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Vassar Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 1,576
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 63%
Average Aid Amount $49,475
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 435
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 64%

Financial Aid Information at Vassar

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 1,576 students (63% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $49,475. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 435 students (64% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Vassar College is $67,805, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 1,576 students (63% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $49,475. 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 aid1,57663%$49,475
Pell Grants52421%$5,180
Federal Student Loans1,02941%$4,818

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 435 beginning students (64% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 431 students (64% 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 Aid43564%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources38557%$50,193
Federal Grants13019%$6,177
Pell Grants13019%$5,133
Other Federal Grants467%$2,950
State/Local Grants528%$3,571
Institutional Grants38056%$48,251
Student Loans28142%$6,177
Federal Student Loans26940%$3,655
Other Student Loans365%$20,900