Thank you all for the responses.
@sixkids6 I read various articles and threads about Vassar’s political scene. One issue that does concern me is the Israel-Palestine conflict (see: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/vassar-college/1652495-vassar-admin-anti-semitic-p1.html). I’m not worried about outward anti-semitism at Vassar, but I do fear that pro-Israel viewpoints may be suppressed by students and/or faculty. The issue is much more nuanced than blatant homophobia or racism, so I’d hope that either the situation has improved since then, or the attitudes of Vassar students and faculty were blown out of proportion. I get the feeling - and I hope - that these people are a loud minority. After seeing the responses and doing some more research it definitely seems less militantly liberal than the common stereotype.