University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 11,081
Graduate Enrollment: 2,200
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Small City (<100k)
Four-year, large, highly residential
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full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 63.51%
Male/Female: 40% / 60% (2017)
First generation college students: 11.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 1.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.3% (2012)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 82.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 73.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 66.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 58.0% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 83.6%
Black: 1.0%
Hispanic: 4.6%
Asian: 2.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 3.3%
Non-resident alien: 1.7%
Unknown race: 3.0%
Black: 1.0%
Hispanic: 4.6%
Asian: 2.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 3.3%
Non-resident alien: 1.7%
Unknown race: 3.0%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $33,877
In-State tuition: $19,002Out-of-State tuition: $43,890
Estimated books and supplies: $1,200 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $13,324 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,128 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $13,920 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,128 (2022)
Average Family Income: $118,132 (2017)
Median Family Income: $92,817 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 14.7%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 39.4%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $20,951 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $222 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $12,566 |
| $30k-48k | $11,693 |
| $48k-75k | $15,919 |
| $75k-110k | $21,767 |
| $110k+ | $26,178 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 70%6-year graduation rate: 77%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 97.1% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $20,951 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $19,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $19,000 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 83.7% (2015) |
| @3 year | 86.7% (2017) |
| @5 year | 92.5% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 71.9% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 71.0% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $38,345 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $52,103 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Degree | Animal Sciences. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Materials Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Materials Sciences. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 34 | $21,000 | $207 | $59,589 ($4,966) | $61,980 ($5,165) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Agriculture, General. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 83 | $24,250 | $246 | $29,928 ($2,494) | $35,250 ($2,938) |
| Master's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Plant Sciences. | 16 | $25,938 ($2,162) | |||
| Master's Degree | Plant Sciences. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Plant Sciences. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 224 | $21,632 | $217 | $25,179 ($2,098) | $44,131 ($3,678) |
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 17 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 19 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Forestry. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 18 | $25,000 | $264 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 86 | $24,125 | $223 | $35,824 ($2,985) | $49,967 ($4,164) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Systems Analysis. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 88 | $21,519 | $220 | $52,468 ($4,372) | $72,225 ($6,019) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Science. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Education, General. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 20 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 35 | $55,243 ($4,604) | |||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 24 | $46,577 ($3,881) | $53,705 ($4,475) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 12 | $50,098 ($4,175) | |||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 37 | $650 | $47,578 ($3,965) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 82 | $23,250 | $217 | $35,268 ($2,939) | $42,893 ($3,574) |
| Master's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 39 | $20,500 | $209 | $32,331 ($2,694) | $42,391 ($3,533) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering, General. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 38 | $22,375 | $228 | $56,450 ($4,704) | $73,638 ($6,137) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 29 | $24,750 | $258 | $58,081 ($4,840) | $89,425 ($7,452) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 85 | $26,000 | $243 | $63,282 ($5,274) | $75,683 ($6,307) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 18 | $21,625 | $229 | $20,725 ($1,727) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 27 | $19,250 | $204 | $32,668 ($2,722) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 83 | $24,968 | $228 | $28,627 ($2,386) | $38,271 ($3,189) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 99 | $23,917 | $241 | $32,826 ($2,736) | $58,369 ($4,864) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 33 | $22,250 | $207 | $38,232 ($3,186) | $60,538 ($5,045) |
| Master's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Botany/Plant Biology. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Botany/Plant Biology. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Botany/Plant Biology. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Zoology/Animal Biology. | 43 | $23,250 | $236 | $20,363 ($1,697) | $31,077 ($2,590) |
| Master's Degree | Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Pharmacology and Toxicology. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 66 | $19,650 | $208 | $31,587 ($2,632) | $40,568 ($3,381) |
| Master's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 47 | $19,000 | $201 | $29,759 ($2,480) | $64,745 ($5,395) |
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 30 | $55,260 ($4,605) | $56,725 ($4,727) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Systems Science and Theory. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Systems Science and Theory. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Systems Science and Theory. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics and Computer Science. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Historic Preservation and Conservation. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 46 | $19,500 | $207 | $37,595 ($3,133) | $52,207 ($4,351) |
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 27 | $20,500 | $217 | $27,041 ($2,253) | $48,219 ($4,018) |
| Master's Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 42 | $22,163 | $228 | $44,105 ($3,675) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 133 | $22,958 | $217 | $32,412 ($2,701) | $42,915 ($3,576) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 35 | $20,000 | $204 | $38,974 ($3,248) | $43,780 ($3,648) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 28 | $629 | $52,091 ($4,341) | $57,703 ($4,809) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 32 | $19,500 | $204 | $24,754 ($2,063) | $39,318 ($3,277) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 105 | $23,875 | $248 | $38,348 ($3,196) | $51,595 ($4,300) |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Economics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 25 | $18,284 | $170 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 86 | $23,127 | $223 | $36,356 ($3,030) | $51,935 ($4,328) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 28 | $23,117 | $240 | $32,736 ($2,728) | $42,751 ($3,563) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 19 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 50 | $25,500 | $222 | $22,777 ($1,898) | $35,298 ($2,942) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 12 | $27,000 | $286 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 32 | $23,250 | $246 | $23,194 ($1,933) | $55,674 ($4,640) |
| Master's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 18 | $750 | $55,336 ($4,611) | $60,252 ($5,021) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 26 | $27,000 | $286 | $43,864 ($3,655) | $61,747 ($5,146) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 26 | $26,299 | $279 | $59,237 ($4,936) | $68,552 ($5,713) |
| Master's Degree | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 3 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Medicine. | 105 | $2,494 | $62,414 ($5,201) | $94,191 ($7,849) | |
| Master's Degree | Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. | 33 | $695 | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 61 | $425 | $56,091 ($4,674) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Health. | 11 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 38 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 36 | $22,896 | $201 | $26,042 ($2,170) | $53,534 ($4,461) |
| Master's Degree | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 96 | $25,257 | $265 | $67,789 ($5,649) | $70,358 ($5,863) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 3 | $102,077 ($8,506) | |||
| First Professional Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 19 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 264 | $21,500 | $212 | $47,334 ($3,945) | $72,315 ($6,026) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 71 | $505 | $61,237 ($5,103) | ||
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 21 | $357 | $61,807 ($5,151) | $83,073 ($6,923) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 40 | $21,125 | $217 | $27,251 ($2,271) | $56,123 ($4,677) |
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 47 | $20,497 | $215 | $23,947 ($1,996) | $43,718 ($3,643) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 8 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $93,420Full time faculty: 75%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0
School's endowment start of year: $562,493,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $731,031,000 (2022)