University of Vermont

Burlington, VT · Public · 11,743 undergrads (medium, city) · website ↗

Test-optional
$55 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$11,127
$30,000 – $48,000	$13,373
$48,000 – $75,000	$14,339
$75,000 – $110,000	$20,926
Over $110,000	$25,775
All incomes (average)	$19,343

Sticker tuition and fees: $19,058 in-state, $45,502 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Vermont's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$14,256
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$16,400
Books and supplies	$1,320
Other expenses, on campus	$2,696
Other expenses, off campus	$3,612

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (2,988 of them) in 2022–23; 100% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	100%	$19,093
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	13%	$4,975
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	99%	$17,822
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	45%	$5,164

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1374
Median ACT: 31
Students with Pell grants: 13%
Graduation rate (6yr): 79%
Freshman retention: 89%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $62,472
Median debt at graduation: $20,951
International undergrads: 155 (1.3%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $55
Students per faculty member: 17 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 77%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 660–730
SAT Math: 630–710
ACT composite: 30–32

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 28,236
Admitted: 16,947
Enrolled: 2,896

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Environmental Studies13%

Biology & Life Sciences11%

Business9%

Social Sciences9%

Health & Nursing8%

Psychology7%

Engineering7%

Education5%

Computer Science4%

Agriculture4%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (44)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	245	$31,804	$46,986national $55,012	$19,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations	223	$56,231	$82,284national $68,257	$17,500
Psychology, General	194	$39,662	$52,805national $50,706	$19,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	114	$79,635	$82,571national $88,910	$24,914
Biology, General	112	$39,538	$50,813national $57,214	$19,500
Computer Science	97	$74,505	$81,160national $107,009	$21,275
Political Science and Government	85	$46,094	$63,279national $63,293	$19,500
Animal Sciences	84	$38,741	$48,468national $49,634	$20,500
Mechanical Engineering	75	$72,073	$83,438national $92,135	$19,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	64	$45,830	$48,111national $47,382	$20,500
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	64	$44,223	$53,755national $62,451	$19,500
English Language and Literature, General	63	$35,892	$49,101national $48,590	$21,057
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	62	$48,141	$65,706national $63,560	$19,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	60	$44,768	$44,006national $51,389	$19,500
Nutrition Sciences	49	$41,148	$61,238national $60,053	$19,500
Economics	49	$50,955	$69,416national $82,686	$15,000
Zoology/Animal Biology	47	$32,230	$38,421national $44,055	$24,125
Public Health	46	—	—national $58,808	$19,427
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	41	$37,651	$59,127national $54,562	$12,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	39	$42,909	—national $61,296	$18,428
History	39	$38,718	$54,694national $50,680	$15,750
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	37	$61,372	—national $93,451	$19,500
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	37	$55,289	$80,593national $65,466	$20,500
Anthropology	35	$36,658	$49,987national $46,676	$19,644
Sociology	34	$36,450	$54,529national $52,657	$17,197
Fine and Studio Arts	33	$30,477	$53,191national $41,367	$22,815
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	32	$63,912	$77,348national $81,171	$20,250
Mathematics	32	$50,589	$65,139national $69,562	$11,000
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	30	$35,588	$32,100national $43,765	$19,500
International/Globalization Studies	29	$26,581	$51,219national $59,972	—
Civil Engineering	28	$64,922	$77,342national $86,517	$20,500
Forestry	26	—	—national $58,784	$19,000
Social Work	25	$40,435	$54,235national $51,790	$19,500
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	24	$39,219	$52,698national $48,568	$21,500
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	22	$50,724	$68,395national $61,027	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	20	—	$57,174national $58,928	$21,000
Geography and Cartography	19	—	$40,871national $57,853	$26,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	17	$86,753	$95,036national $100,647	$15,750
Plant Sciences	16	—	$34,672national $56,567	$19,500
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	15	—	$54,726national $55,753	$22,569
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	13	—	$65,120national $62,582	—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	9	$69,912	$72,668national $75,975	—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	7	—	$68,482national $70,786	—
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	6	—	$41,124national $49,984	—

Master's degrees (12)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Public Health	48	$59,331	$69,137national $82,751	$34,009
Social Work	31	$54,550	$64,211national $65,123	$50,750
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	30	$51,676	$55,038national $60,111	$50,230
Educational Administration and Supervision	20	$54,816	$64,385national $71,685	—
Special Education and Teaching	20	$56,699	$55,090national $64,397	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	20	$76,428	$76,901national $103,485	$57,288
Curriculum and Instruction	18	—	$63,106national $63,399	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	17	$57,420	$68,325national $67,030	$82,223
Public Administration	10	$56,058	—national $81,408	—
Accounting and Related Services	9	$75,287	$92,986national $95,833	—
Mathematics	6	—	$62,927national $72,654	—
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	—	$30,868	—national $72,125	$67,082

First professional degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Medicine	120	$66,766	$102,232national $112,460	$239,446

Doctoral degrees (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Psychology, General	8	—	$109,295national $98,707	—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	2	$71,617	$81,632national $82,893	$134,714
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	—	$97,453	$126,439national $138,131	$127,900

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 109 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 85 S Prospect St, Burlington, VT 05405-0160
Phone: (802) 656-3131
Institutional accreditor: New England Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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