	Vassar College 2016 University Academic Rankings
Vassar College (/ËˆvÃ¦sÉ™r/ VASS-É™r) is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the first degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States. It became coeducational in 1969, and now has a gender ratio at the national average. The school is one of the historic Seven Sisters, the first elite female colleges in the US, and has historic relationship with Yale University, which suggested a merger with the college before coeducation at both institutions. The college offers B.A. degrees in more than 50 majors and features a flexible curriculum designed to promote a breadth of studies. Vassar also offers many extracurricular organizations including student theater, a cappella groups, club sports, volunteer and service groups, and a circus troupe. Vassar College's varsity sports teams, known as the Brewers, play in the NCAA's Division III as members of the Liberty League. Vassar tied for the 12th best liberal arts college in the nation in the 2016 annual ranking of U.S. News & World Report, with an admission threshold described as "most selective." As of 2015, the college had an acceptance rate of 25.7%. The total number of students attending the college is around 2,450. The Vassar campus comprises over 1,000 acres (400 ha) and more than 100 buildings, including two National Historic Landmarks and an additional National Historic Place. A designated arboretum, the campus features more than 200 species of trees, a native plant preserve, and a 400-acre (160 ha) ecological preserve. History Vassar was founded as a women's school under the name Vassar Female College in 1861. Quickly thereafter its founder, Matthew Vassar, had the word Female cut from the name, prompting some residents of the town of Poughkeepsie, New York to quip that its founder believed it might one day admit male students. The college became coeducational in 1969. Vassar was the second of the Seven Sisters colleges, higher education schools that were formerly strictly for women, and historically sister institutions to the Ivy League. It was chartered by its namesake, brewer Matthew Vassar, in 1861 in the Hudson Valley, about 70 mi (115 km) north of New York City. The first person appointed to the Vassar faculty was the astronomer Maria Mitchell, in 1865. Vassar adopted coeducation in 1969. However, immediately following World War II, Vassar accepted a very small number of male students on the G.I. Bill. Because Vassar's charter prohibited male matriculants, the graduates were given diplomas via the University of the State of New York. These were reissued under the Vassar title after the school formally became co-educational. The formal decision to become co-ed came after its trustees declined an offer to merge with Yale University, its sibling institution, in the wave of mergers between the historically all-male colleges of the Ivy League and their Seven Sisters counterparts. Main Building, built in 1861 by architect James Renwick, Jr., had the most interior space of any building in the United States, until the U.S. Capitol was completed in 1868. In its early years, Vassar was associated with the social elite of the Protestant establishment. E. Digby Baltzell writes that "upper-class WASP families educated their children at colleges such as Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Vassar." Before becoming President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a Trustee. Roughly 2,450 students attend Vassar, and 98% live on campus. About 60% come from public high schools, and 40% come from private schools (both independent and religious). Vassar is currently 56% women and 44% men, at national average for national liberal arts colleges. Students are taught ... [more on wikipedia]

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Vassar College Details

Vassar College Details
detail	value
state	New York
conference	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...
public	Private
scores	2095/1397/31
level	Elite
rank	[82
overall ROI rank	[177
size	small
undergrads	2421
grads	0
price	63390
drop	9
stem	12
research	0
scores valid	True

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What are the academic rankings for Vassar College?

1. number 82 for Academics.

2. number 177 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Vassar College?

1. Wesleyan University

2. Wheaton College

3. Dickinson College

4. Wellesley College

5. Middlebury College

6. Macalester College

7. Occidental College

National Academic Rankings

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Vassar College National Academic Rankings

Vassar College National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	82	35	74	103	89	153	159	247	177
All	87	35	61	83	82	82	82	100	99
All Nonivy	75	27	55	77	76	79	79	100	96
Private	46	34	59	52	46	53	53	99	84
New England Region	40	21	39	43	39	60	60	100	73
State of New York	9	3	10	12	8	23	21	94	50
Top Ten Top250	82	35	74	103	89	153	159	247	177
Top Ten State of New York	9	3	8	9	8	9	9	10	10

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
85.51	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
79.97	Wheaton College	Illinois	College Conference of Illinois...	Private	Excellent	149	114
79.84	Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	187	201
79.73	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Elite	78	158
79.72	Middlebury College	Vermont	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	90	135
79.04	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146
78.95	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
78.78	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
78.58	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
78.54	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
78.27	Amherst College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	86	158
77.91	Kenyon College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	147	91
76.01	Scripps College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	127	204
72.94	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
72.28	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
71.54	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129
71.49	University of Richmond	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	128	150
70.99	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
70.25	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118
68.79	Georgetown University	Washington DC	Patriot League / Big East Conf...	Private	Elite	42	88
68.71	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	61	106

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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Vassar College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Vassar College

Vassar College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Vassar College
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.83	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69
96.68	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182
96.15	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
95.79	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
95.16	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118
94.72	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Elite	78	158
94.34	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
93.68	Amherst College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	86	158
92.90	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
92.26	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	61	106
91.93	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
90.87	George Washington University	Washington DC	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	Excellent	51	135
90.56	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
89.65	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Massachusetts	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	73	40
89.58	Stevens Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Empire Eight	Private	Excellent	99	43
89.54	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
89.50	Colonial Athletic Association (Average)	-	Colonial Athletic Association	-Conf-	Excellent	-	112
88.48	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Public	Good	84	24
88.24	Polytechnic Institute of New York University	New York	No Reported Affiliation	Private	Good	76	72
87.60	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
87.54	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
83.00	Big Ten Conference (Low)	-	Big Ten Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	51
79.47	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
78.47	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
78.06	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
75.11	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
73.17	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60

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