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University of Vermont Overview

University of Vermont is a public institution situated in Burlington, Vermont. The location of UVM is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is University of Vermont Known For?

2,447 Undergraduate Awards
$45,514 Avg Cost After Aid
71% Acceptance Rate
  • The 2% student loan default rate at UVM is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UVM.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 78% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UVM with a bachelor's degree make about $47,300 a year. That's 16% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from UVM to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

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University of Vermont Rankings

UVM is ranked #437 out of 2,587 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2022 Best Colleges list.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UVM.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Systems Theory Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#22 Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#23 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#60 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#67 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#178 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UVM has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#11 Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools College Factual
#32 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools College Factual
#155 Best Business Administration & Management Schools College Factual
#212 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual
#220 Best Healthcare Schools Healthcare Degree Search
#246 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual

Where Is University of Vermont?

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Contact details for UVM are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 85 S Prospect St, Burlington, VT 05405-0160
Phone: 802-656-3131
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UniversityofVermont
Twitter: https://twitter.com/uvmvermont

How Do I Get Into UVM?

You can apply to UVM online at: www.uvm.edu/admissions/undergraduate/first_year_applicants

Admission Requirements for UVM

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank considered but not required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UVM?

71% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
79% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 71%, UVM may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Average Test Scores

About 79% of students accepted to UVM submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 680. Math scores were between 570 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Vermont  ( 590 to 680 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Vermont  ( 570 to 670 )
200
800
UVM received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 33. Math scores were between 24 and 29. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

ACT English Scores for University of Vermont  ( 25 to 33 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for University of Vermont  ( 24 to 29 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Vermont  ( 26 to 31 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Vermont?

$45,514 Net Price
50% Take Out Loans
2.4% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UVM is $45,514. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UVM, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $10,657 a year. That adds up to $42,628 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UVM is 2.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Vermont Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,235 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 11,136 undergraduate students at UVM, with 10,235 being full-time and 901 being part-time.

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There are also 2,156 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,235 full-time undergraduates at UVM, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Vermont students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 303
Black or African American 128
Hispanic or Latino 464
White 8,413
International Students 290
Other Races/Ethnicities 637

Geographic Diversity

Vermont students aren't the only ones who study at University of Vermont. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 70 countries are represented at UVM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and India.

Online Learning at University of Vermont

392 Took All Classes Online
6,374 Took At Least One Class Online
10.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 2 bachelor’s degree and 1 master’s degree programs available online at UVM. In 2019-2020, 6,374 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UVM has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 6th most popular in Vermont for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UVM

The following table shows how UVM is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Anthropology #25 #25
Natural Resources Conservation #34 #40
Natural Resources & Conservation #46 #52
Health Sciences & Services #59 #77

Online Growth Rankings of UVM

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Vermont was 10.1%. This is the #1,391 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UVM regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UVM majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Anthropology 20%
Health Sciences & Services 60%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UVM ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UVM.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology #7
Anthropology #38
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #91
Health Sciences & Services #126
Public Health #190
Social Sciences #331

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Vermont Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Natural Resources Conservation 240 0 11 8 259
Business Administration & Management 201 0 30 0 231
General Psychology 122 0 5 7 134
Nursing 104 0 0 22 126
Medicine 0 0 0 120 120
General Biology 99 0 3 1 103
Mechanical Engineering 86 0 9 1 96
Political Science & Government 92 0 0 0 92
Economics 77 3 7 0 87
Computer Science 78 0 8 0 86
General English Literature 71 0 12 0 83
Animal Science 73 0 2 1 76
Mathematics 35 0 33 0 68
Public Relations & Advertising 59 0 0 0 59
History 52 0 6 0 58
Teacher Education Subject Specific 57 0 0 0 57
Teacher Education Grade Specific 57 0 0 0 57
Public Health 11 10 36 0 57
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 55 0 1 0 56
Social Work 27 0 29 0 56
Fine & Studio Arts 47 0 0 0 47
Nutrition Science 33 0 13 0 46
Zoology 44 0 0 0 44
Civil Engineering 32 0 9 1 42
Anthropology 40 0 0 0 40
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 39 39
Health & Physical Education 31 0 8 0 39
Entrepreneurial Studies 36 0 0 0 36
Electrical Engineering 28 0 5 2 35
Communication Sciences 14 0 18 0 32
Sociology 32 0 0 0 32
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 31 0 0 0 31
Educational Administration 0 0 20 11 31
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 24 0 6 0 30
Health Sciences & Services 30 0 0 0 30
Plant Sciences 20 0 5 2 27
Chemistry 18 0 1 8 27
Special Education 3 0 22 0 25
Student Counseling 0 0 25 0 25
Biomedical Engineering 23 0 2 0 25
International Studies 25 0 0 0 25
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 21 0 3 0 24
Medical Science 0 0 24 0 24
Accounting 0 0 23 0 23
General Education 9 0 13 0 22
Environmental Engineering 22 0 0 0 22
Allied Health Professions 22 0 0 0 22
Statistics 16 0 4 0 20
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 19 0 0 0 19
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 19 0 19
Natural Resource Management 19 0 0 0 19
Geography & Cartography 19 0 0 0 19
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 18 0 18
Human Development & Family Studies 17 0 0 0 17
Forestry 16 0 0 0 16
Romance Languages 15 0 0 0 15
Philosophy 15 0 0 0 15
Systems Theory 0 4 9 1 14
Public Administration 0 0 14 0 14
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 14 0 0 0 14
Music 14 0 0 0 14
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 13 0 0 0 13
Geological & Earth Sciences 9 0 4 0 13
Computer Systems Analysis 10 0 0 0 10
Mathematics & Computer Science 9 0 0 0 9
Drama & Theater Arts 9 0 0 0 9
Botany/Plant Biology 5 0 2 1 8
East Asian Languages 7 0 0 0 7
Physics 7 0 0 0 7
General Engineering 6 0 0 0 6
Industrial Engineering 4 0 2 0 6
Classical Languages & Literature 2 1 3 0 6
General Agriculture 5 0 0 0 5
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 5 5
Historic Preservation 0 0 5 0 5
Liberal Arts General Studies 4 0 0 0 4
Area Studies 3 0 0 0 3
Ethnic Studies 2 1 0 0 3
Religious Studies 3 0 0 0 3
Public Policy 0 3 0 0 3
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 2 0 2
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 2 0 2
Germanic Languages 2 0 0 0 2
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 2 0 0 0 2
Materials Sciences 0 0 0 2 2
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 1 0 1
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 1 0 0 1
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Sustainability Science 0 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2,447 23 474 232 3,176

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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