Founded in 1861, Vassar College is a highly selective, residential, coeducational liberal arts college. Consistently ranked among the top liberal arts colleges in the country, Vassar is renowned for pioneering achievements in education, for its long history of curricular innovation, and for the beauty of its campus. Vassar College is located in the scenic Hudson Valley, 75 miles north of New York
City, in Poughkeepsie (area population, about 100,000). Vassar is in a residential area three miles from the city center and is home to 2,400 undergraduate students with a student-faculty ratio of 8:1; average class size is 17 students. Athletically, Vassar College offers 27 NCAA Division III teams and holds membership in the Liberty League. Vassar has extensively expanded athletic facilities, including wood floor gymnasium, elevated running track, 5,000-square-foot fitness facility, and 25-meter, six-lane pool with a diving well. Recent additions to the athletic facilities include a new locker room complex and sports medicine facility at Prentiss Field, and a new baseball diamond with dugouts and stadium lights. Del Harris is entering his second year as the Head Coach of the Men’s Basketball program.
