University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
University of Vermont is a public research university in Burlington, Vermont, a small city, with 11,743 undergraduates. Natural resources is its signature field: 10% of its bachelor's degrees, about nine times its share across the colleges we cover. 79% of students finish within six years, and former students who are working earn a median of $62,472 ten years after starting.
University of Vermont admitted 18,576 of 25,434 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (73%).
- Acceptance rate
- 73%
- Fall 2025 class
- In-state tuition
- $19,058
- $45,502 out of state
- Paid after aid
- $19,343
- Average, students with aid
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1300–1430
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, compiled by GoodGoblin, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What University of Vermont is known for
Measured by the 2,605 bachelor's degrees it awarded in 2022–23, and what its graduates went on to earn.
Natural resources
10.3%
of its bachelor's degrees: about nine times the 1.2% share across the colleges we cover.
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research2328.9% of degrees$46,986−15% vs $55,012 nationally
- Business Administration, Management and Operations1957.5% of degrees$82,284+21% vs $68,257 nationally
- Psychology1626.2% of degrees$52,805About the $50,706 national median
- Biology1154.4% of degrees$50,813−11% vs $57,214 nationally
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing1094.2% of degrees$82,571−7% vs $88,910 nationally
- Mechanical Engineering903.5% of degrees$83,438−9% vs $92,135 nationally
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), field-of-study data. Degrees are bachelor's degrees awarded in 2022–23. Earnings are the median for 2017–18 and 2018–19 graduates, in 2024 dollars, working and not enrolled, four years after graduating. Shares across the colleges we cover count every bachelor's degree at the colleges with a page here.
The place
Where it is, how big it is, and how students live.
Setting
Small city
Burlington, VT
Undergraduates
11,743
Fall 2024
Type
Public
Doctoral university, high research activity
Living on campus
Half or more
of undergraduates live on campus
Students per faculty member
17 to 1
Fall 2024
International students
1%
of undergraduates, fall 2024
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), including the Carnegie Classification and the federal locale code it publishes.
What stands out at University of Vermont
Three things University of Vermont published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
Early Decision admitted 91.7%. The regular round admitted 72.7%.
1.3×
the regular-round rate
A ratio between two rates the school published. Not a change in anyone’s odds.
363 of 396 early applicants were admitted, against 18,213 of 25,038 in the regular round. Early Decision is binding, and you can only use it at one school, which is exactly why the gap is worth knowing before you choose where to spend it.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
1.3×
the regular-round rate
A ratio between two rates the school published. Not a change in anyone’s odds.
142 admitted from a waitlist of 2,752.
1,054 students accepted a place on that list, and 142 were admitted from it, 13.5% of the students who waited. A waitlist offer here is not a near-miss anyone can plan around.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
32% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 8% sent an ACT. University of Vermont files test scores under “considered”.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
73%
18,576 admitted of 25,434 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
SAT, middle 50%
1300–1430
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
ACT, middle 50%
29–33
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
32%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
8%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Where do you actually stand at University of Vermont?
The figures on this page describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores, activities and budget, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What University of Vermont costs
The published price first, then what students who received aid actually paid, by family income.
In-state tuition and fees for 2024–25 were $19,058 ($45,502 out of state), and the full in-state cost of attendance, with housing, food and books, was $35,649. After grants and scholarships, students who received financial aid paid $19,343 a year on average.
In-state tuition and fees
$19,058
2024–25 school year
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$45,502
2024–25 school year
Full cost, in state
$35,649
Tuition, fees, housing, food and books
Paid after aid
$19,343
Average, students who received aid
What students paid, by family income
Each bar is that figure as a share of the $35,649 full cost.
- Under $30k$11,127Typical public university: $10,013
- $30k–$48k$13,373Typical public university: $10,847
- $48k–$75k$14,339Typical public university: $13,703
- $75k–$110k$20,926Typical public university: $17,979
- Over $110k$25,775Typical public university: $22,475
Source: the federal College Scorecard. Tuition and cost of attendance are for the 2024–25 school year; colleges usually raise them each year. What students paid is the average net price for first-year students who received federal financial aid. Typical public university: the median across the 338 public universities on GoodGoblin, for in-state students, compiled by GoodGoblin from the same federal data.
Where it leads
Who finishes, who stays, and what they earn and owe afterwards.
Finish within six years
79%
Our colleges' median: 63%
Return for a second year
89%
Our colleges' median: 79%
Earnings after 10 years
$62,472
Our colleges' median: $57,440
Median debt at graduation
$20,951
Our colleges' median: $23,725
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education). Six-year completion describes students who started in fall 2018; second-year return describes students who started in fall 2023; earnings describe students who started in 2009–10 and 2010–11, measured in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 dollars; debt describes federal loans of students who graduated in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Medians are across the 1,034 colleges with a page here.
What University of Vermont says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Course rigorvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- GPAvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Essayimportant
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Recommendationsimportant
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Class rankconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Not considered
- Legacy
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
The early round, in counts
Two published rates side by side. Early applicants are a different group of students, so the gap is a fact about those pools, not a lever anyone can pull.
Early Decision
1.3× the rateEarly Decision admitted 91.7% (363 of 396), against 72.7% in the regular round.
18,213 of 25,038 in the comparison pool.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
The waitlist, as the school reported it
Published counts, including the ones schools rarely lead with.
- Offered a waitlist place
- 2,752
- Accepted the place
- 1,054
- Admitted from the waitlist
- 142
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Essays on this application
5 essay prompts on the application: 5 are optional.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
More colleges on the record
Each of these pages carries the same measured figures and sources.
Other colleges in Vermont
Closest acceptance rates in the same state.
- Norwich University73.6%
- Champlain College66.7%
- Vermont State University83.2%
- Saint Michael's College91.9%
Colleges with a similar acceptance rate
Closest acceptance rates anywhere in the country.
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