Poughkeepsie, New York · Private Non-Profit
Research and Experimental Psychology 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 159 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
6.5% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 6.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~159
- Schools with reported signal
- 273
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 273 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.5x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($17,822 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($5,570 above). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 96% 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.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 2.5% reported share · $6,128 net A+ California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · 0.1% reported share · $4,564 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 0.1% reported share · $4,831 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.6% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.4% reported share · $12,116 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Research and Experimental Psychology accounts for 6.5% of reported programs at Vassar College, which is bigger than 86% of schools in this field set and 2.5x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 159 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 $17,822 above the $21,521 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 $5,570 above the $65,796 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 #263 of 273 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.