Vassar College
Private college in Poughkeepsie
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| 2025 | U.S. News & World Report ranked Vassar College tied for 12th best liberal arts college in the U.S. out of 211 rated colleges. |
| 2025 | Forbes rated Vassar 26th among liberal arts colleges and 102nd overall in its America's Top Colleges ranking. |
| 2024 | U.S. News & World Report ranked Vassar second for 'Best Colleges for Veterans', 29th for 'Best Value', 15th for 'Top Performers on Social Mobility', and tied for 20th in 'Best Undergraduate Teaching'. |
| 2023 | Vassar College received 12,145 applications for the class of 2027, with an acceptance rate of 17.7%. The combined average SAT scores for submitted tests was 1489 and the ACT composite average was 33. |
| 2023 | New faculty housing complex was opened, replacing the old Williams House facility. |
| 2022 | Vassar College received 11,412 applications for the class of 2026, with an acceptance rate of 18.7%. |
| 2021 | Washington Monthly ranked Vassar 11th among 215 liberal arts colleges in the U.S. based on contribution to public good, social mobility, research, and public service. |
| 2021 | Vassar College received 10,884 applications for the class of 2025, representing a 25% increase from the previous year. The college accepted 2,068 applicants (19%). |
| 2020 | The Princeton Review rated Vassar first for 'Best Financial Aid' of all U.S. colleges and universities. Money magazine ranked Vassar 145th out of 739 schools in 'Best Colleges for Your Money'. |
| 2020 | Plans finalized to demolish the previous faculty housing facility, Williams House. |
| 2020 | Vassar College campus area was recognized as a census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. Census, with a recorded population of 2,472 residents. |
| 2019 | Kiplinger's Personal Finance placed Vassar 11th in its ranking of the 149 best value liberal arts colleges in the United States. |
| 2019 | Vassar College received 8,961 applications for the class of 2023, accepting 2,127 applicants (23.7%), with 691 students ultimately enrolling. |
| 2019 | Vassar College was listed as a census-designated place (Vassar College CDP). |
| 2018 | Vassar women's rugby team won the school's first team national championship, defeating Winona State 50-13 in the USA Rugby Women's Division 2 final. |
| 2018 | The Princeton Review rated Vassar second best for financial aid and 41st best for 'best value'. |
| 2017 | Elizabeth Howe Bradley succeeded Catharine Bond Hill as the new president of Vassar College. |
| 2016 | Catharine Bond Hill departed as Vassar College president. |
| 2013 | Louisa Gummer graduated from Vassar College as part of the class of 2013 and later pursued a career as a professional model, known for being the daughter of actress Meryl Streep. |
| 2011 | Completion of the dormitory renovation project for Jewett, Davison, and Josselyn Houses. |
| 2011 | Hung Huang was listed among Time magazine's '100 Most Influential People in the World'. |
| 2011 | Rebecca Eaton was listed among Time magazine's '100 Most Influential People in the World'. |
| 2010 | Jeffrey Goldstein serves as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance, continuing until 2011 |
| 2010 | Max Hershenow and Lizzy Plapinger graduate, forming the pop duo MS MR. |
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