Vassar College

Vassar College

Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over 1,000 acres and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International, designed over the course of the college’s history by a range of prominent architects, including James Renwick Jr., Eero Saarinen, Marcel Breuer, and Cesar Pelli. In a designated arboretum, the campus features more than 200 species of trees, a native plant preserve, and a 400-acre ...
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quick facts
Location: Poughkeepsie, New York
Founded:1861
School type:Private school, Coeducation
Endowment:$ 713,062,555
Colors:Maroon, Grey

Famous alumni of Vassar College

Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Film Actor, Musical Artist, TV Actor
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Film Actor, Author, TV Actor, Musical Artist
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
TV Actor, Film Actor
Kerri Green
Kerri Green
Film Actor, TV Actor
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Kudrow
Film Actor, TV Actor, Musical Artist
Muriel Rukeyser
Muriel Rukeyser
Musical Artist, Author
Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain
Author, TV Actor, Film Actor
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway
Film Actor, Musical Artist, TV Actor
Marguerite Moreau
Marguerite Moreau
Film Actor, TV Actor
Ethan Zohn
Ethan Zohn
TV Actor, Film Actor
Hope Davis
Hope Davis
Film Actor, TV Actor
Noah Baumbach
Noah Baumbach
Author, Film Actor
Alicia Goranson
Alicia Goranson
TV Actor, Film Actor
Erika Amato
Erika Amato
Musical Artist, Film Actor, TV Actor
Rachael Yamagata
Rachael Yamagata
Musical Artist, TV Actor
Sam Endicott
Sam Endicott
Musical Artist
Frances Sternhagen
Frances Sternhagen
Film Actor, TV Actor
Justin Long
Justin Long
Film Actor, TV Actor

Award-winning students from Vassar College

Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Jane Smiley is an American novelist. Born in Los Angeles, California, Smiley grew up in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and...
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Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Elizabeth Bishop was an American poet, short-story writer, and recipient of the 1976 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. She was the Poet...
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Margaret Leech
Margaret Leech
Pulitzer Prize for History

Margaret Kernochan Leech also known as Margaret Pulitzer, was an American author and historian, who won two Pulitzer Prizes in history, for her...
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Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American lyrical poet, playwright and feminist. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and was known for her...
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Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role

Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru. She rose to fame in the 1960s with films such...
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Award-winning faculty from Vassar College

James Merrell
James Merrell
Bancroft Prize

James Hart Merrell is the Lucy Maynard Salmon Professor of History at Vassar College. Professor Merrell is one of the leading scholars of early...
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Nancy Willard
Nancy Willard
Newbery Medal

Nancy Willard is an award-winning children's author, poet, and novelist. In 1982, she received the Newbery Medal for A Visit to William Blake's Inn....
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David Ignatow
David Ignatow
Bollingen Prize

David Ignatow was an American poet. David Ignatow was born in Brooklyn on February 7, 1914, and spent most of his life in the New York City area. He...
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Current Vassar College Board Members

Martha R. Ingram
Martha R. Ingram

Martha Robinson Rivers Ingram is the chairman of Ingram Industries, former chairman of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust, and a noted...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    When was Vassar College established?
  • A:
    1861 was the year the educational institution was opened.

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