New York students paid $56,960 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,750 more than the $55,210 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 79 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 407 students received grants or scholarships totaling $18.6 million and 270 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.3 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,456), 1,675 students used grants or scholarships totaling $77.2 million, and 1,015 students took out $5 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~540 | $51,250 | $53,090 | $55,210 | $56,960 | 11.1% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Vassar College in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 138 | 22% | $844,983 | $6,123 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 51 | 8% | $148,597 | $2,914 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 404 | 65% | $17,601,801 | $43,569 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 407 | 65% | $18,595,381 | $45,689 |
| Federal student loans | 258 | 41% | $982,297 | $3,807 |
| Other student loans | 29 | 5% | $328,605 | $11,331 |
| Student loan aid | 270 | 43% | $1,310,902 | $4,855 |
| Total student aid | 492 | 79% | - | - |
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