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Compare with New York Public Colleges

Compare with New York Public Colleges for Vassar College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$60,099 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$60,463 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$60,164 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$60,094 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$63,648 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$63,492 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$63,690 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$63,566 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$71,030 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$62,077 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$62,278 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$62,031 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$62,497 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$63,578 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	$62,404 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$62,199 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	$62,156 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$62,205 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$62,458 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$63,540 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$62,199 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$62,441 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$61,727 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$61,995 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$62,405 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$70,135 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with New York Private Colleges

Compare with New York Private Colleges for Vassar College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$8,234 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$1,716 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$5,502 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$815 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$6,115 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$724 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$3,950 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$1,142 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$6,949 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$13,370 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$11,756 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$3,740 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$17,630 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$9,185 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$12,336 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$17,490 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$2,070 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$24,450 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$11,632 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$4,594 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$4,168 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$1,991 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$5,130 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$5,913 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY	$29,555 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$24,470 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$19,230 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Houghton University Houghton, NY	$52,600 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elmira College Elmira, NY	$32,054 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$24,210 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$48,580 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$3,673 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$7,816 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Vassar College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$50,386 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$59,221 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$54,220 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$56,810 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$53,258 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$49,104 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$45,116 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$53,101 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$49,986 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$71,030 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$51,972 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$57,774 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$51,056 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$56,390 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$54,064 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$71,030 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Vassar College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$9,354 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$8,342 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$5,800 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$2,928 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$2,344 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$3,780 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$3,254 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$3,013 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$4,784 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$328 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$382 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$8,634 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$4,868 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$3,320 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$8,618 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$2,762 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$3,218 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$326 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$8,342 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$13,974 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$6,050 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$12,259 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$13,878 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$550 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$5,632 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$10,030 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$5,800 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$5,536 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$2,950 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$17,860 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$2,470 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$7,480 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$688 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$342 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$12,680 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$8,225 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$1,430 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$3,854 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$3,430 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$7,568 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$13,880 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$4,390 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$5,380 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$260 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$3,198 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$236 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$12,163 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$5,110 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$24,156 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Vassar College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$6,620 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$5,132 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$5,610 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$4,756 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$17,354 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$3,664 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$2,985 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$1,680 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$2,417 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$2,138 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$3,050 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$45,172 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$5,080 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$2,924 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$490 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$2,926 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$12,381 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$32,302 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$3,252 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=197133.

Last updated: August 2026