Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2025/26
Spring Semester 2025/26

Four-Year Calendar

Fall Semester 2025/26

August 2025
August 10 (Sunday)	Last day for payment of fall semester fees
August 25 (Monday)	Residence houses open at 8:00 am for new students only
	All new students arrive before 12:30 pm for beginning of orientation
	First board meal is lunch
August 29 (Friday)	Residence houses open at 9:00 am for all other students
	Registration of Special Students
September 2025
September 1 (Monday)	Labor Day: No Classes
September 2 (Tuesday)	Classes Begin: Full-Term and 1st six-week
September 3 (Wednesday)	Fall Convocation at 3:30 pm
September 9 (Tuesday)	Add period Ends- Full-Term and 1st six-week classes
September 19 (Friday)	Last day to Drop 1st six-week classes
September 26 (Friday)	Last day to NRO 1st six-week classes
	Last day for student initiated WD from 1st six-week classes
September 26-28 (Friday-Sunday)	All Families Weekend
October 2025
October 10 (Friday)	Last day to Drop Full-Term classes
October 17 (Friday)	October Break begins at 5:30 pm
October 26 (Sunday)	October Break ends at midnight
October 27 (Monday)	2nd six-week classes begin
November 2025
November 3 (Monday)	Last day to Add 2nd six-week classes
November 7 (Friday)	Last day to NRO Full-Term classes
	Last day for student initiated WD Full-Term classes
November 10-21 (Monday-Friday)	Phase I: Preregistration for Spring, 2026
November 14 (Friday)	Last day to Drop 2nd six-week classes
November 21 (Friday)	Last day to NRO 2nd six-week classes
	Last day for student initiated WD from 2nd six-week classes
November 26 (Wednesday)	Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:30 pm
November 30 (Sunday)	Thanksgiving recess ends at midnight
December 2025
December 10 (Wednesday)	Last day to withdraw from all fall semester classes
	Fall semester classes end
December 11, 12, 15 (Thursday, Friday, Monday)	Phase II Registration
December 11-14 (Thursday-Sunday)	Study Period
December 15-19 (Monday-Friday)	Fall semester examinations
December 20 (Saturday)	Residence houses close at 9:00 am
	Last board meal is breakfast

Note: Because there are 14 Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and only 12 Thursday and Fridays in the Fall term, the following changes are necessary:

Tuesday, December 9^th = Thursday teaching day

Wednesday, December 10^th = Friday teaching day.

Spring Semester 2025/26

January 2026
January 10 (Saturday)	Last day for payment of spring semester fees
January 18 (Sunday)	Residence houses open at 9:00 am
	New students arrive
	First board meal is lunch
January 21 (Wednesday)	Classes Begin- Full-Term and 1st six-week
	Registration of special students
January 28 (Wednesday)	Add period ends- Full-Term and 1st six-week classes
February 2026
February 11 (Wednesday)	Last day to Drop 1st six-week classes
February 18 (Wednesday)	Last day to NRO 1st six-week classes
	Last day for student initiated WD from 1st six-week classes
March 2026
March 6 (Friday)	Last day to Drop Full-Term classes
	Spring vacation begins at 5:30pm
March 7 (Saturday)	Residence houses close at 9:00 am
	Last board meal is breakfast
March 21 (Saturday)	Residence houses open at 9:00 am
	First board meal is lunch
March 22 (Sunday)	Spring vacation ends at midnight
March 23 (Monday)	2nd six-week classes begin
March 30 (Monday)	Last day to Add 2nd six-week classes
April 2026
April 10 (Friday)	Last day to Drop 2nd six-week classes
	Last day to NRO Full-term classes
	Last day for student initiated WD from Full-term classes
April 13 - 24 (Monday-Friday)	Phase I: Preregistration for Fall, 2026
April 17 (Friday)	Last day for student initiated WD from 2nd six-week classes
	Last day to NRO 2nd six-week classes
May 2026
May 5 (Tuesday)	Last day to withdraw from all spring semester classes
	Spring semester classes end
May 6 - 8 (Wednesday-Friday)	Phase II Registration
May 6 - 12 (Wednesday-Tuesday)	Study Period
May 13 - 19 (Wednesday-Tuesday)	Spring Semester Examinations
May 20 (Wednesday)	Residence houses close at 9:00 am (except seniors)
May 24 (Sunday)	Commencement
May 25 (Monday)	Residence houses close at 9:00 am (for seniors only)

June 2026
June 5 - 7 (Friday -Sunday)	Vassar College Reunions

Four-Year Calendar

2025/26 - 2028/29

Fall Semester

	2025/26	2026/27	2027/28	2028/29
Classes Begin	9/2 (TU)	8/31 (MO)	8/30 (MO)	8/28 (MO)
Labor Day (No Classes)	9/1 (MO)	9/7 (MO)	9/6 (MO)	9/4 (MO)
October Break
Begin	10/17 (FR)	10/16 (FR)	10/15 (FR)	10/13 (FR)
End	10/26 (SU)	10/25 (SU)	10/24 (SU)	10/22 (SU)
Thanksgiving
Begin	11/26 (WE)	11/25 (WE)	11/24 (WE)	11/22 (WE)
End	11/30 (SU)	11/29 (SU)	11/28 (SU)	11/26 (SU)
Classes End	12/10 (WE)	12/9 (WE)	12/8 (WE)	12/6 (WE)
Study Period
Begin	12/11 (TH)	12/10 (TH)	12/9 (TH)	12/7 (TH)
End	12/14 (SU)	12/13 (SU)	12/12 (SU)	12/10 (SU)
Final Exams
Begin	12/15 (MO)	12/14 (MO)	12/13 (MO)	12/11 (MO)
End	12/19 (FR)	12/18 (FR)	12/17 (FR)	12/15 (FR)

Spring Semester

	2025/26	2026/27	2027/28	2028/29
Classes Begin	1/21 (WE)	1/20 (WE)	1/19 (WE)	1/17 (WE)
Spring Break
Begin	3/6 (FR)	3/5 (FR)	3/3 (FR)	3/2 (FR)
End	3/22 (SU)	3/21 (SU)	3/19 (SU)	3/18 (SU)
Classes End	5/5 (TU)	5/4 (TU)	5/2 (TU)	5/1 (TU)
Study Period
Begin	5/6 (WE)	5/5 (WE)	5/3 (WE)	5/2 (WE)
End	5/12 (TU)	5/11 (TU)	5/9 (TU)	5/8 (TU)
Final Exams
Begin	5/13 (WE)	5/12 (WE)	5/10 (WE)	5/9 (WE)
End	5/19 (TU)	5/18 (TU)	5/16 (TU)	5/15 (TU)
Commencement	5/24 (SU)	5/23 (SU)	5/21 (SU)	5/20 (SU)