Go on, take a look around.

The Vassar campus comprises over 100 buildings in architectural styles ranging from modernist to collegiate gothic and 1,000 picturesque acres ranging from the sweeping lawns of the main campus to the meadows and woodlands of the Vassar Farm. Main Building, designed by James Renwick Jr., and the Maria Mitchell Observatory are both National Historic Landmarks.

Explore our campus with these 360-degree videos—the next best thing to being here (especially if you wear your VR goggles)!

Car

Via Taconic State Parkway

1. Exit at Route 55 westbound (6 mi.)
2. Turn left onto Route 376 Extension/Van Wagner Road (which becomes Raymond Avenue <1 mi.)
3. Main Entrance (gothic stone archway) on left

Via New York State Thruway

Northbound

1. Take exit 17 for I-84 East toward Newburgh across the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge
2. Take exit 13 onto Rt. 9 North (9.59 mi.)
3. Turn right onto Spackenkill Rd. Rt. 113 East
4. Turn left at second light onto Wilbur Blvd. (0.5 mi.)
5. Turn right onto Hooker Avenue (<1 mi.)
6. Turn left onto Raymond Avenue (<1 mi.)
7. Main Entrance (gothic stone archway) on right

Southbound

1. Take exit 18 for Rt. 299 toward New Paltz/Poughkeepsie
2. Turn right onto Rt. 299 East (5.1 mi.)
3. Turn right onto Rt. 9W South (2.3 mi.)
4. Take the exit ramp onto Rt. 44/55 East (<1 mi.)
5. Cross the Mid-Hudson Bridge and continue on Rt. 44/55 East(2.0 mi.)
6. Turn right onto Raymond Avenue (<1 mi.)
7. Main Entrance (gothic stone archway) on left

Via Route 9

1. Head east onto Spackenkill Rd. Rt. 113 East (0.7 mi.)
2. Turn left at the second light onto Wilbur Blvd. (2 mi.)
3. Turn right onto Hooker Avenue (0.6 mi.)
4. Turn left onto Raymond Avenue (0.4 mi.)
5. Main Entrance (gothic stone archway) on right

Train

Metro-North Commuter Railroad connects New York City’s Grand Central Terminal with Poughkeepsie. For timetables, call (800) 638-7646 or visit their website. Poughkeepsie is also served by Amtrak. For schedules, call (800) 872-7245 or the Amtrak website. Taxi and bus service is available from the Poughkeepsie train station to campus.

Bus

Service is available from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City via Short Line Bus, (800) 631-8405.

The Dutchess County L Bus picks up at the train station and drops off on Collegeview Avenue, which is directly next to campus—the L bus’s schedule and route.

Air

For travelers flying into a New York City airport, the easiest way to get to Vassar is by Metro-North Train to Poughkeepsie from Grand Central Station. To get to Grand Central Station from the metro area airports, take the Newark Airport Express (Newark).

Scheduled passenger service is available from Stewart International Airport (SWF) in Newburgh, New York, 35 minutes from Vassar.

Other nearby airports include: Westchester County Airport in White Plains, Albany International Airport in Albany, and the three major airports in the New York City metro area (LaGuardia, JFK, Newark Liberty).