Poughkeepsie, New York · Private Non-Profit
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Vassar College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 48 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~48
- Schools with reported signal
- 168
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.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 168 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 4.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($18,616 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($4,141 above). That combination produces a D value grade and a 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.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,090 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.6% reported share · $2,984 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 0.3% reported share · $4,195 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.1% reported share · $3,967 net A+ Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA · 0.1% reported share · $4,152 net A+ Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA · 0.4% reported share · $3,864 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.0% reported share · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · 0.2% reported share · $6,555 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics accounts for 2% of reported programs at Vassar College, which is bigger than 97% of schools in this field set and 4.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 48 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 $18,616 above the $20,727 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 $4,141 above the $67,225 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 #163 of 168 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.