124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1861
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,378
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $671,354,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $60
Application Deadline: January 1
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $36,030
Room/Board: $8,130
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 63%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: NERA, M&T Bank, Teach for America, US Peace Corps, JET Program,
Random House Publishers, NYC Teaching Fellows, Sullivan and Cromwell,
Analysis Group Economics, Grey Worldwide/MediaCom, Congressional
Hunger Center Fellows, HarperCollinsPublishers, Sig
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 888,745
Number of current serial subscriptions: 6,566
Number of microforms: 692,581
Number of audiovisuals: 180,583
Number of ebooks: 302,740
Other library facilities: Music Library
Art Library
Visual Resource Library
Archives and Special Collections
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 350
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 700
Classrooms: 250
Labs: 250
Other areas: 3,350
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 1,200
Recommended operating system: Other
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 95%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 85%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 95%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (69%), women’s dorms (6%), apartments for married students (0%), apartment for single students (24%), cooperative housing (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 40%
Doubles: 29%
Triples or Suites: 6%
Apartments: 24%
Other: 1%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 14
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 93%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 1,000 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Newburgh, NY (30), LaGuardia, NYC (90)
Nearest train station: Poughkeepsie (2)
Nearest bus station: N/A
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 39%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 71%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,140
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Founder’s Day, Serenading, I Won’t Grow Up Day, Equal Rights Awareness Week, Iron Chef, Vassar Idol, Menage a Ha, Drama, A Cappela, Mr Vassar Contest