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What Vassar College costs

Poughkeepsie, New York · Private · 2,444 undergrads

Vassar College's sticker price was $91,520 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $36,924 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $19,674.

What does Vassar College cost?

$36,924 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $91,520.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$19,674
$30,000–$48,000$10,022
$48,000–$75,000$13,428
$75,000–$110,000$17,576
over $110,000$50,834

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$19,674
$30,000–$48,000$10,022
$48,000–$75,000$13,428
$75,000–$110,000$17,576
Over $110,000$50,834

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 79% off Vassar College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Vassar College cost less than Colgate University, Hamilton and American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Vassar College$13,428$36,924
Colgate University$15,150$29,409
Hamilton$14,749$25,793
American Musical and Dramatic Academy$45,834$43,641

The sticker price

$74,265
Tuition, 2025-26
$91,520
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
24%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$57,443
average grant for students who got aid.
43%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$19,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Vassar College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $19,674 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $91,520. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Vassar College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Vassar College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $10,022 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $91,520. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Vassar College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Vassar College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $13,428 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $91,520. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Vassar College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Test rule: vassar.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)

Updated Nov 2, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers