- The Inkwell
- Vermont
- Norwich University
Northfield, VTRural: distantZIP 05663Founded 1819
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1819
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.norwich.edu
VermontPrivate nonprofit
Norwich University
Norwich University is a private nonprofit university in Northfield, Vermont, with 2,428 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $26,676 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention79%
4-year graduation55%
Pell Grant share28%
Federal loans45%
$26,676net price / year
74%admission rate
1190average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
$78,407median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,429median debt
#229 of 1,704 for earnings#1,327 of 1,739 for lowest net price#641 of 1,738 for graduation rate#688 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $68,714tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $51,710
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $51,710
- Average net price
- $26,676national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,770
$30,001–48,000$16,537
$48,001–75,000$17,661
$75,001–110,000$25,366
$110,001+$35,664
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college79%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college28%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 55%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 62%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $63,070
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $78,407middle 50%: $52,928–$98,749
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,429
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$98,749
Median, Norwich University$78,407
Lower quarter$52,928
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,428
- Part-time
- 16%
- Women / men
- 28% / 72%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 49%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,275 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,559
- Endowment, end of year
- $280,542,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White67%
Hispanic11%
Black5.1%
Asian2.6%
Two or more races6.6%
U.S. nonresident4.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown2.2%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Military technologies14%
Business & management13%
Computer & information sciences12%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting12%
Health professions9.2%
Social sciences9.1%
Engineering6.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.4%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 230995. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1681928.