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Vermont State University

Randolph, Vermont·Public, 4-year or above·New England·vermontstate.edu
6-yr Graduation
47%
+1.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
5,093
peer median 5,343
Avg net price
$18,212
+$10k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
3,529
3,529 candidates competed
Admitted
2,882
81.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
662
23.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
47%+1.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
33%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
43%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

9.1pp gap
Pell recipients
42%190 of 451
Non-Pell (all)
51%303 of 593
Subsidized loan, no Pell
52%157 of 304
No Federal Aid
51%146 of 289

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.1-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.

FVT/GE

Of 154 Title IV programs, 28 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 124 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
154
Passing
28
18.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
1.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.3%
+0.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

154programs
  • Passing28 · 18.2%
  • No Data124 · 80.5%
  • Failing2 · 1.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
1
At Risk
2
Watch
5
Safe
21
No data
124

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.

30
Agricultural Production Operations
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
-6.0%
$34,308 vs $36,491
Outdoor Education
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
-2.5%
$35,579 vs $36,491
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+3.9%
$37,925 vs $36,491
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+7.4%
$39,174 vs $36,491
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+10.4%
$40,273 vs $36,491
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+16.9%
$42,671 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+17.5%
$42,859 vs $36,491
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+18.2%
$43,115 vs $36,491

Near the line (±5%)

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

2
Outdoor Education
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
-2.5%
−$912
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+3.9%
+$1,434

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
47%
$24,000 debt · $51,438 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
43%
$32,809 debt · $77,267 earn
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
31%
$25,930 debt · $84,601 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$19,000 debt · $80,434 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
20%
$12,000 debt · $59,232 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$13,000 debt · $74,523 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$9,500 debt · $72,235 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 2005Next review Jun 2031
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

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

Accredited since 1970

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 7

  1. Dec 2023Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  3. May 2020Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  4. May 2020Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Feb 2019Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

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$14,645
$30–48k$12,998
$48–75k$16,279
$75–110k$20,668
$110k+$24,007

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

Avg net price
$18,212
+$10,345vs Baccalaureate median $7,867
Federal loans
58.0%
In-state tuition
$11,952
Out-of-state
$22,296

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, 1,785 students received $9.6M in Pell grants, alongside $25.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,785
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.6M
$9,580,695 total
Direct Loans
$25.1M
4,598 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$7.5M
1,939 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$8.6M
2,157 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.0M
256 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.8M
233 loan awards
Grad PLUS$186K
13 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 559 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (1.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.7%
-0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
559
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.6%
2017
6.5%
2018
7.0%
2019
1.7%
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 Vermont State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs129
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

875 total completions
01Health Professions
32236.8%
02Business
16619.0%
03Parks/Recreation
9110.4%
04Education
728.2%
05Psychology
677.7%
06Visual/Performing Arts
455.1%
07Engineering Tech
364.1%
08Biological Sciences
293.3%
09Liberal Arts
252.9%
10Engineering
222.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
5,093
12-mo unduplicated
6,814
Undergraduate
4,908
Graduate
1,906

Gender split

Men
38%2,561
Women
62%4,253

Race / ethnicity composition

White
79.0%
Hispanic
5.6%
Black
5.0%
Two or more
3.3%
Non-resident
2.5%
Unknown
2.4%
Asian
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
797
507 M · 290 W
Women athletes
36.4%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$6.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$37K
$26K
Head-coach salaries
$18K
$13K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 17

Soccer
84 M · 71 W
$540K
Basketball
68 M · 44 W
$801K
Football
102 M · —
$371K
Baseball
82 M · —
$363K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
32 M · 34 W
$116K
Lacrosse
35 M · 30 W
$261K

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
3.70
19 offenses · 5,136 students

3-year trend

14.462 yrs ago5.661 yr ago3.70Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
48
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
29
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
14
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
12
Rape
2
Fondling
2
Arson
1
Statutory rape
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

19total
  • On campus15
  • Non-campus4

Includes 10 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
5
Stalking
9 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race2
  • Gender identity1
  • National origin1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons02
Drugs01
Liquor2102

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
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
180

Vermont State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Vermont State selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectVermont State University
47%—5,093$18,212Baccalaureate
Northwest Florida State College
——4,752$4,571Baccalaureate
Highline College
——5,592$9,879Baccalaureate
Midland College
——5,690$4,512Baccalaureate
Lake-Sumter State College
——5,810$5,855Baccalaureate
Pennsylvania College of Technology
45%—4,575$25,110Baccalaureate
Peer group median46%—5,343$7,867

Institutions like Vermont State

Explore the federal data for institutions in Vermont State's comparison group.

IPEDS

Frequently asked questions about Vermont State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Vermont State.

What is the graduation rate at Vermont State University?

Vermont State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 47% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Vermont State University?

Vermont State University reports a total enrollment of 5,093 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Vermont State University?

The average net price at Vermont State University is $18,212 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Vermont State University?

Vermont State University's yield rate is 23.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Vermont State University located?

Vermont State University is located in Randolph, Vermont 05061.

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.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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