Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 46 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing13 · 28.3%
- No Data33 · 71.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
New England Commission of Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 3
- Sep 2020Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
- Jul 2020Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalCommission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
- Sep 2010Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 326 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $7.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 453 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (0.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Saint Michael's College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus12
- Public property1
Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race7
- Sexual orientation3
- Religion1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Alumni Hall1 fireA student set fire to a bulletin board in a student housing hallway.Damage $0-$99
- Townhouse 300s3 firesElectricalDamage $0-$99
- Townhouse 300s3 firesCookingDamage $0-$99
- Townhouse 300s3 firesCookingDamage $0-$99
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Saint Michael's College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Saint Michael's College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSaint Michael's College | 73% | — | 1,323 | $25,239 | Baccalaureate |
| 91% | 10.7% | 2,803 | $31,483 | Baccalaureate | |
| 71% | 44.5% | 927 | $30,947 | Baccalaureate | |
| 80% | 78.0% | 2,111 | $34,779 | Baccalaureate | |
| 69% | 69.2% | 1,595 | $24,883 | Baccalaureate | |
| 94% | 9.0% | 1,914 | $23,367 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 77% | 44.5% | 1,755 | $28,093 |
Institutions like Saint Michael's College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Saint Michael's College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateVermont
Middlebury College
Grad rate91%Admit rate10.7%Enrollment2,803Net price$31,483View data - BaccalaureateVermont
Bennington College
Grad rate71%Admit rate44.5%Enrollment927Net price$30,947View data - BaccalaureateNew Hampshire
Saint Anselm College
Grad rate80%Admit rate78.0%Enrollment2,111Net price$34,779View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Gordon College
Grad rate69%Admit rate69.2%Enrollment1,595Net price$24,883View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Amherst College
Grad rate94%Admit rate9.0%Enrollment1,914Net price$23,367View data
Saint Michael's College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
We provide and coordinate information and research support for an array of reporting, decision-making, and assessment activities to help fulfill the stated mission and goals of Saint Michael’s College. We also maintain the Saint Michael’s College Factbook and assist in collection and conveyance of data and information to the College community as well as to many external constituencies.
Visit IR office page- Mary Jane RussellDirector of Institutional Research
Common Data Set
Saint Michael's College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C12,788 applied → 2,356 admitted (84.5%) → 278 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 84.5% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $73,104 (2024-2025).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $73,104 → about $33,461 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($39,643); 86% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H566% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $42,713 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 73%; first-year retention 80%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 7 pts below the overall rate (66% vs 73%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I373% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~16% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B24% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B11,120 undergraduates and 203 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1129 transfer applicants → 81 admitted (62.8%) → 36 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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