Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
19of 21 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746 a year). 2 fall short.
21 of 41 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 20 have no earnings published. 5 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 1 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$39,343 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$39,343 a year
About $157,372 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $15,953 |
| $30k to $48k | $14,548 |
| $48k to $75k | $14,126 |
| $75k to $110k | $25,773 |
| $110k and up | $56,615 |
| All families (average) | $39,343 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical New York high-school graduate ($35,746 a year).
21 of 42 programs could be assessed 50% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $102,584 | +$66,838 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.3 yrs | 59 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,095 | +$29,349 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.6 yrs | 45 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $52,0851-year earnings | +$16,339 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $19,000 | 1.2 yrs | 43 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,359 | +$9,613 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 2.0 yrs | 42 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,5991-year earnings | +$9,853 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 39 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $69,942 | +$34,196 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.5 yrs | 38 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $60,461 | +$24,715 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.8 yrs | 37 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $54,839 | +$19,093 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 1.0 yrs | 33 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $124,469 | +$88,723 | clears the bar | $17,037 | 0.2 yrs | 31 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $63,591 | +$27,845 | clears the bar | $20,232 | 0.7 yrs | 26 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $42,956 | +$7,210 | clears the bar | $17,993 | 2.5 yrs | 25 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $40,165 | +$4,419 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 4.5 yrs | 24 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $41,7521-year earnings | +$6,006 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $16,000 | 2.7 yrs | 22 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $22,7411-year earnings | -$13,005 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $63,418 | +$27,672 | clears the bar | $18,985 | 0.7 yrs | 18 |
| Science, Technology and Society | Bachelor's Degree | $27,2151-year earnings | -$8,531 | falls short (1-yr) | $19,000 | no earnings gain | 17 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,106 | +$25,360 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $59,814 | +$24,068 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.8 yrs | 16 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $58,163 | +$22,417 | clears the bar | $16,750 | 0.7 yrs | 14 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | $59,930 | +$24,184 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $61,359 | +$25,613 | clears the bar | $18,650 | 0.7 yrs | 2 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $17,000 | not assessed | 13 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $35,746 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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