The 2024 average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges in Vermont is 58.99% - 32,298 students accepted out of total 61,203.
Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes lower from 77.75% to 58.99%. The Vermont Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 23.05% and the yield is lower than 30.98%, rate of 10 years ago.
Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 70.12% where the current academic year rate is 58.99% at Vermont Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 68.83% and women students' rate is 70.96%.
Last year, it was slightly harder to get into Vermont Colleges than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Vermont Colleges have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Vermont Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
77.75% |
76.82% |
77.71% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
77.32%
-0.43% |
76.68%
-0.14% |
77.14%
-0.57% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
70.75%
-6.58% |
67.31%
-9.37% |
71.92%
-5.22% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
67.70%
-3.04% |
66.38%
-0.93% |
68.03%
-3.89% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
71.03%
3.32% |
67.15%
0.77% |
71.78%
3.75% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
70.83%
-0.20% |
70.62%
3.47% |
69.89%
-1.89% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
70.71%
-0.12% |
69.98%
-0.64% |
69.44%
-0.45% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
71.44%
0.73% |
69.10%
-0.88% |
72.27%
2.82% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
70.84%
-0.61% |
70.33%
1.23% |
70.09%
-2.18% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
63.99%
-6.85% |
61.37%
-8.95% |
64.49%
-5.60% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
58.99%
-5.00% |
61.41%
0.04% |
67.77%
3.29% |
|---|
| Average |
70.12% |
68.83% |
70.96% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 29.81% where the current academic year yield is 23.05%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Vermont Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
30.98% |
31.47% |
31.55% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
33.47%
2.48% |
37.67%
6.20% |
31.23%
-0.32% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
30.18%
-3.29% |
33.86%
-3.81% |
27.36%
-3.87% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
36.32%
6.14% |
38.38%
4.52% |
34.93%
7.57% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
34.61%
-1.71% |
30.31%
-8.07% |
34.15%
-0.78% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
28.33%
-6.28% |
28.43%
-1.89% |
27.61%
-6.53% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
26.46%
-1.87% |
28.10%
-0.33% |
25.99%
-1.62% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
26.22%
-0.24% |
27.93%
-0.17% |
25.33%
-0.66% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
31.11%
4.89% |
32.93%
5.00% |
29.77%
4.45% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
27.20%
-3.91% |
26.12%
-6.81% |
27.05%
-2.72% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
23.05%
-4.14% |
24.77%
-1.35% |
22.03%
-5.03% |
|---|
| Average |
29.81% |
30.91% |
28.82% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 53,490, the average number of admitted is 32,145, and the average number of enrolled students is 6,100 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Vermont Colleges decreased by -9.28% (6,257 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Vermont Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
49,438 |
32,582 |
6,121 |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
50,960
3.08% |
32,993
1.26% |
6,086
-0.57% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
53,862
5.69% |
33,538
1.65% |
5,996
-1.48% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
50,711
-5.85% |
31,386
-6.42% |
6,432
7.27% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
50,208
-0.99% |
30,486
-2.87% |
6,319
-1.76% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
52,003
3.58% |
31,972
4.87% |
6,365
0.73% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
48,492
-6.75% |
29,665
-7.22% |
6,044
-5.04% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
45,072
-7.05% |
28,838
-2.79% |
5,469
-9.51% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
58,977
30.85% |
33,772
17.11% |
6,188
13.15% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
67,460
14.38% |
36,070
6.80% |
6,273
1.37% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
61,203
-9.28% |
32,298
-10.46% |
5,802
-7.51% |
|---|
| Average |
53,490 |
32,145 |
6,100 |
|---|