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University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont·Public, 4-year or above·New England·uvm.edu
6-yr Graduation
79%
+20.5pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
14,476
peer median 15,026
Avg net price
$19,343
+$818 vs R2 Research
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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
27,138
27,138 candidates competed
Admitted
17,722
65.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
2,808
15.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
79%+20.5pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
70%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
79%
Full-time retention
89%

Pell equity

6.6pp gap
Pell recipients
73%300 of 409
Non-Pell (all)
80%1671 of 2099
Subsidized loan, no Pell
77%499 of 651
No Federal Aid
81%1172 of 1448

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.6-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 160 Title IV programs, 52 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 106 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
160
Passing
52
32.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
1.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.3%
+0.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

160programs
  • Passing52 · 32.5%
  • No Data106 · 66.2%
  • Failing2 · 1.2%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
7
Safe
44
No data
106

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.

54
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-7.8%
$32,100 vs $34,808
Plant Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
-0.4%
$34,672 vs $34,808
Mathematics
Master's Degree · Mathematics And Statistics
+4.7%
$62,927 vs $60,112
Zoology/Animal Biology
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+10.4%
$38,421 vs $34,808
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+13.7%
$68,325 vs $60,112
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+15.0%
$69,137 vs $60,112
Geography and Cartography
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+17.4%
$40,871 vs $34,808
Linguistic Comparative and Related Language Studies and Services
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
+18.1%
$41,124 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

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

2
Plant Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
-0.4%
$136
Mathematics
Master's Degree · Mathematics And Statistics
+4.7%
+$2,815

Debt vs earnings

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

45
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
187%
$191,395 debt · $102,232 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
146%
$118,744 debt · $81,632 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
106%
$58,127 debt · $55,038 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
100%
$68,316 debt · $68,325 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
85%
$54,435 debt · $64,211 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
80%
$101,441 debt · $126,439 earn
Zoology/Animal Biology
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
61%
$23,250 debt · $38,421 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
53%
$36,823 debt · $69,137 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1929Next review Dec 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 19

Action history · 23

  1. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RADTT) - Programs for radiation therapists
  2. Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  3. Jul 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  4. Jul 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RADTT) - Programs for radiation therapists
  5. May 2022Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree 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$11,127
$30–48k$13,373
$48–75k$14,339
$75–110k$20,926
$110k+$25,775

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

Avg net price
$19,343
+$818vs R2 Research median $18,525
Federal loans
37.4%
In-state tuition
$19,058
Out-of-state
$45,502

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,112 students received $12.0M in Pell grants, alongside $85.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,112
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$12.0M
$12,007,051 total
Direct Loans
$85.6M
8,864 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$11.5M
2,775 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$16.0M
3,989 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$21.1M
808 loan awards
Parent PLUS$20.6M
754 loan awards
Grad PLUS$16.4M
538 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 2,190 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (0.6%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.6%
-1.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,190
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.5%
2017
2.4%
2018
1.7%
2019
0.6%
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 University of Vermont

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs142
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,941 total completions
01Health Professions
53218.1%
02Natural Resources
41414.1%
03Biological Sciences
37612.8%
04Business
32911.2%
05Social Sciences
2638.9%
06Engineering
2488.4%
07Education
2418.2%
08Psychology
2307.8%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
1725.8%
10Computer Sciences
1364.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
14,476
12-mo unduplicated
16,631
Undergraduate
14,112
Graduate
2,519

Gender split

Men
37%6,223
Women
63%10,408

Race / ethnicity composition

White
82.8%
Hispanic
5.5%
Two or more
4.4%
Asian
2.6%
Unknown
2.5%
Non-resident
1.1%
Black
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
470
197 M · 273 W
Women athletes
58.1%
Athletic aid
$8.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$25.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.5M
$4.6M
Recruiting expense
$194K
$178K
Head-coach salaries
$252K
$120K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
129 M · 201 W
$776K
Lacrosse
47 M · 33 W
$2.9M
Soccer
29 M · 30 W
$3.3M
Ice Hockey
30 M · 26 W
$4.9M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
· 43 W
$745K
Basketball
15 M · 22 W
$5.2M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.82
26 offenses · 14,320 students

3-year trend

3.182 yrs ago3.051 yr ago1.82Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
113
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
57
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
10
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
10

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
13
Burglary
5
Motor vehicle theft
4
Arson
2
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

26total
  • On campus25
  • Non-campus1

Includes 16 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

6
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
7
Stalking
13 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs1130
Liquor0356

Residence-hall fires

  • Living & Learning Center1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • University Heights South1 fire
    OtherDamage $100-$999
  • Catamount East1 fire
    CookingDamage $250,000-$499,999

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
814

University of Vermont vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of Vermont 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
SubjectUniversity of Vermont
79%14,476$19,343R2 Research
49%83.8%15,575$17,707R2 Research
65%83.0%16,598$17,163R2 Research
72%72.2%17,210$21,440R2 Research
52%90.6%7,968$20,927R2 Research
46%79.6%12,631$15,407R2 Research
Peer group median59%83.0%15,026$18,525

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University of Vermont Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
Phone
802-656-0693
Address
85 South Prospect Street, Waterman Building 333, Burlington, VT 05405

Our mission is to empower campus partners through institutional research and assessment to amplify our impact at the University of Vermont and beyond.

Visit IR office page
Team
10 members
  • Jason C. Garvey
    Executive Director, Office of Institutional Research and Assessment • Friedman-Hipps Green and Gold Professor of Education
  • Larry Granillo
    Associate Director, Institutional Research and Assessment
  • Richard Cohen
    Assessment Coordinator
  • Colleen Fairchild
    Senior Institutional Research Analyst
  • Kate Eugenis
    Senior Institutional Research Analyst
  • Nicholas Hartshorn
    Senior Institutional Research Analyst
  • Jackie Barich
    Institutional Research Analyst
  • Shan Shan Zheng
    Institutional Research Analyst
  • Rachel Najdek Panas
    Co-Curricular Assessment Analyst
  • Paul Goldberg
    Administrative Assistant

Frequently asked questions about University of Vermont

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of Vermont.

What is the graduation rate at University of Vermont?

University of Vermont reports a 6-year graduation rate of 79% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Vermont?

University of Vermont reports a total enrollment of 14,476 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Vermont?

The average net price at University of Vermont is $19,343 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Vermont?

University of Vermont's yield rate is 15.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Vermont located?

University of Vermont is located in Burlington, Vermont 05405-0160.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of Vermont?

University of Vermont's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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