Colleges · Poughkeepsie
Colleges in Poughkeepsie, NY
Poughkeepsie is home to 3 colleges with about 13,855 students on campus. The largest is Marist University, the most selective Vassar College (admits 19%). 3 more colleges are within 15 miles.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDSColleges
3degree-granting, in Poughkeepsie
Students on campus
13,855fall enrollment, not counting online-only
Largest
Marist University5,951 on campus
Most selective
Vassar Collegeadmits 19% of applicants
Lowest net price
Vassar College$39,343 a year after aid
Every college
All 3 colleges in Poughkeepsie
Marist UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,951 on campus
57%admitted$42knet price80%graduate$78kearnings
Dutchess Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,448 on campus
Openadmitted$10knet price30%graduate$44kearnings
Vassar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,456 on campus
19%admitted$39knet price91%graduate$71kearnings
University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students on campus
Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting. Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023).
Within reach
Other colleges near Poughkeepsie
10 more colleges are within 30 miles of Poughkeepsie.
Culinary Institute of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hyde Park5.6 mi3,015 studentsState University of New York at New PaltzUniversity or college · Public · New Paltz10.2 mi7,050 studentsMount Saint Mary CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Newburgh11.8 mi2,190 students
Yeshiva Ohr NaftoliUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New Windsor16.1 mi43 students
Ulster County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Marbletown17 mi2,717 studentsUnited States Military AcademyUniversity or college · Public · Highlands19.4 mi4,508 studentsBard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Red Hook24.4 mi2,818 studentsUta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Monroe26.4 mi2,729 studentsOhr Hameir Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cortlandt27.5 mi94 students
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Chester28.1 mi270 studentsStraight-line distance from the center of Poughkeepsie. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.