University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont · Also known as UVM · Website
$62,472
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$62,472
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Vermont is a public 4-year college in Burlington, Vermont with 11,743 undergraduates and 2,200 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,343 a year (tuition and fees $19,058 in-state, $45,502 out-of-state). It admits 65% of applicants and 79% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $62,472 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,951 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,343
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$19,058
Out-of-state $45,502
Admission rate
65%
US median 78%
Completion rate
79%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,951
About $222 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$62,472
Rank 665 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
- $19,343
- Tuition in-state
- $19,058
- Tuition out-of-state
- $45,502
- Cost of attendance
- $35,649
- Students with a need-based grant
- 13%
- Students with federal loans
- 37%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,127
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,373
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,339
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,926
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,775
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 $16,768 in 2015-16 to $19,058 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
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1,374
- SAT reading, middle
- 670
- SAT math, middle
- 655
- ACT, middle
- 31
- Undergraduates
- 11,743
- Graduate students
- 2,200
- Part-time students
- 2.5%
- Women
- 63%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 79%
- Retention rate
- 89%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 173
- Endowment
- $896.3M
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 665 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 10 in Vermont (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,343 | $25,239 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $19,058 | $48,795 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 65% | 67% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 79% | 65% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 89% | 82% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,951 | $20,951 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,164 | $44,119 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $62,472 | $54,358 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 81% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
173 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 232 | $20,500 | $26,871 | $46,986 | $55,012 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 195 | $20,000 | $51,051 | $82,284 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 162 | $20,500 | $32,674 | $52,805 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 115 | $22,776 | $36,491 | $50,813 | $57,214 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 112 | $219,221 | $67,529 | $102,232 | $112,460 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $25,000 | $73,068 | $82,571 | $88,910 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $22,875 | $61,626 | $83,438 | $92,135 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 88 | $23,250 | $34,467 | $48,468 | $49,634 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $20,734 | $62,974 | $81,160 | $107,009 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 82 | $21,000 | $31,594 | $63,279 | $63,293 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 77 | $19,650 | $34,547 | $53,755 | $62,451 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | $21,070 | $35,931 | $65,706 | $63,560 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $23,400 | $38,452 | $69,416 | $82,686 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $19,500 | $36,680 | $80,593 | $65,466 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $20,500 | $41,720 | $48,111 | $47,382 |
| Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $22,250 | $22,321 | $38,421 | $44,055 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $21,500 | $31,293 | $49,101 | $48,590 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $21,500 | $27,835 | $59,127 | $54,562 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $27,000 | $36,441 | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 45 | $44,362 | $60,005 | $76,901 | $103,485 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $19,250 | $31,717 | $49,987 | $46,676 |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 44 | $37,381 | $61,854 | $69,137 | $82,751 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $22,625 | $31,798 | $54,529 | $52,657 |
| Nutrition SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $19,500 | $33,389 | $61,238 | $60,053 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $19,718 | $41,099 | $44,006 | $51,389 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Vermont cost?
$19,343 a year is the average net price at University of Vermont after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $19,058 for in-state students and $45,502 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $35,649. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,127 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Vermont?
65% of applicants are admitted to University of Vermont. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,374 and the middle ACT score is 31. The median admission rate of colleges in Vermont is 67%.
How much do University of Vermont graduates earn?
$62,472 a year is the median pay of former University of Vermont students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,164 after 6 years). That ranks 665 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 10 in Vermont. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $100,073.
How much student debt do University of Vermont graduates have?
$20,951 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Vermont graduates, about $222 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 37% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Vermont?
79% of first-time, full-time students at University of Vermont finish within 6 years. 89% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Vermont?
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (232 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (195 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (162 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 173 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.