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Vassar Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 1,524
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 62%
Average Aid Amount $49,835
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 443
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 64%

Financial Aid Information at Vassar

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 1,524 students (62% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $49,835. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 443 students (64% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2023 undergraduate tuition & fees at Vassar College is $64,800, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 1,524 students (62% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $49,835. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Vassar College for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Vassar College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid1,52462%$49,835
Pell Grants55323%$4,871
Federal Student Loans1,01342%$4,941

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 443 beginning students (64% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 433 students (63% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Vassar College.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Vassar College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid44364%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources39758%$49,181
Federal Grants14521%$6,493
Pell Grants13920%$4,981
Other Federal Grants6910%$3,609
State/Local Grants609%$3,572
Institutional Grants39057%$47,101
Student Loans27740%$4,818
Federal Student Loans26138%$3,721
Other Student Loans274%$13,461