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Academics & Faculty. Choose from 48 departments and programs, 50 majors, plus the Independent Program (interdisciplinary “design your own” major). The Vassar faculty is a diverse community of scholars, artists, writers, scientists, musicians, and thinkers.
Vassar College ( / ˈvæsər / VASS-ər) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States. The college became coeducational in 1969.
Vassar College es una universidad privada, situada en la localidad de Poughkeepsie, en el estado de Nueva York, en los Estados Unidos. Fue fundada por el cervecero Matthew Vassar en 1861 como una universidad solo para mujeres.
Vassar College—located in New York’s scenic Hudson Valley—is an independent, coeducational, residential liberal arts college, which fosters intellectual openness and lively exploration through its widely varied course offerings.
Vassar students are surrounded by an environment designed to spark something amazing—a place where greatness can spring to life. Explore on-campus and virtual visit opportunities and get to know Vassar first-hand.
Students choose among 30 departments, 3 interdepartmental programs, 14 multidisciplinary programs, the interdisciplinary Independent Program , 50 majors, 2 Accelerated and Dual Degree programs, and over 1,000 courses.
Fabulous mansions of the Gilded Age, quaint river towns, unparalleled hiking and climbing sites in the Catskills and the Shawangunks, world-class art museums—the valley is a national treasure. Poughkeepsie, Vassar’s hometown, is half way between Albany, the state capitol, and New York City.
