Helpful Resources for Finding Vermont Colleges

Where to Start Looking to Find Vermont Colleges

Vermont Highway SignThe VSAC Roadmap to College is the one-stop shopping resource for college information and planning in Vermont. It’s sponsored by the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC). Users will find the usual timeline information and high school preparation information. The Apply section includes information on the college search and application process as well as resources for the application essay and recommendations.

Although many of the resources are links to other websites, there are also a number of PDFs available for downloading including a 35 page Paying for College Guide and a comparison of the SAT and ACT. You can sign up for reminders by email or postal mail. Some of the areas link back to the VSAC website that has the same information but not in as a user-friendly format. This includes information on Vermont Grants as well as a calendar of events listing financial aid workshops.

Students interested in starting at a community college and transferring should visit Community College of Vermont for a list of articulation agreements. It also has information on the Community College of Vermont study abroad program.

Some Numbers to Help You Find a College

There are 11 four-year Vermont colleges with 500 or more full-time undergraduates according to the Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System. Approximately 41 percent of students attend one of the six private Vermont colleges while 59 percent of students attend one of the five state institutions.

The private Vermont colleges have an average four-year graduation rate of 57.7% and the public universities have an average five-year graduation rate of 45%. Six Vermont colleges meet the DIY College Rankings 50-50 profile requirements.

The average SAT score for college-bound seniors in Vermont was 522 for Critical Reading and 525 for Math. The 75th percentile scores were 600 for Critical Reading and 600 for Math. Of the schools that reported SAT scores, four colleges had 75th percentile scores equal to or higher than the state in both categories.

The top 20 colleges SAT test takers in Vermont applied to:

Vermont Colleges Conferences and Divisions

Vermont college athletic conferences

List of Vermont Colleges

In the following table, the four-year graduation rate is used for private colleges and the five-year rate for public colleges. The data are based on the data available from IPEDS in December of 2014 which are available on the DIY College Search spreadsheet.

Vermont Colleges with Test Scores and Graduation Rates
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NameTypeFull-time
Under-
graduates
4/5 Yr
Grad
Rate
%
Admitted
SAT CR
75th%
SAT
Math
75th%
ACT
75th%
Net
Price
Bennington CollegePrivate609586534583
Castleton State CollegePublic185449925205402315161
Champlain CollegePrivate233250716206202832105
Green Mountain CollegePrivate569317620722
Johnson State CollegePublic95634975405302313775
Lyndon State CollegePublic125731995205302113469
Middlebury CollegePrivate247787177407403322378
Norwich UniversityPrivate222851635705902627775
Saint Michael's CollegePrivate195969756506402828218
University of VermontPublic976475786406502915793
Vermont Technical CollegePublic104936835205302116579

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