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Sterling College

Name: Sterling College — Federal Education Data
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Published: 2026-07-30
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·sterlingcollege.edu

6-yr Graduation

32%

-11.5pp vs Baccalaureate

Total enrollment

peer median 707

Avg net price

$21,854

-$7.0k vs Baccalaureate

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Admissions Outcomes Program outcomes Accreditation Cost Federal aid Loan defaults Academic programs Enrollment trends Athletics Campus safety Faculty Peers

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS

Applied

69 candidates competed

Admitted

66.7% acceptance rate

Enrolled

10.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS

Overall completion

32%-11.5pp vs Baccalaureate

Overall completion

32%-11.5pp vs Baccalaureate

4-year graduation

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

32%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

32%

Full-time retention

86%

Full-time retention

86%

Pell equity

16.0pp gap

Pell recipients

36%5 of 14

Non-Pell (all)

20%1 of 5

Subsidized loan, no Pell

50%1 of 2

No Federal Aid

0%0 of 3

Pell recipients here graduate at a 16.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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.

FVT/GE

Of 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

Passing

0.0% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

4programs

Passing0 · 0.0%
No Data4 · 100.0%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

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.

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 2006Next review Dec 2026

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

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

Accredited since 1987

Action history · 2

Nov 2025Voluntary Withdrawal Received
New England Commission of Higher Education
Sep 2016Renewal of Accreditation
New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays

$0–30k$18,533

$0–30k

$18,533

$30–48k$17,655

$30–48k

$17,655

$48–75k$24,564

$48–75k

$24,564

$75–110k—

$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)

$21,854

-$6,991vs Baccalaureate median $28,846

Federal loans

37.2%

In-state tuition

$40,760

Out-of-state

$40,760

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 27 students received $147K in Pell grants, alongside $83K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$147K

$147,068 total

Direct Loans

$83K

18 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

’20

’21

’22

’23

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$47K

10 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$36K

8 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 53 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

1.8%

-0.5pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

Defaulted

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

5.8%-3.5

2017

4.7%-4.5

2018

7.3%+0.3

2019

1.8%-0.5

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 Sterling College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs5

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

27 total completions

01Natural Resources

1451.9%

01Natural Resources

1451.9%

02Liberal Arts

414.8%

02Liberal Arts

414.8%

03Biological Sciences

414.8%

03Biological Sciences

414.8%

04Agriculture

311.1%

04Agriculture

311.1%

05Parks/Recreation

27.4%

05Parks/Recreation

27.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS

Fall total

12-mo unduplicated

Undergraduate

Graduate

Gender split

Men

43%38

Women

57%51

Race / ethnicity composition

White

74.0%

Unknown

8.0%

Hispanic

6.0%

Asian

4.0%

Non-resident

4.0%

American Indian / Alaska Native

2.0%

Two or more

2.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA

Athletes

5 M · 4 W

Women athletes

44.4%

Athletic aid

Total student aid

Budget

$11K

Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid

—

Recruiting expense

—

Head-coach salaries

—

Men Women

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students

12.82

1 offenses · 78 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago9.901 yr ago12.82Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary

By location

1total

On campus1

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

Stalking

1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons00

Drugs00

Liquor00

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.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

7.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

Sterling College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Sterling College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

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
SubjectSterling College	32%	—	57	$21,854	Baccalaureate
Montserrat College of Art	53%	—	227	$33,216	Baccalaureate
Mitchell College	41%	94.7%	442	$30,260	Baccalaureate
Colby-Sawyer College	54%	80.1%	972	$27,431	Baccalaureate
Dean College	46%	73.7%	1,092	$30,684	Baccalaureate
Fisher College	25%	70.7%	1,652	$26,649	Baccalaureate
Peer group median	44%	76.9%	707	$28,846

Institutions like Sterling College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Sterling College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Frequently asked questions about Sterling College

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

What is the graduation rate at Sterling College?

Sterling College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 32% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Sterling College?

Sterling College reports a total enrollment of 57 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Sterling College?

The average net price at Sterling College is $21,854 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Sterling College?

Sterling College's yield rate is 10.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Sterling College located?

Sterling College is located in Craftsbury Common, Vermont 05827-0072.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)

Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.

National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)

Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.

U.S. Department of Education

FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release

Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.

U.S. Department of Education

DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed

Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.