Vassar College

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higher education institution private liberal arts college

Vassar College is a highly selective private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, known for its rigorous academics and historic role as one of the first elite higher-education institutions for women in the United States.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	higher education institution → private liberal arts college →
academicCalendar	semester system →
admissionPolicy	highly selective →
athleticsAssociation	NCAA Division III →
athleticsConference	Liberty League →
athleticsNickname	Brewers →
campusSetting	suburban →
campusType	residential →
city	Poughkeepsie NERFINISHED →
coeducationStartDate	1969 →
colors	gray → rose →
country	United States →
endowmentCurrency	USD →
founder	Matthew Vassar →
foundingDate	1861 →
genderAdmission	coeducational →
genderAdmissionHistory	founded as a women’s college →
governance	board of trustees →
hasFacility	Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center → Main Building → Skinner Hall of Music → Thompson Memorial Library → Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film →
hasLibrary	Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center →
historicSignificance	one of the first elite higher-education institutions for women in the United States →
knownFor	historic role in women’s higher education → open curriculum with distribution requirements → rigorous academics → strong arts and humanities programs →
languageOfInstruction	English →
locatedIn	Dutchess County, New York NERFINISHED → New York State → Poughkeepsie, New York NERFINISHED →
memberOf	Annapolis Group → Consortium on Financing Higher Education → Oberlin Group of Libraries → Seven Sisters colleges →
motto	Purity and Wisdom →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
mottoOriginal	Puritas et Scientia →
namedAfter	Matthew Vassar →
offersDegree	Bachelor of Arts →
religiousAffiliation	nonsectarian →
state	New York →
type	liberal arts college → private college →
undergraduateOnly	true →
website	https://www.vassar.edu/ →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aline Bernstein Saarinen → Anne Hathaway → Crystal Eastman → Frances Goodrich → Frances Scott Fitzgerald → Grace Gummer → Grace Hopper → Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch → Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis → Joe Hill → Louisa Jacobson → Mary Louise Streep → Meryl Streep → Owen King → Ruth Benedict → Vera Rubin → Vera Rubin →	educatedAt
Grace Hopper → Robert K. Brigham →	employer
Little Ivies → Seven Sisters →	hasMember
Dutchess County →	containsEducationalInstitution
Hudson Valley →	containsInstitution
Poughkeepsie, New York →	hasEducationalInstitution