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Vassar College Common Data Set 2024-25
NYTest policy: Test-optional: SAT or ACT not required, but considered if submitted (C8A and C8F agree); not used for advising; AP and institutional exams used for placementCompare with other schools
Acceptance rate
18.6%
2,311 of 12,447
Early decision rate
31.2%
Non-ED pool: 17.5%
SAT middle 50%
1460–1520
ACT middle 50%
33–35
Who got into Vassar College: GPA and SAT of reported applicants
Accepted 57Waitlisted 11Rejected 30Preview
Self-reported by 98 applicants on Reddit, so it leans toward strong applicants and isn't Vassar College's official data. 1 with lower scores are off the chart but counted in the table. See your chances
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GPA and SAT of 98 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.
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| AppliedC1 | 12,447 |
| AdmittedC1 | 2,311 |
| EnrolledC1 | 665 |
| YieldC1 | 28.8% |
| Early decisionC21 | 312 of 999 (31.2%) |
| Early actionC22 | Not offered |
Waitlist
| Offered a placeC2 | 949 |
| Accepted a placeC2 | 523 |
| Admitted from waitlistC2 | 171 |
| Odds if you stay on the listC2 | 32.7% |
Test scores and GPA
| Submitted SATC9 | 31% |
| Submitted ACTC9 | 12% |
| SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9 | 728–770 |
| SAT Math (25th–75th)C9 | 720–780 |
| Average high school GPAC12 | — |
| GPA of 4.0C11 | — |
| GPA 3.75–3.99C11 | — |
| GPA 3.50–3.74C11 | — |
| GPA below 3.50C11 | — |
Cost and financial aid
| TuitionG1 | $73,275 |
| Required feesG1 | $990 |
| Food and housingG1 | $19,055 |
| Need fully met (first-years)H2 | 99.7% |
| Average % of need metH2 | 100% |
| Average need-based packageH2 | $70,618 |
| Average need-based grantH2 | $63,831 |
What admissions looks at
- Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
- Class rankImportant
- Academic GPAVery important
- Standardized test scoresConsidered
- Application essayVery important
- Recommendation(s)Very important
- InterviewConsidered
- Extracurricular activitiesVery important
- Talent/abilityVery important
- Character/personal qualitiesVery important
- First generationConsidered
- Alumni/ae relationConsidered
- Geographical residenceConsidered
- State residencyNot considered
- Religious affiliation/commitmentConsidered
- Volunteer workImportant
- Work experienceImportant
- Level of applicant's interestNot considered
From item C7.
Outcomes
| UndergraduatesB1 | 2,462 |
| First-year retentionB22 | 95% |
| 4-year graduation rateB | — |
| 6-year graduation rateB | 91% |
Notes on this filing
- CDS is the 2024-2025 cycle (Fall 2024 enrollment); cost figures in G1 are labeled for 2025-26 and aid figures are 2024-25 estimated.
- C1 applicant, admit and enrollee totals are printed directly; the enrolled total (665) matches the gender sum.
- C2 waitlist block: three counts mapped by position (offered 949, accepted place 523, admitted 171); ranked waitlist answered No.
- C8: SAT/ACT box checked 'not required for admission, but consider if submitted'; C8F confirms no test requirement. C8G lists AP and institutional exam for placement.
- C8: ACT composite 25th and 50th percentiles are both 33; reported as printed.
- C10: 29% of first-years submitted class rank; top-tenth 79%, top-quarter 96%, top-half 100%.
- C11/C12: GPA band, average and percent-submitting cells are blank (totals print 0.00 with no bands), so GPA fields are null rather than zero.
- B4-B21: most recent bachelor's cohort is Fall 2018, six-year rate printed as 0.91. The four-year rate is not printed (D=575 of C=686), so it is null.
- H2: first-time full-time first-year column used. The 'percent with need awarded aid' figure is not printed, so it is null. The fully-met percent is H line h (332) divided by line d (333).
- G1: private institution, single tuition rate applies to all students; in-state and out-of-state tuition left null.
- H2 line I (average percent of need met) is printed as 100.00.
Source: Vassar College Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.