Saint Michael's College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Saint Michael's College

Saint Michael's College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Colchester, Vermont (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,092 students of which 1,604 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Saint Michael's College is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 84.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,245. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $25,239, with published in-state tuition of $51,450 and a Pell grant recipient share of 23.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,922, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 70.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.9%. Graduates earn a median of $61,317 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,898 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 80800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 76.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.