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Vassar College

Poughkeepsie,  New York
College Board code: 2956

Housing and Policies

  • Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates
  • 99% of first-year students live in college housing
  • 95% of all undergraduates live in college housing
Housing options:
  • Coed Housing
  • Women's Housing
  • Apartments For Married Students
  • Apartments For Single Students
  • Cooperative Housing
  • Special Housing For Disabled Students
  • Special Housing For International Students
  • Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free)
  • Deadline for housing deposit: Not reported
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  • First-time first-year students allowed to have car

Campus

  • Suburban setting
  • Small city (50,000 - 249,999)
  • Residential campus
Unique facilities:
  • environmental nature center, observatory, electron microscope, nursery school, experimental theater, art center and geology museum, intercultural center and outdoor amphitheater
Geographical location:
  • 75 miles from New York City.

Activities Available

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Campus ministries Choral groups
Concert band Dance
Drama Film society
Fraternities   International students
Jazz band Literary magazine
Marching band   Model U.N.
Music ensembles Musical theater
Opera Pep band  
Radio station Sororities  
Student government Student newspaper
Symphony orchestra Television station
Yearbook
Other activities or organizations:
  • Catholic community, Jewish union, Promoting Equality and Community Everywhere, Amnesty International, Young Socialists, Republican/Libertarian Coalition, AIDS education committee, Habitat for Humanity, Step Beyond (community service), African students union
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