Vassar College, founded in 1861, is a highly selective, residential, coeducational liberal arts college. Ranked 12th in the U.S. News and World Report's "Best Colleges 2011," Vassar is renowned for pioneering achievements in education, for its long history of curricular innovation, and for the beauty of its campus. Vassar was one of the first U.S. colleges to offer courses in drama, psychology, and Russian. Vassar's thousand acre campus has a natural outdoor amphitheater seating 3,000, and a 280-acre ecological preserve and field laboratory. Among the 100 buildings on campus are examples of a variety of architectural styles ranging from that of the Tuileries to modernists.

Fun Facts!

• Vassar's buildings are an eclectic blend of architectural style, including the famous Great Window, commissioned from Louis Comfort Tiffany.
• Actors Meryl Streep and Lisa Kudrow are graduates of Vassar.
• While visiting the campus you can run or walk through the trails at the Vassar Farm, which is open to the public year round.