,266 $26,543 $24,900 $24,356 $22,581Annual Tuition charge $35,520 $37,570 $39,635 $41,335 $42,560 Class of '15 Class of '16 Class of '17 Class of '18 Class of '19Gross Tuition Revenue $29,557,550 $30,082,800 $31,374,700 $32,478,600 $33,716,850VC Scholarship Exp's. $14,897,142 $14,938,414 $14,765,242 $16,269,127 $17,437,883Net Tuition $14,660,408 $15,144,386 $16,609,458 $16,209,473 $16,278,967Net Tuition per Student $21,881 $22,946 $24,977 $24,375 $24,406Net Tuit/Stu, Const $ ** $23,114 $23,903 $24,447 $24,334 $24,406Annual Tuition charge $44,050 $45,580 $47,180 $48,840 $50,550
* N.B.: Data are for each class during its freshman year** All constant dollar figures are given in 2015 dollars
Tuition Revenues and Scholarship Expenditures by Class *
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Net Tuition and Fee Revenues per Student:In Nominal Dollars and in Constant Current Year Dollars
Net Tuition per Student (nominal dollars) Net Tuition/Stu, Const $ (2015)
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Class of '10 Class of '11 Class of '12 Class of '13 Class of '14VC Scholarship Recipients as % of Class 45.8% 52.7% 55.5% 59.8% 63.0%VC Scholarships as % of Gross Tuition Revenue 30.0% 38.7% 42.3% 47.0% 51.5% (the "Tuition Discount Ratio")
Class of '15 Class of '16 Class of '17 Class of '18 Class of '19VC Scholarship Recipients as % of Class 60.1% 58.0% 55.9% 60.3% 62.9%VC Scholarships as % of Gross Tuition Revenue 50.4% 49.7% 47.1% 50.1% 51.7% (the "Tuition Discount Ratio")
* N.B.: Data are for each class during its freshman year
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Vassar College Scholarship Recipients/Expenditures
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2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15Vassar Funds
General Funds $16,628,732 $17,510,448 $20,995,197 $25,813,906 $31,573,658 $38,930,471 $42,604,264 $45,661,100 $44,888,880 $44,926,667 Endowment $8,467,470 $8,584,925 $9,363,525 $10,297,758 $10,135,275 $10,340,803 $10,941,139 $11,535,277 $12,014,637 $13,110,055 Gifts $349,812 $212,445 $333,552 $204,005 $1,260,706 $464,819 $305,611 $450,828 $848,444 $368,876 Total Vassar Funds $25,446,014 $26,307,818 $30,692,274 $36,315,669 $42,969,639 $49,736,093 $53,851,014 $57,647,205 $57,751,961 $58,405,598 Percent of Grand Total 94.3% 94.4% 94.7% 94.9% 93.7% 93.0% 94.1% 94.4% 94.2% 94.1%
Federal Support Pell Grants $668,439 $746,365 $918,058 $1,089,133 $2,024,792 $2,722,173 $2,360,956 $2,458,181 $2,570,576 $2,643,472 SEOG $350,733 $366,566 $341,951 $329,294 $322,904 $400,846 $387,279 $378,910 $349,562 $370,420 Total Federal Support $1,019,172 $1,112,931 $1,260,009 $1,418,427 $2,347,696 $3,123,019 $2,748,235 $2,837,091 $2,920,138 $3,013,892 Percent of Grand Total 3.8% 4.0% 3.9% 3.7% 5.1% 5.8% 4.8% 4.6% 4.8% 4.9%
State Support - Regents/TAP Total State Support $528,937 $451,613 $456,931 $530,705 $546,838 $603,419 $652,778 $556,800 $624,216 $626,635 Percent of Grand Total 2.0% 1.6% 1.4% 1.4% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% Grand Total $26,994,123 $27,872,362 $32,409,214 $38,264,801 $45,864,173 $53,462,531 $57,252,027 $61,041,096 $61,296,315 $62,046,125
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Gifts Endowment General Funds
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Pell Recipients Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen FreshmenNumber 50 78 84 134 177 157 148 144 162 150
% of Class 7% 12% 13% 20% 27% 23% 23% 22% 24% 22%Avg. Pell Amt 2,735$ 2,778$ 3,588$ 4,086$ 4,024$ 4,032$ 4,285$ 4,332$ 4,420$ 4,632$
Avg. Vassar Scholarship 27,482$ 34,418$ 37,994$ 39,435$ 41,387$ 44,312$ 46,107$ 45,617$ 47,851$ 49,842$ Avg. Income 36,634 38,396 38,255 43,367 42,354 43,082 45,683 40,403 43,098 39,860
Avg. Net Price 10,404 8,076 5,948 7,256 7,212 7,446 7,581 8,438 7,918 7,880
Pell Recipients All Students All Students All Students All Students All Students All Students All Students All Students All Students All StudentsNumber 214 258 267 437 565 587 599 594 605 582
% of Student Body 8% 11% 11% 17% 22% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23%Avg. Pell Amt 2,748$ 2,955$ 3,481$ 3,876$ 4,048$ 4,048$ 4,137$ 4,336$ 4,399$ 4,469$
Avg. Vassar Scholarship 27,602$ 31,203$ 36,518$ 36,989$ 39,891$ 43,216$ 45,002$ 45,855$ 47,533$ 48,832$ Avg. Income 35,349 34,855 36,600 42,625 41,283 39,815 38,885 40,341 41,397 41,258
Avg. Net Price 10,309 9,808 7,056 8,926 8,032 7,657 7,714 8,699 9,285 9,209
Pell Recipients byRace/Ethnic Background Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen
Asian 8 13 23 12 30 24 23 37 36 #N/ABlack 9 7 10 24 24 22 21 14 12 #N/A
Latino 12 20 14 31 35 33 27 25 39 #N/ANative American 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 #N/A
Two or More Races 2 6 8 9 20 20 22 19 17 #N/AUnknown 1 0 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 #N/A
White 20 33 33 58 70 64 60 56 59 #N/ATotal 52 79 91 137 182 165 154 152 163 #N/A
Pell Recipients byRace/Ethnic Background All Students All Students All Students All Students All Students All Students All Students All Students All Students All Students
Asian 33 42 52 62 78 86 82 109 117 #N/ABlack 40 36 32 54 59 80 79 78 67 #N/A
Latino 31 50 45 84 105 114 126 109 115 #N/ANative American 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 #N/A
Two or More Races 2 7 16 28 52 60 68 74 67 #N/AUnknown 11 10 10 9 10 6 7 8 8 #N/A
White 99 114 111 195 260 234 231 218 235 #N/ATotal 217 260 267 434 565 582 594 597 609 #N/A
Pell Grant Recipients - Freshmen and All StudentsCounts, Share Percentages of Vassar Student Populations, with Financial Aid and Race/Ethnic Statistics
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Wesleyan
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Haverford
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Bowdoin
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Average Freshman Retention Rate for New Cohorts Enrolled Fall 2010 -2013
Vassar and its 21 Primary Reference Colleges(US News - August, 2015)
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Freshmen -> Sophomores 96.5% 95.2% 95.5% 95.7% 95.6% 95.6% 95.8% 95.5% 95.5% 94.0% 93.8%Sophomores -> Juniors 92.4% 89.3% 89.5% 93.5% 92.2% 90.7% 92.5% 92.5% 93.2% 92.0%Juniors -> Seniors 92.5% 91.3% 91.2% 92.9% 91.1% 91.5% 90.8% 90.8% 92.6%
Vassar Retention Rates by Entering Freshman Cohort
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Smith
Oberlin
Barnard
Colby
Hamilton
Wellesley
V A S S A R
Colgate
Wesleyan
Bowdoin
Amherst
Swarthmore
Middlebury
Haverford
Williams
Six-Year Graduation Rate - Class of 2012:Entering Freshmen in 2008, Total Graduates through 2014
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Entering Freshman Cohort of ==> 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Class Year ==> 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Completed in 4 Years 85.3% 88.1% 87.3% 87.7% 89.6% 88.4% 86.1% 89.7% 87.8% 86.3% 86.6% 85.8%Completed in 5th Year 4.5% 3.8% 3.5% 4.0% 3.4% 1.7% 4.0% 3.0% 3.3% 4.0% 3.6%Completed in 6th Year 0.8% 1.2% 0.9% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.6% 1.0% 0.7% 0.3%
Total Rate for 6 Years 90.6% 93.1% 91.7% 92.0% 93.3% 90.6% 90.7% 93.7% 91.8% 90.6%
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Graduation Rates by Freshman Cohort (Class Year) and Number of Years Following Matriculation
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Completed in 4 Years
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Completed in 6th Year
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Entering Freshman:
Year of Matriculation: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Graduating Class Year: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
6th Year* after Matriculation: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Gender Male
Matriculants: 247 252 250 248 255 264 235 273 256 268 273 266 6-Yr Graduates* : 211 227 229 234 234 243 212 244 229 249 250 228 Graduation Rate: 85.4% 90.1% 91.6% 94.4% 91.8% 92.0% 90.2% 89.4% 89.5% 92.9% 91.6% 85.7%
Female Matriculants: 379 381 389 447 377 367 419 374 412 409 365 392
6-Yr Graduates* : 330 352 348 413 346 338 398 342 377 385 336 368 Graduation Rate: 87.1% 92.4% 89.5% 92.4% 91.8% 92.1% 95.0% 91.4% 91.5% 94.1% 92.1% 93.9%
Race/Ethnic Background 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Asian American
Matriculants: 52 60 59 54 53 55 70 54 52 67 58 58 6-Yr Graduates* : 48 53 55 52 47 50 66 48 45 61 51 55 Graduation Rate: 92.3% 88.3% 93.2% 96.3% 88.7% 90.9% 94.3% 88.9% 86.5% 91.0% 87.9% 94.8%
Black/African-Am. Matriculants: 36 23 30 33 30 24 37 38 25 23 25 35
6-Yr Graduates* : 30 20 23 30 28 22 35 32 23 20 23 30 Graduation Rate: 83.3% 87.0% 76.7% 90.9% 93.3% 91.7% 94.6% 84.2% 92.0% 87.0% 92.0% 85.7%
Latino/a, Hispanic Am. Matriculants: 39 32 30 42 29 33 39 43 42 55 41 71
6-Yr Graduates* : 28 30 25 34 25 29 34 38 39 50 34 64 Graduation Rate: 71.8% 93.8% 83.3% 81.0% 86.2% 87.9% 87.2% 88.4% 92.9% 90.9% 82.9% 90.1%
Native Am./ AK Native Matriculants: 1 2 3 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
6-Yr Graduates* : 1 2 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 Graduation Rate: 100.0% 100.0% 33.3% 80.0% 75.0% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 50.0%
White/Caucasian Am. Matriculants: 470 478 484 508 473 478 466 482 488 467 444 429
6-Yr Graduates* : 410 438 442 478 436 441 436 441 440 439 417 388 Graduation Rate: 87.2% 91.6% 91.3% 94.1% 92.2% 92.3% 93.6% 91.5% 90.2% 94.0% 93.9% 90.4%
Two or More Races(**) Matriculants: 20 18 26 24
6-Yr Graduates* : 20 18 24 22 Graduation Rate: 100.0% 100.0% 92.3% 91.7%
International (non-US Cit.) Matriculants: 28 37 14 32 30 32 40 29 38 46 43 38
6-Yr Graduates* : 24 35 13 30 29 30 37 27 37 45 37 35 Graduation Rate: 85.7% 94.6% 92.9% 93.8% 96.7% 93.8% 92.5% 93.1% 97.4% 97.8% 86.0% 92.1%
(**) The methodologies both for collecting, and for reporting, information on race/ethnic background changed fundamentally and substantially for graduation rates as of Vassar's 2012 reporting. See second footnote, p. 4 for details.
Financial Aid Status *** 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Pell Grant Recipients
Matriculants: 51 79 85 #N/A 6-Yr Graduates* : 43 70 79 #N/A Graduation Rate: 84.3% 88.6% 92.9% #N/A
Non-Pell Fin. Aid Recipients Matriculants: 138 120 107 #N/A
6-Yr Graduates* : 125 112 96 #N/A Graduation Rate: 90.6% 93.3% 89.7% #N/A
All Other Students Matriculants: 479 478 446 #N/A
6-Yr Graduates* : 441 452 411 #N/A Graduation Rate: 92.1% 94.6% 92.2% #N/A
* Federal definition of the point in time following freshman matriculation at which to measure "final" graduation raate*** Data collected beginning with the freshman cohort entering in 2006.
Graduation Rates by Year of Entering Freshman Cohort (or Graduating Class Year) :Detail by Gender, by Race/Ethnic Background, and by Financial Aid Status
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GraduatingClass Year ==> 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Men 239 248 257 224 257 227 258 258 241 267 256% 36% 41% 43% 35% 42% 38% 39% 43% 39% 43% 42%
Women 431 362 347 414 359 375 402 339 371 358 354% 64% 59% 57% 65% 58% 62% 61% 57% 61% 57% 58%
Total 670 610 604 638 616 602 660 597 612 625 610
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Bachelor's Degrees by Gender and Year of Graduation
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Department / Program 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20155-Year Average Grads per Year
Africana Studies 7 4 5 10 5 5 7 7 4 3 2 3 1 2.6American Culture 13 13 10 15 6 7 6 13 11 8 8 9 3 7.8Anthropology 21 13 14 11 18 17 16 10 8 8 20 12 10 11.6Anthropology/Sociology 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.4Art 32 42 29 44 26 35 34 29 39 32 26 23 24 28.8Asian Studies 6 2 3 2 2 1 3 4 6 2 6 5 2 4.2Astronomy 3 2 4 3 6 3 7 6 4 2 2 4 6 3.6Biochemistry 4 11 5 13 9 11 11 10 13 10 17 15 19 14.8Biology 18 21 24 13 12 30 25 30 28 38 36 31 45 35.6Chemistry 6 9 7 9 8 10 7 15 6 8 4 6 7 6.2Chinese 5 7 7 13 13 10 9 10 10 6 6 8.2Classics: Ancient Societies 1 1 5 2 2 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0.8Classics: Greek 3 1 3 2 3 3 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 1.0Classics: Latin 2 2 1 3 0 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1.0Cognitive Science 6 12 12 13 7 12 8 11 17 11 19 9 13 13.8Computer Science 17 9 13 7 9 8 6 9 15 10 14 10 14 12.6Drama 26 23 31 19 19 18 13 18 32 33 36 35 31 33.4Earth Science & Society * 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 1 0 2.6Earth Science** 4 7 6 3 3 6 4 4 7 1 1 2 3 2.8Economics 48 39 43 47 53 51 61 36 65 38 45 67 63 55.6Educational Studies 4 9 6.5English 60 61 77 71 81 53 56 67 79 69 44 57 52 60.2Environmental Studies 17 15 16 11 11 13 11 15 7 9 15 13 11 11.0Film 28 28 41 33 26 32 35 30 28 28 27 21 20 24.8French & Francophone Studies 11 13 15 22 10 23 11 18 14 20 22 10 18 16.8Geography 4 3 5 4 15 11 8 5 10 7 12 11 13 10.6Geography/Anthropology 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.2German Studies 4 5 5 6 3 3 2 4 6 4 4 9 6 5.8Greek and Roman Studies 2 6 6 7 5.3Hispanic Studies 7 7 11 7 11 14 9 13 10 9 6 6 3 6.8History 34 35 36 34 35 41 34 37 26 38 12 24 22 24.4Independent Program 10 6 3 8 9 6 9 12 11 10 9 5 2 7.4International Studies 12 8 10 10 17 17 10 13 18 19 22 20 29 21.6Italian 8 19 13 19 14 16 12 13 12 13 6 14 10 11.0Japanese 3 5 4 7 11 12 5 7 4 13 8 7.4Jewish Studies 1 1 4 4 4 0 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 1.0Latin American & Latino/a Stu 6 3 3 3 6 10 5 7 3 5 7 4 1 4.0Mathematics 13 12 20 17 14 16 10 11 14 21 21 24 22 20.4Media Studies 1 13 17 18 12 19 16 7 15 11 13.6Medieval & Renaissance Studie 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 3 5 3 1 0 1 2.0Music 6 12 14 13 12 11 14 13 11 15 8 6 12 10.4Neuroscience & Behavior *** 14 11 26 18 18 24 18 14 28 23 29 29 28 27.4Philosophy 14 14 19 16 15 15 16 7 20 28 13 11 17 17.8Physics 6 14 4 10 13 8 11 8 12 18 11 10 16 13.4Political Science 66 64 71 53 51 61 67 51 59 42 62 57 43 52.6Psychology 63 65 67 53 59 58 60 65 59 37 58 62 50 53.2Religion 11 15 16 8 10 12 6 8 8 10 7 10 12 9.4Russian Studies 5 2 4 3 11 2 2 11 2 9 7 9 9 7.2Science, Technology & Society 10 9 10 6 6 7 8 5 2 11 13 13 16 11.0Sociology 42 22 30 25 17 20 20 25 21 13 12 26 21 18.6Urban Studies 14 15 20 13 19 14 18 10 16 15 18 20 14 16.6Victorian Studies 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.6Women's Studies 4 11 3 7 5 4 5 3 4 6 4 7 9 6.0 Total Earned Majors : 693 686 768 708 711 752 725 713 788 730 724 754 741 747.4
Graduates with Double Majors: 77 72 98 98 107 114 109 111 128 133 112 129 131 122.6 % of Graduates with Dbl Mjr: 12.5% 11.7% 14.6% 16.1% 17.7% 17.9% 17.7% 18.4% 19.4% 22.3% 18.3% 20.6% 21.5% 19.8%
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Graduates by Major (1) and Year of Graduation
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English
Economics
Psychology
Political Science
Biology
Drama
Art
Neuroscience & Behavior ***
Film
History
International Studies
Mathematics
Sociology
Philosophy
French & Francophone Studies
Urban Studies
Biochemistry
Cognitive Science
Media Studies
Physics
Computer Science
Anthropology
Italian
Science, Technology & Society
Environmental Studies
Geography
Music
Religion
Chinese
American Culture
Japanese
Independent Program
Russian Studies
Hispanic Studies
Educational Studies
Chemistry
Women's Studies
German Studies
Greek and Roman Studies
Asian Studies
Latin American & Latino/a Studies
Astronomy
Earth Science**
Africana Studies
Earth Science & Society *
Medieval & Renaissance Studies
Classics: Latin
Jewish Studies
Classics: Greek
Classics: Ancient Societies
Victorian Studies
Anthropology/Sociology
Geography/Anthropology
Most Recent Five-Year Average Number of Graduating Seniors per Year
By Major
* Formerly Geography/Geology ** Formerly Geology *** Formerly Biopsychology
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Biology
International Studies
Drama
Neuroscience & Behavior ***
Economics
Mathematics
Biochemistry
Science, Technology & Society
Media Studies
Geography
Japanese
Physics
Russian Studies
Earth Science & Society *
French & Francophone Studies
Computer Science
Cognitive Science
Chinese
Asian Studies
Philosophy
German Studies
Latin American & Latino/a Studies
Women's Studies
Independent Program
Urban Studies
Astronomy
Victorian Studies
Medieval & Renaissance Studies
Anthropology/Sociology
Geography/Anthropology
Classics: Latin
Environmental Studies
Anthropology
Classics: Greek
Chemistry
Jewish Studies
Classics: Ancient Societies
Music
Religion
Hispanic Studies
Earth Science**
Africana Studies
American Culture
Sociology
Italian
Film
Political Science
Art
Psychology
History
English
Change in Average Number of Majors per Year:
Avg.( 2012 through 2015 ) minus Avg.( 2004 through 2007 )
* Formerly Geography/Geology ** Formerly Geology *** Formerly Biopsychology
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Phi Beta Kappa 59 60 62 59 59 61 58 60 50 56Department Honors 200 223 235 224 241 252 254 225 214 248Outside Fellowships/Assistantships 54 60 50 49 44 44 36 35 43 52Vassar Fellowships/Assistantships 11 19 19 22 26 13 20 21 21 13
Honors and Awards at Graduation
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Number of Applications 50 55 49 65 52 54 69 58 77 78Number of Admissions 30 43 35 49 34 40 49 35 62 38Vassar Admission Rate * 60% 78% 71% 75% 65% 74% 71% 60% 81% 49%National Admission Rate 44% 47% 45% 46% 46% 46% 46% 45% 44% 43%
* "Admission Rate" = number of offers of admission divided by total number of applications made
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Number of Applications 119 120 86 96 100 124 96 75 43 54Number of Admissions 91 94 73 79 84 109 83 68 39 50Vassar Admission Rate * 76% 78% 85% 82% 84% 88% 86% 91% 91% 93%National Admission Rate 59% 63% 66% 67% 67% 69% 71% 75% 77% 77%
* "Admission Rate" = number of offers of admission divided by total number of applications made
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Employed Full-Time 63.5% 55.9% 54.9% 58.3% 50.8% 54.0% 53.6% 68.1% 49.6% 56.5% 40.2%Graduate/Professional School 23.7% 19.7% 18.6% 16.0% 20.5% 19.3% 27.8% 12.1% 20.0% 13.2% 19.0%Employed Part-Time 10.8% 14.9% 7.2% 9.8% 12.3% 13.6% 3.6% 12.1% 10.8% 10.4% 4.3%Community Service 9.2% 5.9% 3.8% 7.6% 5.1% 9.7% 2.0% 8.2% 6.5% 6.6% 6.3%Seeking Employment 7.2% 8.4% 2.8% 2.5% 3.1% 5.7% 8.5% 21.4% 5.9% 9.6% 23.1%Traveling 6.8% 5.4% 1.5% 1.2% 2.1% 2.8% 1.2% 7.4% 3.8% #N/A #N/AOther Activities 4.4% 11.9% 11.2% 4.6% 6.2% 7.4% 3.3% 4.7% 3.4% 3.0% 6.9% Sums: 125.6% 122.1% 100.0% 100.0% 100.1% 112.5% 100.0% 133.9% 100.0% 99.4% 99.8%
* N.B.: The data for 2015 above are only very early results, as of May, 2015. The known outcomes reported here will increase substantially by December. Prior to the most recent two years, the data in this table are based entirely on student self-reporting through survey. Now, they are based on surveying, as well as using public domain sources (e.g., LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.). This has added substantially to our eventual "knowledge rate" regarding first year outcomes of Vassar graduates. Reporting of multiple activities was permitted through the class of 2005, in 2009, and again in 2012. Thus, activities sum to greater than 100% in these years. However, multiple responses have not been permitted otherwise. Thus, these year-to-year changes in the data themselves result in some incompatibility in the trends as presented above and in the graph below. The primary effect is that each outcomes appears to decline from 2005 to 2006, and most appear to rise from 2011 to 2012. However, much of the apparent changes in outcomes (2005 to 2006, and 2011 to 2012) are only an artifact of the nature of the data collected year to year. This survey was not conducted in 2010-11, i.e.., for the Class of 2010. Also, the data for 2011 represent outcomes fully 15 months post-graduation. Finally, the 2012 survey was not fully compatible with those in earlier years, particularly as regards graduate and professional school outcomes.
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updated 9/9/09Source: AAUP/HEDS Faculty Compensation Survey, Fall 2014-15
Other* /Peer College Professor Associate Assistant Instructor Lecturer No Rank Total
Amherst 79 30 49 0 26 26 210Barnard 81 29 36 0 25 39 210Bowdoin 58 59 45 0 13 14 189Bryn Mawr 59 31 26 6 27 0 149Colby 68 39 63 1 0 0 171Colgate 110 73 75 0 0 45 303Connecticut 67 50 43 3 17 0 180Franklin & Marshal 63 61 85 17 0 0 226Hamilton 91 44 27 0 1 28 191Haverford 36 44 44 1 4 0 129Middlebury 114 58 83 4 11 9 279Mt. Holyoke 104 31 32 30 15 0 212Oberlin 117 103 78 4 0 0 302Smith 162 48 44 0 27 0 281Swarthmore 89 38 45 3 0 0 175Trinity 63 57 33 0 20 20 193Union 85 65 36 0 20 0 206V A S S A R 95 90 37 0 11 43 276Wellesley 99 60 71 0 45 0 275Wesleyan 124 62 71 0 0 95 352Williams 149 53 50 0 9 35 296
* "Other" for Vassar includes visiting/replacement faculty, post-doc fellows, and other non-tenure-track faculty not counted in ranks Full Professor through Lecturer
Number of Full Time Faculty by Rank - Fall, 2014
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Faculty Size - Fall, 2013:Counts of Full-Time Faculty by Rank
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Proportions of Full Time FacultyBy Rank - Fall, 2013
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Professor 47 37 47 40 48 38 51 38 55 40 53 42 53 46 52 43 54 46 51 44Associate 51 41 49 40 52 39 43 41 42 40 40 36 47 34 46 35 49 35 50 40Assistant 39 36 41 34 45 38 49 44 42 46 40 42 29 43 22 33 20 27 17 20Instructor 2 8 3 8 4 9 1 6 0 4 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Lecturer 10 6 14 5 15 5 18 8 16 11 14 8 16 8 6 5 7 5 7 4Other/No Rank 22 13 22 15 25 18Sub-Totals 149 128 154 127 164 129 162 137 155 141 147 132 148 132 148 129 152 128 150 126Total 277 281 293 299 296 279 280 277 280 276
Note: Vassar's method of accounting for AAUP reporting changed in 2005-06, to comply fully with IPEDS definitions. It changed again in 2012-13 to include only tenured and tenure-track faculty in the upper four academic ranks. Thus,from 2012-13 onward, all non-tenure-track faculty other than Lecturers are reported in Other/No Rank
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Percent of All Tenure-Eligible Full-Time Faculty Currently Holding Tenure, In Total and by Gender,
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Total Women MenData source: 2014‐15 AAUP/HEDS
Faculty Compensation Survey
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Peer College 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-151-Year,14 to 15 5-Year 10-Year
Amherst $164,116 $169,667 $169,797 $172,196 $175,074 $174,194 $176,494 $187,942 6.5% 2.1% 2.9%Barnard 174,580 176,077 172,755 183,405 186,205 188,493 196,579 203,429 3.5% 3.3% 3.1%Bowdoin 157,900 167,016 165,603 163,376 169,267 171,783 176,623 179,284 1.5% 1.6% 2.5%Bryn Mawr 133,118 144,021 143,704 147,090 146,759 155,130 162,299 170,515 5.1% 3.5% 3.4%Colby 147,381 151,843 152,901 153,696 158,602 162,260 170,404 175,060 2.7% 2.7% 3.3%Colgate 155,610 162,945 162,940 166,058 168,122 170,055 176,416 178,637 1.3% 1.9% 2.5%Connecticut 127,463 135,254 134,739 138,753 140,724 144,140 149,535 151,132 1.1% 2.3% 3.3%Franklin & Marshall 145,524 144,771 148,439 149,902 147,694 153,303 155,010 159,898 3.2% 1.5% 2.0%Hamilton 145,291 143,855 145,409 145,215 153,795 158,945 160,726 168,274 4.7% 3.0% 3.0%Haverford 153,554 161,390 156,115 159,452 159,718 162,590 163,400 168,014 2.8% 1.5% 2.4%Middlebury 164,970 167,850 162,703 158,426 163,754 171,560 173,660 180,427 3.9% 2.1% 2.4%Mt. Holyoke 146,080 153,978 150,802 153,450 146,710 146,266 148,029 147,428 -0.4% -0.5% 1.1%Oberlin 141,196 148,340 147,157 147,386 148,923 150,121 156,096 161,371 3.4% 1.9% 2.8%Smith 157,051 167,307 169,813 170,400 167,143 170,841 172,997 174,649 1.0% 0.6% 2.7%Swarthmore 161,493 165,129 162,658 164,915 166,467 174,741 178,704 179,052 0.2% 1.9% 2.4%Trinity 137,067 144,921 146,759 143,055 148,166 152,180 156,569 163,813 4.6% 2.2% 1.8%Union 131,913 140,434 144,023 150,336 152,875 152,725 156,791 160,581 2.4% 2.2% 3.0%V A S S A R 159,620 166,297 160,524 158,831 165,843 172,616 176,025 176,298 0.2% 1.9% 2.2%Wellesley 177,978 180,859 185,283 187,948 189,003 192,627 195,163 194,418 -0.4% 1.0% 2.1%Wesleyan 153,427 161,505 160,816 161,616 161,988 167,364 172,334 180,291 4.6% 2.3% 2.8%Williams 163,521 170,737 169,541 171,739 176,941 178,376 183,767 185,255 0.8% 1.8% 2.7%
Group Average: $152,326 $158,295 $157,737 $159,393 $161,608 $165,253 $169,411 $173,608 2.5% 1.9% 2.6%Vassar as Pct of Avg: 105% 105% 102% 100% 103% 104% 104% 102% 6% 98% 83%
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Peer College 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-151-Year,14 to 15 5-Year 10-Year
Amherst $112,599 $116,023 $116,117 $118,768 $121,764 $126,084 $131,446 $139,397 6.0% 3.7% 3.7%Barnard 117,812 116,024 120,406 127,815 131,500 133,604 143,953 150,731 4.7% 4.6% 4.2%Bowdoin 112,026 118,255 116,802 116,619 121,532 125,850 129,623 133,095 2.7% 2.6% 3.0%Bryn Mawr 99,539 106,067 105,631 108,159 112,442 112,966 121,432 120,369 -0.9% 2.6% 3.1%Colby 104,256 109,077 111,190 113,153 116,801 121,246 122,719 125,502 2.3% 2.5% 3.4%Colgate 111,580 115,694 114,292 117,374 120,160 120,990 124,774 126,397 1.3% 2.0% 2.1%Connecticut 94,933 100,483 101,098 104,499 107,497 111,304 113,600 114,942 1.2% 2.6% 3.6%Franklin & Marshall 106,753 108,546 110,803 111,013 110,225 116,266 117,977 120,843 2.4% 1.7% 2.6%Hamilton 104,627 110,037 109,501 112,573 118,524 121,313 123,022 126,068 2.5% 2.9% 2.8%Haverford 116,407 126,719 126,500 128,135 130,432 131,266 131,439 135,374 3.0% 1.4% 3.1%Middlebury 111,064 114,373 109,268 109,477 113,926 118,097 124,061 130,591 5.3% 3.6% 3.2%Mt. Holyoke 109,443 115,187 109,090 112,900 108,755 109,470 112,708 115,131 2.1% 1.1% 1.7%Oberlin 106,787 111,708 112,435 112,901 111,664 117,297 123,114 122,585 -0.4% 1.7% 2.7%Smith 110,563 121,084 120,400 123,051 120,589 121,679 124,463 124,678 0.2% 0.7% 2.9%Swarthmore 115,713 120,075 118,055 120,018 123,297 128,443 129,748 131,704 1.5% 2.2% 2.5%Trinity 102,849 107,079 110,063 107,800 109,730 114,367 118,977 124,709 4.8% 2.5% 2.5%Union 94,629 101,160 101,394 107,473 110,626 112,339 116,893 120,147 2.8% 3.5% 2.9%V A S S A R 115,832 120,989 120,525 118,653 121,362 127,117 127,904 129,407 1.2% 1.4% 2.6%Wellesley 127,557 127,225 128,319 129,180 129,223 132,263 132,371 134,342 1.5% 0.9% 1.7%Wesleyan 103,008 106,210 105,821 107,667 111,116 116,781 120