Top 2018 Rankings For Vassar College
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All 2018 Rankings For Vassar College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 16 of 1379 |
| Middle Atlantic | 4 of 263 |
| New York | 2 of 109 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 381 of 1325 |
| Middle Atlantic | 67 of 251 |
| New York | 27 of 101 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 14 of 1321 |
| Middle Atlantic | 2 of 250 |
| New York | 12 of 101 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 523 of 1325 |
| Middle Atlantic | 91 of 251 |
| New York | 36 of 101 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 56 of 2353 |
| Ethnic | 649 of 2594 |
| Male / Female | 796 of 2594 |
| Location | 66 of 2357 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 180 |
| Best Value | 43 of 176 |
| Most Popular | 144 of 527 |
| Most Focused | 59 of 527 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 286 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 177 |
| Best Value | 39 of 173 |
| Most Popular | 115 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 64 of 370 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 247 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 165 of 391 |
| Most Focused | 80 of 391 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 66 of 823 |
| Best Value | 285 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 252 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | 81 of 1414 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 242 |
| Best Value | 71 of 239 |
| Most Popular | 135 of 571 |
| Most Focused | 72 of 571 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 367 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 46 of 819 |
| Best Value | 246 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 397 of 1372 |
| Most Focused | 274 of 1372 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 62 of 850 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 55 of 168 |
| Most Focused | 17 of 168 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 148 of 582 |
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Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 77 of 519 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 606 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 115 of 568 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 649 of 1603 |
| Most Focused | 715 of 1603 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 91 of 826 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 347 |
| Best Value | 147 of 333 |
| Most Popular | 296 of 838 |
| Most Focused | 220 of 838 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 452 |
Education
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General Education
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| Most Popular | |
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English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 612 |
| Best Value | 183 of 596 |
| Most Popular | 238 of 1360 |
| Most Focused | 63 of 1361 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 625 |
| Best Value | 168 of 609 |
| Most Popular | 195 of 1281 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 1282 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 805 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 358 |
| Best Value | 84 of 352 |
| Most Popular | 102 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 22 of 940 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 656 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 32 of 125 |
| Most Focused | 5 of 125 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 81 of 291 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 291 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 209 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 373 |
| Best Value | 89 of 366 |
| Most Popular | 141 of 817 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 817 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 581 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 13 of 108 |
| Most Focused | 5 of 108 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 52 of 570 |
| Best Value | 158 of 553 |
| Most Popular | 274 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | 85 of 1261 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 594 |
| Best Value | 173 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 274 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | 85 of 1261 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 831 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 462 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 505 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 107 of 468 |
| Best Value | 222 of 456 |
| Most Popular | 226 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | 91 of 1231 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 88 of 810 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 84 of 471 |
| Best Value | 169 of 459 |
| Most Popular | 187 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | 63 of 1178 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 772 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 295 of 1017 |
| Most Focused | 263 of 1017 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 57 of 394 |
Classical & Ancient Studies
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| Most Popular | 14 of 47 |
| Most Focused | 5 of 47 |
Cognitive Science
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| Most Popular | 21 of 42 |
| Most Focused | 9 of 42 |
Medieval Studies
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| Most Popular | 5 of 21 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 21 |
Science, Technology & Society
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| Most Popular | 14 of 35 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 35 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 311 of 745 |
| Most Focused | 229 of 745 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 271 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 253 of 689 |
| Most Focused | 185 of 689 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 69 of 246 |
| Best Value | 102 of 241 |
| Most Popular | 205 of 956 |
| Most Focused | 159 of 956 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 616 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 245 |
| Best Value | 61 of 240 |
| Most Popular | 209 of 756 |
| Most Focused | 81 of 756 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 544 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 238 of 550 |
| Most Focused | 256 of 550 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 336 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 155 of 473 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 322 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 134 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 67 of 787 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 19 of 83 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 149 of 430 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 346 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 82 of 253 |
| Best Value | 123 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 116 of 705 |
| Most Focused | 49 of 705 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 534 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 826 |
| Best Value | 271 of 807 |
| Most Popular | 708 of 1492 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 900 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 832 |
| Best Value | 266 of 813 |
| Most Popular | 655 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 843 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 55 of 676 |
| Best Value | 205 of 661 |
| Most Popular | 245 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | 73 of 1318 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 86 of 877 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 48 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 102 of 442 |
| Best Value | 179 of 433 |
| Most Popular | 211 of 729 |
| Most Focused | 130 of 729 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 542 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 46 of 267 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 227 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 90 of 327 |
| Most Focused | 48 of 327 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 215 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 55 of 597 |
| Best Value | 161 of 582 |
| Most Popular | 191 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 40 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 763 |
Social Sciences (Other)
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Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 92 of 524 |
| Best Value | 244 of 517 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 438 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 695 |
Urban Studies
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 30 |
| Best Value | 8 of 30 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 76 |
| Most Focused | 12 of 76 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 56 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 98 of 628 |
| Best Value | 260 of 615 |
| Most Popular | 394 of 1529 |
| Most Focused | 273 of 1529 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 852 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 59 of 306 |
| Best Value | 138 of 299 |
| Most Popular | 123 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 61 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 544 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 127 |
| Best Value | 33 of 126 |
| Most Popular | 151 of 364 |
| Most Focused | 135 of 364 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 175 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 57 of 507 |
| Best Value | 156 of 498 |
| Most Popular | 442 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | 332 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | 472 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | 392 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 657 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 40 of 333 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 141 of 369 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D3) | 10 of 205 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 7 of 363 |
| Men's Volleyball (D3) | 1 of 70 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 62 of 374 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D3) | 5 of 149 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D3) | 34 of 238 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 53 of 368 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 16 of 359 |
Veterans
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Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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Area Studies
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 184 of 831 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 380 of 829 |
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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Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 264 of 617 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 247 of 631 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 91 of 358 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 149 of 374 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 220 of 577 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 253 of 601 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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Mathematics
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
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Philosophy
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Physical Sciences
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Physics
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Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 371 of 841 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 339 of 848 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 150 of 681 |
Economics
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Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 190 of 601 |
Sociology
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Urban Studies
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Drama & Theater Arts
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Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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International Quality
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| OVERALL | 98 of 1174 |
| Canada | 124 of 612 |
| China | 142 of 798 |
| Greece | |
| India | 179 of 618 |
| Jamaica | 8 of 125 |
| Pakistan | 92 of 243 |
| South Korea | 147 of 567 |
| United Kingdom | 79 of 467 |
| Vietnam | 132 of 450 |
International Value
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