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Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·champlain.edu
6-yr Graduation
65%
+2.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
3,259
peer median 3,789
Avg net price
$35,000
+$1.3k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
3,835
3,835 candidates competed
Admitted
3,180
82.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
366
11.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
65%+2.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
56%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
65%
Full-time retention
82%

Pell equity

11.0pp gap
Pell recipients
59%
Non-Pell
70%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 90 Title IV programs, 26 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 64 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
90
Passing
26
28.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

90programs
  • Passing26 · 28.9%
  • No Data64 · 71.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
24
No data
64

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

26
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+3.3%
$35,945 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+23.7%
$57,381 vs $46,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+25.6%
$43,734 vs $34,808
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+31.1%
$45,620 vs $34,808
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+35.4%
$47,141 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+38.9%
$48,349 vs $34,808
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+42.2%
$49,508 vs $34,808
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+56.0%
$93,792 vs $60,112

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+3.3%
+$1,137

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

23
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
75%
$43,117 debt · $57,381 earn
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
73%
$26,399 debt · $35,945 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
62%
$27,000 debt · $43,734 earn
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
57%
$27,000 debt · $47,141 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
56%
$27,000 debt · $48,349 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
49%
$27,000 debt · $55,701 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
48%
$26,000 debt · $54,561 earn
Visual and Performing Arts General
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
47%
$27,000 debt · $57,883 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1990Next review Jun 2026
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Technical and Career Institutions

Accredited since 1972

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 3

  1. Aug 2018Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Mar 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  3. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation · Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$26,378
$30–48k$26,755
$48–75k$33,025
$75–110k$35,867
$110k+$40,631

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$35,000
+$1,261vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $33,739
Federal loans
51.3%
In-state tuition
$45,550
Out-of-state
$45,550

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,084 students received $5.6M in Pell grants, alongside $19.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,084
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.6M
$5,593,114 total
Direct Loans
$19.3M
3,170 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.5M
1,191 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.8M
1,468 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.5M
231 loan awards
Parent PLUS$7.4M
274 loan awards
Grad PLUS$52K
6 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,179 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (1.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,179
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.2%
2017
4.2%
2018
5.1%
2019
1.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Champlain College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs68
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

842 total completions
01Computer Sciences
27532.7%
02Business
20924.8%
03Security/Protective
12815.2%
04Visual/Performing Arts
11513.7%
05Health Professions
333.9%
06Education
263.1%
07English Language
151.8%
08Liberal Arts
151.8%
09Communication
141.7%
10Psychology
121.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
3,259
12-mo unduplicated
4,558
Undergraduate
3,701
Graduate
857

Gender split

Men
58%2,651
Women
42%1,907

Race / ethnicity composition

White
69.4%
Hispanic
9.7%
Black
6.3%
Unknown
5.6%
Two or more
4.3%
Asian
4.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Non-resident
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.54
9 offenses · 3,543 students

3-year trend

1.212 yrs ago2.091 yr ago2.54Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
22
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
3
Aggravated assault
3
Rape
1
Burglary
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

9total
  • On campus6
  • Public property3

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
1
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs02
Liquor034

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
96

Champlain College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Champlain College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectChamplain College
65%3,259$35,000Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Norwich University
60%74.4%3,149$25,600Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Johnson & Wales University-Providence
50%88.4%4,303$32,478Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
New England College
35%92.1%3,275$30,299Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Providence College
86%50.9%4,666$45,538Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Endicott College
75%71.2%4,394$39,324Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median63%74.4%3,789$33,739

Frequently asked questions about Champlain College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Champlain College.

What is the graduation rate at Champlain College?

Champlain College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 65% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Champlain College?

Champlain College reports a total enrollment of 3,259 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Champlain College?

The average net price at Champlain College is $35,000 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Champlain College?

Champlain College's yield rate is 11.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Champlain College located?

Champlain College is located in Burlington, Vermont 05401.

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