Top 2017 Rankings For Vassar College
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All 2017 Rankings For Vassar College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 14 of 1386 |
| Middle Atlantic | 4 of 265 |
| New York | 2 of 111 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 265 of 1208 |
| Middle Atlantic | 50 of 234 |
| New York | 30 of 97 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 8 of 1212 |
| Middle Atlantic | 2 of 235 |
| New York | 1 of 97 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 473 of 1208 |
| Middle Atlantic | 84 of 234 |
| New York | 36 of 97 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 53 of 2398 |
| Ethnic | 606 of 2656 |
| Male / Female | 638 of 1717 |
| Location | 61 of 2402 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 61 of 186 |
| Best Value | 39 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 179 of 535 |
| Most Focused | 100 of 535 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 288 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 187 |
| Best Value | 32 of 181 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 126 of 370 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 249 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 164 of 390 |
| Most Focused | 76 of 390 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 68 of 818 |
| Best Value | 217 of 779 |
| Most Popular | 299 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 142 of 1399 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 235 |
| Best Value | 56 of 226 |
| Most Popular | 140 of 550 |
| Most Focused | 71 of 550 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 363 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 51 of 812 |
| Best Value | 185 of 770 |
| Most Popular | 478 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | 405 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 62 of 850 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 63 of 153 |
| Most Focused | 28 of 153 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 170 of 589 |
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Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 84 of 537 |
| Best Value | 231 of 516 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 608 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 140 of 555 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 832 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 336 |
| Best Value | 124 of 322 |
| Most Popular | 404 of 871 |
| Most Focused | 400 of 871 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 456 |
Education
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| Most Popular | |
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General Education
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 69 of 625 |
| Best Value | 163 of 589 |
| Most Popular | 269 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 90 of 1353 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 53 of 644 |
| Best Value | 140 of 607 |
| Most Popular | 224 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 46 of 1274 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 806 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 360 |
| Best Value | 80 of 342 |
| Most Popular | 115 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 946 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 661 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 46 of 125 |
| Most Focused | 7 of 125 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 74 of 305 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 305 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 223 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 375 |
| Best Value | 73 of 357 |
| Most Popular | 147 of 828 |
| Most Focused | 48 of 828 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 592 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 9 of 111 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 111 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 79 of 590 |
| Best Value | 158 of 557 |
| Most Popular | 421 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 255 of 1251 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 80 of 615 |
| Best Value | 161 of 581 |
| Most Popular | 421 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 255 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 829 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 465 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 136 of 486 |
| Best Value | 220 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 295 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 152 of 1238 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 89 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 115 of 504 |
| Best Value | 185 of 482 |
| Most Popular | 258 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | 114 of 1190 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 786 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 282 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | 245 of 1004 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 394 |
Classical & Ancient Studies
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| Most Popular | 14 of 52 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 52 |
Cognitive Science
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| Most Popular | 19 of 41 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 41 |
Medieval Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 12 of 28 |
Science, Technology & Society
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| Most Popular | 11 of 36 |
| Most Focused | 7 of 36 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 348 of 708 |
| Most Focused | 304 of 708 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 270 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 324 of 650 |
| Most Focused | 257 of 650 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 264 |
| Best Value | 29 of 253 |
| Most Popular | 106 of 944 |
| Most Focused | 75 of 945 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 260 |
| Best Value | 42 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 135 of 742 |
| Most Focused | 51 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 536 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 106 |
| Best Value | 12 of 102 |
| Most Popular | 75 of 542 |
| Most Focused | 100 of 542 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 156 of 462 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 328 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 130 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 67 of 792 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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| Most Popular | 27 of 75 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 75 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 509 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 748 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 345 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 83 of 245 |
| Best Value | 97 of 232 |
| Most Popular | 111 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 848 |
| Best Value | 201 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 618 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | 705 of 1490 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 900 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 854 |
| Best Value | 202 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 574 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | 636 of 1421 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 859 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 690 |
| Best Value | 124 of 656 |
| Most Popular | 221 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 48 of 1319 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 86 of 878 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 70 of 285 |
| Best Value | 87 of 273 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 116 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 48 of 344 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 431 |
| Best Value | 112 of 413 |
| Most Popular | 153 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 72 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 549 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 181 |
| Best Value | 66 of 176 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 27 of 262 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 227 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 90 of 332 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 332 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 215 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 85 of 613 |
| Best Value | 165 of 586 |
| Most Popular | 256 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 83 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 67 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 75 of 552 |
| Best Value | 158 of 532 |
| Most Popular | 400 of 969 |
| Most Focused | 268 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 697 |
Urban Studies
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 30 |
| Best Value | 2 of 29 |
| Most Popular | 27 of 75 |
| Most Focused | 10 of 75 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 56 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 82 of 672 |
| Best Value | 181 of 641 |
| Most Popular | 349 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | 238 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 851 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 58 of 322 |
| Best Value | 109 of 312 |
| Most Popular | 90 of 814 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 813 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 546 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 141 |
| Best Value | 24 of 139 |
| Most Popular | 134 of 363 |
| Most Focused | 124 of 363 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 181 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 44 of 533 |
| Best Value | 90 of 513 |
| Most Popular | 359 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | 245 of 1123 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 700 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 162 of 393 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 385 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | 303 of 1035 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 75 of 332 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 125 of 365 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D3) | 57 of 205 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 22 of 358 |
| Men's Volleyball (D3) | 5 of 56 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 71 of 373 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D3) | 22 of 228 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 46 of 367 |
| Women's Tennis (D3) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 74 of 357 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 598 of 1428 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 157 of 828 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 303 of 822 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 224 of 632 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 193 of 651 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 88 of 362 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 130 of 377 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 219 of 597 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 223 of 623 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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Mathematics
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 47 of 266 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 127 of 261 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 50 of 108 |
Physical Sciences
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Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 257 of 864 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 225 of 870 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 71 of 698 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 156 of 432 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 217 of 619 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 264 of 557 |
Urban Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 268 of 683 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 209 of 539 |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 404 of 989 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 108 of 1184 |
| Canada | 144 of 671 |
| China | 155 of 821 |
| Ghana | 76 of 226 |
| Greece | 57 of 117 |
| India | 188 of 641 |
| Jamaica | 21 of 149 |
| Kenya | 55 of 206 |
| Pakistan | 98 of 264 |
| Singapore | |
| South Korea | 150 of 609 |
| United Kingdom | 120 of 517 |
| Vietnam | 147 of 495 |
International Value
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