- The Inkwell
- Vermont
- University of Vermont
Burlington, VTCity: smallZIP 05405Founded 1791
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1791
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1987
- Website
- www.uvm.edu
- Member of
- APLU
VermontPublic
University of Vermont
University of Vermont is a public university in Burlington, Vermont, with 11,743 undergraduates. It admits 65% of applicants, graduates 81% within six years and costs $20,277 a year after aid.
81%graduate
Admission rate65%
Retention89%
4-year graduation72%
Pell Grant share16%
Federal loans38%
$20,277net price / year
65%admission rate
1374average SAT
81%graduate in 6 years
$68,368median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#439 of 1,704 for earnings#893 of 1,739 for lowest net price#168 of 1,738 for graduation rate#462 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
- $36,569tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $19,514
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $47,554
- Average net price
- $20,277national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,915
$30,001–48,000$12,762
$48,001–75,000$14,146
$75,001–110,000$19,946
$110,001+$28,966
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 65%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1374
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 660–730
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 630–710
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 30–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college65%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college89%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college81%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college16%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 81%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 72%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 78%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,591
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $68,368middle 50%: $47,041–$97,183
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$97,183
Median, University of Vermont$68,368
Lower quarter$47,041
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
- 11,743
- Part-time
- 2.5%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 20.1
- First-generation students
- 12%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 16%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 77%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,288 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,705
- Endowment, end of year
- $896,299,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White83%
Hispanic5.5%
Black0.9%
Asian2.6%
Two or more races4.4%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown2.5%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Natural resources & conservation13%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Business & management8.8%
Social sciences8.6%
Health professions8.2%
Psychology7.2%
Engineering6.9%
Education4.6%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in Vermont
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont State University Randolph, VT | $22,358 | 41% | $54,163 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| William & Mary Williamsburg, VA | $18,880 | 88% | $83,488 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | $19,570 | 72% | $61,019 |
| James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA | $23,550 | 80% | $75,482 |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY | $18,375 | 72% | $64,530 |
| University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI | $22,469 | 72% | $73,439 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | $22,443 | 71% | $90,804 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 231174. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1048898.