Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York · Private, nonprofit
Of 21 assessed programs, 19 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 21 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| 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 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
21 of 42 programs could be assessed 50% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $102,584 | +$66,838 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.3 yrs | 56 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,095 | +$29,349 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.6 yrs | 53 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $52,085 1-year earnings | +$16,339 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 1.2 yrs | 49 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $69,942 | +$34,196 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.5 yrs | 46 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $124,469 | +$88,723 | clears the bar | $17,037 | 0.2 yrs | 41 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,359 | +$9,613 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 2.0 yrs | 41 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $22,741 1-year earnings | -$13,005 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 30 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $58,163 | +$22,417 | clears the bar | $16,750 | 0.7 yrs | 29 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $60,461 | +$24,715 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.8 yrs | 29 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $59,814 | +$24,068 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.8 yrs | 29 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $41,752 1-year earnings | +$6,006 | clears the bar | $16,000 | 2.7 yrs | 28 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,599 1-year earnings | +$9,853 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $40,165 | +$4,419 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 4.5 yrs | 25 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $63,591 | +$27,845 | clears the bar | $20,232 | 0.7 yrs | 24 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $63,418 | +$27,672 | clears the bar | $18,985 | 0.7 yrs | 24 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $54,839 | +$19,093 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 1.0 yrs | 23 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $42,956 | +$7,210 | clears the bar | $17,993 | 2.5 yrs | 23 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,106 | +$25,360 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Science, Technology and Society | Bachelor's Degree | $27,215 1-year earnings | -$8,531 | falls short | $19,000 | insufficient data | 18 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | $59,930 | +$24,184 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $61,359 | +$25,613 | clears the bar | $18,650 | 0.7 yrs | 0 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $17,000 | insufficient data | 18 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.