Vassar Today

2027
Vassar’s Newest Class by the Numbers

The College received a record number of applications this year—12,145, which is a 6.4 percent increase over last year’s record. It was our most selective year ever with a 17.7 percent admit rate. At the end of a heroic effort by Admission, Vassar welcomed 689 students to our latest class of 2027! These students hail from 41 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and represent 56 countries of citizenship in addition to the United States. They are an impressive bunch, as you can see by the pages that follow!
  • 62%

    Identify as female

  • 38%

    Identify as male

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    Grade point average

  • 14.2%

    Are the first in their families to go to college

  • 36%

    Of domestic students identify as people of color

  • 33%

    Are bilingual or speak English as a second language

  • 49

    Languages are spoken in addition to English

  • 18%

    Are Pell Grant recipients

  • $20.8M

    Vassar scholarship funds awarded to the class

  • $55,857

    The average Vassar scholarship award

Activities

  • 12%
    Were leaders in their high school’s student government
  • 26%
    Played a musical instrument
  • 22%
    Participated in drama productions
  • 21%
    Were captains of a varsity sport
  • 45%
    Held a job while in high school.

And there’s more!

Our students are more than a bunch of numbers. Each has a unique story to tell.
Among their ranks are individuals who:
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    Danced in the Bolshoi and Joffrey summer ballet intensives.
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    Took a gap year to act in a Tony-award-winning Broadway play.
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    Was founder and president of their school’s reptile club.
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    Fostered 12 pugs over 7 years as part of a regional pug rescue group.
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    Taught windsurfing.
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    Is a social media influencer who reviews cookies.
We hope you will get to meet some of these amazing students soon.
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