Vassar students arrive notably well prepared for collegiate academic pursuits (34th below), outperforming the, also excellent, students at Berkeley (42nd), at least when measured by entering standardized scoring:
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-smartest-colleges-in-america-2016-10
Reputational factors associated with graduate programs, sheer size, or degree of familiarity may not be of concern to the OP.