Top 2020 Rankings For Vassar College
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All 2020 Rankings For Vassar College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 70 of 1728 |
| Middle Atlantic | 19 of 328 |
| New York | 8 of 132 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 430 of 1483 |
| Middle Atlantic | 70 of 287 |
| New York | 33 of 115 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 28 of 1481 |
| Middle Atlantic | 6 of 287 |
| New York | 16 of 115 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Middle Atlantic | 142 of 287 |
| New York | 52 of 115 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 91 of 2177 |
| Ethnic | 554 of 2417 |
| Male / Female | 1047 of 2417 |
| Location | 76 of 2184 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 173 |
| Best Value | 28 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 | 51 of 170 |
| Best Value | 29 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 | 250 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 386 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | 239 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 890 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 61 of 237 |
| Best Value | 66 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 | 101 of 820 |
| Best Value | 254 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 574 of 1379 |
| Most Focused | 575 of 1379 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 846 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 79 of 184 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 184 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 211 of 600 |
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Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 115 of 523 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 600 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 143 of 601 |
| Best Value | 259 of 575 |
| Most Popular | 581 of 1512 |
| Most Focused | 551 of 1512 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 91 of 824 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 66 of 356 |
| Best Value | 146 of 338 |
| Most Popular | 269 of 829 |
| Most Focused | 155 of 829 |
| 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 | 113 of 601 |
| Best Value | 202 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 369 of 1351 |
| Most Focused | 201 of 1351 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 81 of 621 |
| Best Value | 166 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 311 of 1267 |
| Most Focused | 126 of 1268 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 799 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 39 of 341 |
| Best Value | 63 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 91 of 941 |
| 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 | 34 of 352 |
| Best Value | 60 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 | 88 of 547 |
| Best Value | 163 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 339 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 158 of 1247 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 88 of 579 |
| Best Value | 167 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 339 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 158 of 1247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 822 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 455 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 503 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 150 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 | 125 of 475 |
| Best Value | 192 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 1030 |
| Most Focused | 184 of 1030 |
| 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 | 66 of 242 |
| Best Value | 63 of 235 |
| Most Popular | 112 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 106 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 229 |
| Best Value | 41 of 222 |
| Most Popular | 116 of 731 |
| Most Focused | 52 of 731 |
| 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 | 171 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 | 132 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 | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 341 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 81 of 263 |
| Best Value | 96 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 | 52 of 835 |
| Best Value | 211 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 724 of 1476 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 896 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 41 of 840 |
| Best Value | 202 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 663 of 1381 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 833 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 669 |
| Best Value | 111 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 200 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 1318 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 85 of 873 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 260 |
| Best Value | 88 of 254 |
| Most Popular | 211 of 427 |
| Most Focused | 55 of 427 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 48 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 96 of 418 |
| Best Value | 110 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 | 86 of 590 |
| Best Value | 150 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 241 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 74 of 1080 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 757 |
Social Sciences (Other)
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Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 109 of 533 |
| Best Value | 219 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 444 of 962 |
| Most Focused | 310 of 962 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 687 |
Urban Studies
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 30 |
| Best Value | 3 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 | 136 of 640 |
| Best Value | 244 of 626 |
| Most Popular | 341 of 1482 |
| Most Focused | 190 of 1482 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 848 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 79 of 314 |
| Best Value | 136 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 | 42 of 136 |
| Best Value | 30 of 133 |
| Most Popular | 136 of 345 |
| Most Focused | 97 of 345 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 177 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 69 of 512 |
| Best Value | 104 of 501 |
| Most Popular | 347 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 205 of 1075 |
| 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) | 61 of 349 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 172 of 386 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D3) | 17 of 210 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 13 of 379 |
| Men's Volleyball (D3) | 2 of 73 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 76 of 391 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D3) | 9 of 152 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D3) | 42 of 243 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 66 of 386 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 26 of 378 |
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 | 291 of 825 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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General Biology
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Communication & Journalism
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Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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 | 132 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 | 347 of 834 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 318 of 839 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 80 of 669 |
Anthropology
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Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 177 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 254 of 589 |
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 | 153 of 1240 |
| Canada | 161 of 690 |
| China | 184 of 847 |
| India | 206 of 664 |
| Jamaica | 34 of 157 |
| Kenya | 64 of 214 |
| Pakistan | 116 of 316 |
| South Korea | 201 of 595 |
| United Kingdom | 130 of 560 |
| Vietnam | 161 of 511 |
International Value
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