$65,575
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Norwich University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Northfield, Vermont with 2,428 undergraduates and 523 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,257 a year (tuition and fees $49,740). It admits 74% of applicants and 60% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $65,575 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,257
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$49,740
US median $11,837
Admission rate
74%
US median 78%
Completion rate
60%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$65,575
Rank 523 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $22,257
- Tuition and fees
- $49,740
- Cost of attendance
- $67,357
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 46%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,610
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,164
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,332
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,046
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,854
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $36,092 in 2015-16 to $49,740 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1,190
- Undergraduates
- 2,428
- Graduate students
- 523
- Part-time students
- 16%
- Women
- 28%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 60%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 68
- Endowment
- $280.5M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 523 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 10 in Vermont (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,257 | $25,239 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $49,740 | $48,795 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 74% | 67% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 60% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 82% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $20,951 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $59,743 | $44,119 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $65,575 | $54,358 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 84% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
68 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 117 | $26,000 | $43,523 | $70,075 | $55,378 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 111 | $13,167 | $73,947 | $85,184 | $75,803 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 72 | $36,575 | $86,060 | $112,948 | $103,485 |
| HistoryOnlineMaster's | Master's | 58 | $40,898 | $53,266 | $70,211 | $55,360 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 55 | $37,167 | $66,348 | $89,927 | $95,627 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $26,000 | $60,988 | $90,628 | $85,063 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $27,000 | $46,409 | $73,203 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $27,000 | $74,283 | $86,054 | $88,910 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | Withheld | $98,551 | Withheld | $85,294 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $18,000 | $43,621 | $68,004 | $66,596 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 39 | $35,211 | $118,471 | $104,519 | $89,981 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $21,500 | $48,799 | $82,477 | $92,135 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $26,877 | $41,164 | $53,775 | $50,706 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 27 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Construction ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $26,363 | $46,751 | $76,175 | $95,124 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $26,000 | $33,805 | $54,456 | $54,562 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $25,818 | $43,988 | $71,791 | $63,293 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $21,750 | $44,884 | $75,713 | $86,517 |
| Civil EngineeringOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | $54,491 | $88,671 | $91,857 | $98,323 |
| ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $26,835 | Withheld | $58,534 | $66,914 |
| Information Science/StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 14 | $35,608 | $118,687 | $146,592 | $112,705 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $63,374 | $57,214 |
| Public AdministrationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 14 | $39,094 | $58,394 | $85,253 | $81,408 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $27,000 | $42,940 | $66,185 | $50,680 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Northfield and Vermont on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Vermont
- Homes: Homes for sale in Vermont
Questions and answers
How much does Norwich University cost?
$22,257 a year is the average net price at Norwich University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $49,740, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $67,357. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,610 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Norwich University?
74% of applicants are admitted to Norwich University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,190. The median admission rate of colleges in Vermont is 67%.
How much do Norwich University graduates earn?
$65,575 a year is the median pay of former Norwich University students who work, 10 years after they started ($59,743 after 6 years). That ranks 523 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 10 in Vermont. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Information Science/Studies (Master's) at $118,687.
How much student debt do Norwich University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Norwich University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 46% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Norwich University?
60% of first-time, full-time students at Norwich University finish within 6 years. 79% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Norwich University?
Criminal Justice and Corrections (117 bachelor's graduates), Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (111 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (72 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 68 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.