Wesleyan vs Vassar vs Grinnell vs Kenyon for Psych, Philosophy & Acting

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See this post for Vassar’s strength in Psychology

Hamilton vs Vassar vs Boston University

You can’t go wrong. Both excellent schools, and if your child finds a telling detail that makes one school “fit” - then great!!! Go with it, no regrets. That said - I have a son at Vassar, and am thus partial to that school, and think that sometimes folks underestimate how intellectually focused the school is, as opposed to its well-earned artsy/creative vibe. Note that Vassar is particularly recognized for Psychology as one of the nation’s leading feeder schools (per capita) for Psychology PhDs. Swarthmore publishes lists of the per-capita PhD production rate of colleges and universities derived from published NSF statistics (in which Swarthmore always does quite well ). Doctorates Awarded :: Institutional Research :: Swarthmore College In looking through this document, you’ll see that in the category Psychology and social science, Vassar ranks 13th in the US (Harvard ranks 14th) among the percentage of its graduates who go on for a PhD in these fields, with Hamil…

Vassar also has a number of famous alumni in the arts, see

100 Notable Alumni of Vassar College [Sorted List]

You have a great set of choices, I don’t think you can really go wrong with any of them!