University of Vermont

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Vermont

University of Vermont operates as a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 11,743 students of which 13,642 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. University of Vermont is categorized as “16” 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 65.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,374 and an ACT midpoint of 31. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,343, with published in-state tuition of $19,058 and a Pell grant recipient share of 13.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,951, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 78.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 89.2%. Graduates earn a median of $62,472 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,164 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 381000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.4% 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.