Vassar College (City of Poughkeepsie, New York)

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124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
(845) 437-7000
www.vassar.edu/

Founded in 1861, Vassar College is a highly selective, residential, coeducational liberal arts college. Consistently ranked among the top liberal arts colleges in the country, Vassar is renowned for pioneering achievements in education, for its long history of curricular innovation, and for the beauty of its campus.

Considered a pioneer for women's education and liberal arts education in the United States, Matthew Vassar founded Vassar College in 1861. Opening its doors to its first class of 353 students paying $350 for tuition and “residence” on September 26, 1865, the college offered young women a liberal arts education equal to that of the best men’s colleges of the day. Coeducational since 1969, Vassar College set the standard for higher education for women for more than 100 years and now sets the standard for true coeduca-tion. Recognized as one of the best liberal arts colleges in the country, Vassar has successfully fulfilled its founder’s goals.
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  • vassar is cool cause there are almost no core requirements, so you can do what you want. I don't think I took any liberal arts classes there except a freshman english course, I majored in two sciences and minored in a third.
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