Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Vassar College is largely skewed towards women students, with 61.6% of undergraduate students being women and 38.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,516, with 1,550 women and 966 men.
- men 38.4% 966 students
- women 61.6% 1,550 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 54.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,375 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 12.6% of the student body, with 316 students. Hispanic students represent 11.2% of the population, with 283 students, while Mixed race students account for 7.8%, with 197 students. African American students account for 3.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 97 students.
International students make up 8.4% of the undergraduate population, totaling 212 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.4% of the population, totaling 36 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Vassar College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 54.7% 1,375 students
- Asian 12.6% 316 students
- Hispanic 11.2% 283 students
- International students 8.4% 212 students
- Mixed race 7.8% 197 students
- African American 3.9% 97 students
- Unknown race 1.4% 36 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- International students 33.3% 5 students
- White 20.0% 3 students
- Mixed race 20.0% 3 students
- Asian 13.3% 2 students
- African American 6.7% 1 students
- Hispanic 6.7% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 46% 1,166 students
- 18-19 45% 1,136 students
- 22-24 5% 127 students
- 25-29 1% 16 students
- 30-34 0% 3 students
- 35-39 0% 3 students
- 50-64 0% 2 students
- 40-49 0% 1 students
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