- The Inkwell
- Vermont
- Sterling College
Craftsbury Common, VTRural: remoteZIP 05827Founded 1958
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1958
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1974
- Website
- www.sterlingcollege.edu
VermontPrivate nonprofit
Sterling College
Sterling College is a private nonprofit college in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, with 50 undergraduates. It admits 67% of applicants, graduates 33% within six years and costs $31,387 a year after aid.
33%graduate
Admission rate67%
Retention86%
4-year graduation25%
Pell Grant share42%
Federal loans30%
$31,387net price / year
67%admission rate
—average SAT
33%graduate in 6 years
$38,978median earnings, 10 yrs
$14,000median debt
#1,602 of 1,704 for earnings#1,493 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,501 of 1,738 for graduation rate#493 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
- $54,410tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $40,786
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $40,786
- Average net price
- $31,387national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$41,232
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000$25,950
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+$29,918
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 67%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college67%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college33%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college42%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 33%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 25%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 52%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $30,858
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,978middle 50%: $25,855–$54,819
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$54,819
Median, Sterling College$38,978
Lower quarter$25,855
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
- 50
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 72%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,583 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $40,769
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,155,851
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White74%
Hispanic6.0%
Asian4.0%
Two or more races2.0%
U.S. nonresident4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2.0%
Unknown8.0%
5 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Natural resources & conservation52%
Biological & biomedical sciences16%
Agriculture12%
Liberal arts & humanities12%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 231095. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7611388.