Vassar College

Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college situated in Poughkeepsie, NY. Formerly a women's college, Vassar is the only fully co-educational member of the Seven Sisters.

Famous Alumni

Famous Vassar alumni include poets Edna St. Vincent Millay and Elizabeth Bishop; actresses Frances Sternhagen, Jean Arthur, Meryl Streep, Hope Davis, and Lisa Kudrow, commentator and talk radio host Jay Severin, chemist Ellen Swallow, astronomer Vera Rubin, CEO of Oxygen Media Geraldine Laybourne, film director Noah Baumbach, anthropologist Ruth Benedict, Pulitzer-winning novelist Jane Smiley, and computer scientist Grace Hopper. Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis attended Vassar, but graduated from George Washington University. Actresses Jane Fonda and Anne Hathaway, actor Justin Long, and rapper Mike D also attended Vassar. Children of famous entertainers and artists have also attended Vassar, including the children of Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Stephen King, Randy Newman, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Ritter.

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Edna St. Vincent Millay - Elizabeth Bishop - Frances Sternhagen - Jean Arthur - Meryl Streep - Hope Davis - Lisa Kudrow - Jay Severin - Ellen Swallow - Vera Rubin - Noah Baumbach - Ruth Benedict - Jane Smiley - Grace Hopper - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - Jane Fonda - Anne Hathaway - Justin Long - Mike D - Tom Hanks - Stephen King - Randy Newman - Samuel L. Jackson - John Ritter

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