Every Vassar student has their own cherished place on campus. Some of our favorite spaces include:
With over 1 million volumes and vast online offerings, the Vassar libraries fuse rich collections with expert help, inspiring spaces, and facilities that support a wide range of activities, from quiet study to small group projects and collaborative work.
Founded in 1864 as the Vassar College Art gallery, the Loeb was the first art museum to be part of a college’s original plan. Today it is home to 21,000 works including by Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Francis Bacon.
Designed as a bridge across the Fonteyn Kill wetland, our environmentally friendly, dynamic STEM facility comprises a network of interdisciplinary laboratories that connects the integrated sciences with humanities. The state-of-the-art building was the first in the U.S. to use so much of a special, innovative type of bird-friendly glass, with a coating visible to birds but almost invisible to humans.
Nature and landscape have been integral to Vassar’s culture, campus, and curriculum since the inception of the College. Its site in the Hudson Valley has long been naturally enriched by lakes and creeks, and surrounded by gentle ravines, hollows, farmland, grasslands, and woods, creating a striking range of landscape types, as well as ecological diversity. Today there are over 2,200 trees spread across much of the campus, representing over 170 species.
This 415-acre green space comprises a multitude of habitats including streams, wetlands, ponds, forest, and old fields populated by a diversity of flora and fauna. This is an invaluable resource for Vassar faculty and students conducting scientific research.
Vassar’s harmony is the sound of every individual coming together. It’s more than symbolic that there are 65 Steinway pianos on campus.
