Saint Michael's College
Colchester, Vermont · Website
$61,317
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$61,317
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Saint Michael's College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Colchester, Vermont with 1,092 undergraduates and 203 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $25,239 a year (tuition and fees $51,450). It admits 85% of applicants and 73% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $61,317 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,922 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,239
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$51,450
US median $11,837
Admission rate
85%
US median 78%
Completion rate
73%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,922
About $285 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$61,317
Rank 740 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
- $25,239
- Tuition and fees
- $51,450
- Cost of attendance
- $69,079
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,825
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,940
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,384
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,586
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $34,539
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 $40,750 in 2015-16 to $51,450 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
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1,245
- Undergraduates
- 1,092
- Graduate students
- 203
- Part-time students
- 0.8%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 73%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 48
- Endowment
- $95.5M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
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 740 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 10 in Vermont (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,239 | $25,239 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $51,450 | $48,795 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 85% | 67% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 73% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 82% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,922 | $20,951 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,898 | $44,119 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $61,317 | $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. 84% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
48 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $26,303 | $51,126 | $73,566 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $27,000 | $36,902 | $52,589 | $50,706 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 32 | $16,199 | $57,410 | $60,155 | $65,824 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $26,697 | $36,327 | $64,203 | $57,214 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $26,434 | $34,307 | $56,954 | $63,293 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | $48,273 | Withheld | $65,184 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $26,000 | $33,658 | $46,755 | $55,012 |
| Education, GeneralGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $47,689 | $50,680 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $24,750 | $47,211 | $82,447 | $82,686 |
| Sociology and AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $27,000 | $45,489 | $54,308 | $47,382 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $26,250 | $30,747 | $59,313 | $56,359 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,767 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $26,000 | $56,723 | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $27,000 | $34,348 | $58,137 | $48,590 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,808 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | $59,914 | $55,000 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Saint Michael's College cost?
$25,239 a year is the average net price at Saint Michael's College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $51,450, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $69,079. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,825 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Saint Michael's College?
85% of applicants are admitted to Saint Michael's College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,245. The median admission rate of colleges in Vermont is 67%.
How much do Saint Michael's College graduates earn?
$61,317 a year is the median pay of former Saint Michael's College students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,898 after 6 years). That ranks 740 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 10 in Vermont. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Education, General (Master's) at $57,410.
How much student debt do Saint Michael's College graduates have?
$26,922 is the median federal student loan debt of Saint Michael's College graduates, about $285 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 58% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Saint Michael's College?
73% of first-time, full-time students at Saint Michael's College finish within 6 years. 80% 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 Saint Michael's College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (57 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (53 bachelor's graduates), Education, General (32 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 48 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.