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Poughkeepsie, NY · Art, music & theater

Art, music & theater at Vassar College

Vassar College graduates about 77 art, music & theater majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 29th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $47,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year7712% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$47,0001.14× the same major nationally
Admit rate19%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1535whole school

Around Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York
Powerhouse Theater - Vassar College (55195118176)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
The studio of Poughkeepsie, NY-based WVKR-FM with DJ Takki Shades (York Chen) DJ
WVKR studio 2013Photo: Collin Knopp-Schwyn · CC BY 3.0 · source
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, commonly referred to as the Loeb, is an art
Loeb exterior 2022aPhoto: BappleBusiness · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Entrance to Main Building at Vassar College, 2024, facing east
Vassar main1Photo: BappleBusiness · CC0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Powerhouse Theater, Doubleday Studio Art Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 59 · Academic 48 · Arts 3 · Dining 2 · Athletics 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Brandeis University 90
  2. Bowdoin College 90
  3. Grinnell College 90
  4. Tulane University of Louisiana 89
  5. Occidental College 89
  6. Rice University 89
  7. Middlebury College 89
  8. Kenyon College 88

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Vassar College with every school we score in art, music & theater. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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