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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
$20,860
+$1.6k 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

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
73%
Non-Pell
77%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.0-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 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$11,958
$30–48k$13,113
$48–75k$17,261
$75–110k$22,233
$110k+$28,049

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

Avg net price
$20,860
+$1,597vs R2 Research median $19,263
Federal loans
38.4%
In-state tuition
$18,890
Out-of-state
$43,890

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,105 students received $11.9M in Pell grants, alongside $85.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,105
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.9M
$11,904,360 total
Direct Loans
$85.4M
8,830 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
2,770 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$15.9M
3,982 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$21.0M
793 loan awards
Parent PLUS$20.5M
752 loan awards
Grad PLUS$16.4M
533 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 programs136
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,650 total completions
01Health Professions
54020.4%
02Biological Sciences
32712.3%
03Natural Resources
30211.4%
04Business
28510.8%
05Engineering
2429.1%
06Education
2419.1%
07Social Sciences
2278.6%
08Psychology
2107.9%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
1545.8%
10Computer Sciences
1224.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
14,476
12-mo unduplicated
16,086
Undergraduate
13,642
Graduate
2,444

Gender split

Men
37%5,880
Women
63%10,206

Race / ethnicity composition

White
83.5%
Hispanic
5.4%
Two or more
4.0%
Asian
2.7%
Unknown
2.6%
Non-resident
0.9%
Black
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
455
191 M · 264 W
Women athletes
58.0%
Athletic aid
$7.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$23.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.4M
$4.4M
Recruiting expense
$195K
$148K
Head-coach salaries
$192K
$116K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
115 M · 203 W
$677K
Lacrosse
45 M · 37 W
$2.8M
Soccer
33 M · 30 W
$2.7M
Ice Hockey
30 M · 25 W
$4.3M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
· 40 W
$663K
Basketball
16 M · 18 W
$5.0M

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
3.05
43 offenses · 14,088 students

3-year trend

2.932 yrs ago3.181 yr ago3.05Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
126
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
55
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
12
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
9

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
15
Motor vehicle theft
12
Burglary
6
Aggravated assault
6
Fondling
3
Arson
1

By location

43total
  • On campus38
  • Non-campus2
  • Public property3

Includes 18 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

5
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
17
Stalking
22 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion4
  • Race2
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs0164
Liquor1370

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

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$20,860R2 Research
University of Massachusetts-Boston
49%83.8%15,575$18,282R2 Research
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
65%83.0%16,598$18,627R2 Research
University of Rhode Island
72%72.2%17,210$19,899R2 Research
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
52%90.6%7,968$20,605R2 Research
Eastern Michigan University
46%79.6%12,631$17,084R2 Research
Peer group median59%83.0%15,026$19,263

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 $20,860 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.

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