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Hipster Colleges

Top 10 schools where the students knew about this list way before you did.
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Vassar

Vassar College is one of the more prestigious liberal arts schools on the East Coast. Students are anything but conformist, and although the rigorous academic environment is geared to learning for its own sake, the close-knit alumni network is definitely an advantage post-graduation.

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  • Full name: Vassar College
  • Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
  • Founded: 1861
  • Tuition: $44,705
  • % Applications Admitted: 23%
  • Undergraduates: 2,386
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Vassar on this year's ranking list:

Students at Vassar love the air of creativity on campus, and as the sheer amount of student organizations dedicated to literary, dramatic, comedic, and artistic work show, there's good reason. Beyond your usual a capella groups and dance teams, though, Vassar's clubs include juggling troupes, all-female theater collectives, erotic journals, and punk music enthusiasts – these are the kind of niche activities that should appeal to any student who felt alienated in high school

because of an interest no one else shared. Students at Vassar have noted that while there is certainly a mix of hipsters and more “mainstream” students, a prospective Vassar undergrad should think seriously about his or her tolerance level for indie music and artsy quirks. And while the school has its fair share of “trustafarians,” they say, you won’t find many students flaunting gaudy Gucci bags, as the hipster style crosses all the socio-economic levels at this college.

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