Vermont State University

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

Vermont State University operates as a public institution located in Randolph, Vermont (rural: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 3,590 students of which 5,142 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. Vermont State University is categorized as “23” 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 81.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,212, with published in-state tuition of $11,952 and a Pell grant recipient share of 34.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $15,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 48.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 67.8%. Graduates earn a median of $50,331 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,340 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 108300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 77.9% 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.