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History at Vassar College

Vassar College graduates about 16 history majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 60th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 106 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 72% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, 1.18× what the same major pays nationally.

83/100Standout#60 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year163% of the class
Courses in the catalog106more than 72% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.18× the same major nationally
Research in the field$211Ka year, NSF
Admit rate19%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1535whole school

Around Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York
Thompson Memorial Library - Vassar College (55195531840)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
Thompson Memorial Library at Vassar College, 2024, facing west
Vassar library11Photo: BappleBusiness · CC0 · source
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

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Thompson Memorial Library at Vassar College.

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 history ranking

  1. Colby College 84
  2. University of Virginia 83
  3. Syracuse University 83
  4. University of Puget Sound 83
  5. University of Richmond 83
  6. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 82
  7. University of Delaware 82
  8. United States Military Academy at West Point 82

Other strong majors at Vassar College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Vassar College with every school we score in history. 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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