Quick Facts

Class of ’28

Students

• 665 students in the class of 2028
• 18.6% admitted of 12,447 applicants
• 37% identify as students of color
  • 8.3% African American/Black
  • 17.6% Asian American & Pacific Islander
  • 15.5% Latinx
  • 2.1% Native American

(Categories add up to more than 100% because total reflects all categories selected by a student)

• 61.8% Female
• 37.7% Male
• 0.4% X

• 15.6% first-generation college students
• 18.2% international citizens (including dual citizens)
• 4.4% Vassar Legacy (parent or step-parent)

Financial Aid

• $23.5 million in Vassar scholarships awarded to the first-year class
• 59.8% receiving need-based aid from Vassar
• 23.6% receiving Pell Grants
• $58,844 average Vassar scholarship

Test Optional

• 56% opted not to submit testing
• 44% submitted testing
• SAT Combined Average: 1488
• ACT Composite Average: 33

High School Type

• 67.5% Public
• 23.6% Private
• 8.6% Religious
• 0.3% Homeschool

3.9 mean GPA on a 4.0 unweighted scale

The Class of 2028 Comes From:

44 U.S. States + Washington D.C.

Top States:

• New York
• Massachusetts
• California
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• Connecticut
• Maryland
• Virginia
• Texas
• Washington

57 Countries other than the U.S.

Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen

Fun Facts:

• 49 languages spoken
• 30% play a musical instrument
• 46% had a job while in high school
• 22% were captain of a varsity sport
• 17% were leaders in student government