Vassar College

​Academic Highlights

  • Vassar offers 51 majors, 67 minors, and 2 dual-degree programs. Students can also design their own course of study through the Independent Program. Learn more about Vassar’s programs and departments.

  • The student-to-faculty ratio is 8:1 and the average class size is 17.

  • Under the Vassar-Dartmouth Dual Degree Program in Engineering, Vassar students spend their junior year at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering. They return to Vassar for their senior year to receive their degrees, and then have the option of returning to Dartmouth for an additional year to earn a general engineering degree.

  • The Vassar/Columbia BA/MPH dual degree program allows students to earn a BA from Vassar and continue on to an accelerated Masters program in Public Health at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Students spend the fall semester of their senior year at Mailman, return to Vassar for the spring semester, then enter the Masters program which includes a practicum and a year of coursework and thesis work.   

  • 90% of Vassar students complete an internship. Through our Community-Engaged Learning program, you can gain experience in a non-profit organization, government agency, or business while receiving course credit.

  • Through the Ford Scholars Program and the Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (URSI), students can perform research under the guidance of faculty.

  • The Career Development Office and Office of Fellowships offers advising to students competing for national fellowships that fund opportunities abroad, independent research, and graduate school.

  • Vassar offers more than 130 study abroad programs.