University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
- Public
- City
- 11,743 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 65%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $20,277per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 80%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $68,36810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Through the UVM Promise, admitted Vermont students whose parents earn $100,000 or less (adjusted gross income, typical assets) have their grants topped up by UVM to cover tuition and the comprehensive fee.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 65%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1290–1440Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 30–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Vermont's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
- Admit rate in this report
- 73%18,576 admitted of 25,434 first-year applicants
- Early decision admit rate
- 92%363 admitted of 396. Early decision is binding: you commit to attend if admitted.
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1300–1430First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 29–33First-years who sent scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 35%68% were in the top quarter.
Early applicants often include recruited athletes and students who knew this was their first choice, so a higher early rate doesn't mean applying early raises any one student's odds by that much.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Important
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Considered
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Vermont Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $20,277full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $36,569sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $19,514Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $47,554Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 80%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 89%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $68,36810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 11,743Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 16%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 12%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH — admits 88%
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA — admits 83%
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL — admits 88%
- Kansas State University Manhattan, KS — admits 82%
Also worth a look
- University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC — admits 64%
- New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ — admits 65%
- University at Albany Albany, NY — admits 69%
- College of Charleston Charleston, SC — admits 60%
- University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA — admits 66%
- University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI — admits 72%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Vermont, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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