The average acceptance rate of the 7 Vermont colleges that have competitive admission is 52.93% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 8.06%. The acceptance rate at 4 Vermont colleges increased and the rate of 3 colleges decreased.
Middlebury College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 10.00%. Goddard College (19.51%) and Landmark College (44.06%) are following it in the list of Tightest Vermont 4-Years Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Middlebury College stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Goddard College ranked 2nd, up 7 places from 9th last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $46,503 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,417 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Middlebury College Middlebury, VTPrivate, 4-year | 10.00% 2.69% | 45.04% | 1,490 | $65,280 | 2,843 | 93.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 2 7 | Goddard College Plainfield, VTPrivate, 4-year | 19.51% 66.20% | 25.00% | - | $19,568 | 320 | 57.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Landmark College Putney, VTPrivate, 4-year | 44.06% 0.81% | 47.91% | - | $64,290 | 624 | 34.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Bennington College Bennington, VTPrivate, 4-year | 48.00% 2.69% | 16.00% | 1,350 | $64,644 | 880 | 69.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 5 1 | University of Vermont Burlington, VTPublic, 4-year | 60.00% 0.21% | 17.00% | 1,340 | $43,890 ($18,890) | 14,088 | 75.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Champlain College Burlington, VTPrivate, 4-year | 67.00% 11.32% | 14.99% | 1,250 | $45,550 | 3,543 | 64.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 7 - | Norwich University Northfield, VTPrivate, 4-year | 74.00% 8.61% | 14.99% | 1,190 | $49,600 | 3,363 | 61.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 8 4 | Vermont State University Randolph, VTPublic, 4-year | 83.00% 33.22% | 22.02% | - | $21,408 ($11,400) | 1,414 | 54.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 9 1 | Saint Michael's College Colchester, VTPrivate, 4-year | 92.00% 6.85% | 13.01% | 1,220 | $50,040 | 1,399 | 74.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 10 - | Sterling College Craftsbury Common, VTPrivate, 4-year | 92.31% 0.55% | 14.58% | - | $40,760 | 101 | 29.00% | 6 to 1 |
| Average | 58.99% | 23.05% | 1,307 | $46,503 ($15,145) | 2,858 | 61.00% | 10 to 1 |