Vassar College
NY · Private · Mid-Atlantic · Liberal arts college · Top 25 tier · 2,485 undergraduates (small)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~58% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “Enrolling students who choose to self-report testing will be required to provide official score reports in the spring.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 2,127 | 23.7% | 40.4% | Not reported | 100% | 69% | 40% | 1380-1500 | 31-34 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 2,126 | 24.5% | 46.7% | Not reported | 100% | 64% | 40% | 1380-1490 | 32-34 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 2,193 | 20.1% | 39.9% | 44% | 50% | 30% | 20% | 1420-1520 | 32-34 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 2,129 | 18.7% | 38.6% | Not reported | 48% | 32% | 16% | 1440-1510 | 32-34 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 2,153 | 17.7% | 33.5% | 49% | 39% | 26% | 13% | 1450-1530 | 33-35 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 2,311 | 18.6% | 31.2% | 47% | 43% | 31% | 12% | 1460-1520 | 33-35 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 2,327 | 20.9% | 38.4% | Not reported | 46% | 32% | 14% | 1460-1520 | 33-34 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 6%
- 2024: 33%
- 2023: 12%
- 2022: 5%
- 2021: 15%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2023 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS
From the school's website
Figures from the school’s own pages that add to its Common Data Set. Each links its source.
Vassar's 2026 viewbook reports 697 first-year students in the Class of 2029, matching the Common Data Set. It does not publish an admit rate or score range for this class.
Source: Vassar viewbook 2026 ↗