Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 5 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data5 · 100.0%
- 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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation
New England Commission of Higher Education
New England Commission of Higher Education
Action history · 1
- Apr 2015Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $3.9M 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 103 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 7.0% 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 Vermont College of Fine Arts
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
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 campus25
- Public property3
Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Sexual orientation3
- Ethnicity2
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Vermont College of Fine Arts vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Vermont College of Fine Arts 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectVermont College of Fine Arts | — | — | 190 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Holy Apostles College and Seminary | 15% | — | 719 | $16,073 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Nichols College | 63% | 80.8% | 1,392 | $31,065 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Albertus Magnus College | 50% | 59.3% | 1,239 | $32,681 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Anna Maria College | 46% | 50.3% | 1,202 | $29,396 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
College of Our Lady of the Elms | 68% | 85.3% | 1,268 | $21,436 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| Peer group median | 50% | 70.1% | 1,221 | $29,396 |
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