Vassar College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Vassar College is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, NY (suburb setting), with 2,456 undergraduates (62% women). It admitted 18% of 12,145 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1435–1550 on the SAT and 33–35 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $87,470 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $29,733 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 89% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, biological sciences, visual & performing arts. The campus reported 5.69 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Vassar College ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $67,805
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Vassar College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Vassar College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Liberty League | 28 | — | 4 | $226k | $8,055 | — | |
| Baseball | Liberty League | 31 | — | 1 | $227k | $7,308 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Liberty League | 16 | — | 1 | $246k | $15,378 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Liberty League | 18 | — | 1 | $226k | $12,539 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Liberty League | 17 | — | 1 | $77k | $4,523 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Liberty League | 21 | — | 1 | $86k | $4,119 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Liberty League | 20 | — | 1 | $154k | $7,719 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Liberty League | 7 | — | 2 | $50k | $7,080 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Liberty League | 52 | — | 1 | $316k | $6,084 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Liberty League | 32 | — | 1 | $273k | $8,539 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Liberty League | 28 | — | 1 | $205k | $7,307 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Liberty League | 20 | — | 1 | $159k | $7,961 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Liberty League | 16 | — | 1 | $154k | $9,604 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Liberty League | 10 | — | 2 | $171k | $17,084 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Liberty League | 11 | — | 2 | $190k | $17,317 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Liberty League | 26 | — | 1 | $110k | $4,223 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Liberty League | 39 | — | 1 | $117k | $3,012 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | NEWMAC Volleyball Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $195k | $9,729 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Liberty League | 12 | — | 1 | $115k | $9,587 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.