Poughkeepsie, New York · Private Non-Profit
Classical and Ancient Studies at Vassar College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.5% reported program-share signal, $39,343 school-wide net price, and $71,366 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 12 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.5% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~12
- Schools with reported signal
- 58
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 18.6%
- Graduation rate
- 91.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $39,343/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $157,372
- Median debt
- $18,625
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $71,366/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.5%), school-wide average net price ($39,343), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($71,366), and peer averages from 58 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 58 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 1.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($14,157 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($2,538 below). Together, those evidence points place Vassar College in the top 97% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,481 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 0.1% reported share · $13,370 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.1% reported share · $12,548 net A+ 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.1% reported share · $13,138 net A 
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.0% reported share · $10,974 net A Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · 0.2% reported share · $15,846 net A University of California-Davis Davis, CA · 0.1% reported share · $14,741 net A 
Harvard University Cambridge, MA · 0.0% reported share · $19,066 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Classical and Ancient Studies accounts for 0.5% of reported programs at Vassar College, which is bigger than 78% of schools in this field set and 1.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 12 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Vassar College's average net price is $39,343 per year, about $157,372 over four years. That is $14,157 above the $25,186 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $71,366 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,538 below the $73,904 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Vassar College #56 of 58 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.