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Biology (BIOL)
Duration4 year(s)
Tuition FeeUSD 63,840 / Year
Next IntakeAugust 29, 2022
Biology (BIOL)
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Requirements
Entry Requirements
- Common Application (Vassar specific URL) or Coalition Application
- Early Decision Agreement (Early Decision Applicants ONLY)
- School Report and High School Transcript: To be completed and sent by your guidance counselor. Available for online completion or download through Common Application.
- Teacher Evaluations
- Mid-year Grade Report Vassar requests each applicant’s most recent grade report to be sent by their school counselor. For Early Decision I or II, Vassar requires a first quarter/trimester grade report, which should be sent as soon as it becomes available. For Regular Decision, a mid-year report with first term grades is required when available, typically by February 1. Students admitted during Early Decision I or II will also be asked to provide their first term grades as soon as they become available.
- TOEFL/IELTS/DET: If English is neither your first language nor the primary language of instruction in secondary schools you have attended for the last three years.
English Requirements
- IELTSMin 7
- TOEFLMin 100
English Program Requirements
English Language Proficiency
If English is either your native or heritage language, or the primary language of instruction in the secondary school(s) you have attended for the last three years, you do not need to submit English language proficiency exam results.
Fee Information
How to Apply
First-year applicants may submit either the Common Application (including Vassar Member Questions) or Coalition Application, along with a non-refundable application fee of $65 or a request for a fee waiver. Vassar is also a QuestBridge partner school and will accept the QuestBridge application for first-year applicants as well. Transfer applicants can apply using the Common Application along with a non-refundable application fee of $65 or a request for a fee waiver.
Biology (BIOL)
Vassar College
United States of America, Poughkeepsie