Poughkeepsie, New York · Private Non-Profit
Urban Studies/Affairs 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 45 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.8% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~45
- Schools with reported signal
- 88
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 88 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($18,060 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($3,504 above). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 95% 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.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.2% reported share · $13,807 net A+ 
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · 0.1% reported share · $7,021 net A+ 
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA · 1.6% reported share · $10,163 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.2% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.3% reported share · $12,470 net A+ 
Monroe Community College Rochester, NY · 0.1% reported share · $6,353 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Urban Studies/Affairs accounts for 1.8% of reported programs at Vassar College, which is bigger than 92% of schools in this field set and 3.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 45 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 $18,060 above the $21,283 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 $3,504 above the $67,862 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 #84 of 88 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.