Top 2019 Rankings For Vassar College
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All 2019 Rankings For Vassar College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 63 of 1780 |
| Middle Atlantic | 17 of 333 |
| New York | 8 of 133 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 484 of 1510 |
| Middle Atlantic | 78 of 289 |
| New York | 37 of 116 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 22 of 1507 |
| Middle Atlantic | 5 of 289 |
| New York | 17 of 116 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Middle Atlantic | 139 of 289 |
| New York | 49 of 116 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 73 of 2239 |
| Ethnic | 620 of 2486 |
| Male / Female | 900 of 2486 |
| Location | 79 of 2238 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 173 |
| Best Value | 36 of 169 |
| Most Popular | 128 of 508 |
| Most Focused | 51 of 508 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 281 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 170 |
| Best Value | 35 of 166 |
| Most Popular | 72 of 359 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 359 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 250 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 133 of 384 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 97 of 824 |
| Best Value | 293 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 385 of 1426 |
| Most Focused | 240 of 1426 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 890 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 60 of 237 |
| Best Value | 69 of 233 |
| Most Popular | 185 of 574 |
| Most Focused | 117 of 574 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 357 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 97 of 820 |
| Best Value | 287 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 575 of 1383 |
| Most Focused | 578 of 1383 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 847 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 79 of 184 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 184 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 217 of 601 |
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Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 115 of 524 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 601 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 141 of 603 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 592 of 1551 |
| Most Focused | 576 of 1551 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 91 of 827 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 64 of 357 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 274 of 838 |
| Most Focused | 160 of 838 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 451 |
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 | 111 of 602 |
| Best Value | 237 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 371 of 1355 |
| Most Focused | 203 of 1355 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 622 |
| Best Value | 183 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 304 of 1271 |
| Most Focused | 125 of 1272 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 800 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 41 of 341 |
| Best Value | 71 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 91 of 942 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 942 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 653 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 49 of 129 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 129 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 50 of 272 |
| Most Focused | 22 of 272 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 196 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 352 |
| Best Value | 66 of 345 |
| Most Popular | 80 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 571 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 12 of 106 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 106 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 84 of 548 |
| Best Value | 184 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 336 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 159 of 1251 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 580 |
| Best Value | 190 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 336 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 159 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 823 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 456 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 504 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 151 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 278 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 126 of 1223 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 87 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 126 of 475 |
| Best Value | 226 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 239 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 87 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 236 of 1032 |
| Most Focused | 184 of 1032 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 397 |
Classical & Ancient Studies
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| Most Popular | 19 of 47 |
| Most Focused | 5 of 47 |
Cognitive Science
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| Most Popular | 21 of 43 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 43 |
Medieval Studies
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Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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Science, Technology & Society
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| Most Popular | 12 of 35 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 35 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 267 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 242 |
| Best Value | 79 of 235 |
| Most Popular | 121 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 105 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 55 of 229 |
| Best Value | 48 of 222 |
| Most Popular | 123 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 53 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 175 of 540 |
| Most Focused | 175 of 540 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 170 of 479 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 270 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | 95 of 1156 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 67 of 786 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 13 of 82 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 130 of 435 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 471 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | 359 of 1099 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 65 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 341 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 78 of 263 |
| Best Value | 106 of 261 |
| Most Popular | 84 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 33 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 836 |
| Best Value | 243 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 714 of 1502 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 900 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 40 of 840 |
| Best Value | 233 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 650 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 833 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 29 of 671 |
| Best Value | 127 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 201 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 1318 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 85 of 874 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 260 |
| Best Value | 110 of 254 |
| Most Popular | 212 of 428 |
| Most Focused | 55 of 428 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 48 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 92 of 418 |
| Best Value | 117 of 410 |
| Most Popular | 135 of 715 |
| Most Focused | 54 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 70 of 536 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 40 of 261 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 223 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 96 of 316 |
| Most Focused | 53 of 316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 202 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 85 of 591 |
| Best Value | 170 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 243 of 1083 |
| Most Focused | 74 of 1083 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 758 |
Social Sciences (Other)
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Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 109 of 534 |
| Best Value | 237 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 433 of 964 |
| Most Focused | 311 of 964 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 688 |
Urban Studies
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 30 |
| Best Value | 5 of 30 |
| Most Popular | 27 of 76 |
| Most Focused | 7 of 76 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 54 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 134 of 641 |
| Best Value | 263 of 626 |
| Most Popular | 358 of 1522 |
| Most Focused | 227 of 1522 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 850 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 78 of 314 |
| Best Value | 151 of 308 |
| Most Popular | 111 of 808 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 808 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 535 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | 39 of 136 |
| Best Value | 31 of 133 |
| Most Popular | 136 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 121 of 370 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 177 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 512 |
| Best Value | 125 of 501 |
| Most Popular | 354 of 1103 |
| Most Focused | 230 of 1103 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | 494 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 422 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 57 of 351 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 176 of 389 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D3) | 15 of 211 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 13 of 382 |
| Men's Volleyball (D3) | 2 of 75 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 79 of 394 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D3) | 8 of 152 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D3) | 42 of 245 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 69 of 389 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 25 of 380 |
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 | 290 of 825 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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General Biology
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Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Communication & Media Studies
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Computer & Information Sciences
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Computer Information Systems
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English Language & Literature
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General English Literature
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Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 88 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 134 of 352 |
History
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History
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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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Chemistry
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Physics
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Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 350 of 835 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 319 of 840 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 79 of 670 |
Anthropology
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Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 174 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 252 of 590 |
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 | 145 of 1240 |
| Canada | 161 of 644 |
| China | 180 of 835 |
| Greece | |
| India | 235 of 643 |
| Jamaica | 17 of 129 |
| Pakistan | 109 of 253 |
| South Korea | 194 of 587 |
| United Kingdom | 109 of 490 |
| Vietnam | 167 of 465 |
International Value
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