Vermont College of Fine Arts
Montpelier, Vermont · Also known as VCFA · Website
Vermont College of Fine Arts is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Montpelier, Vermont.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Admission and students
- Graduate students
- 190
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 5
- Endowment
- $490K
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | VT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $25,239 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $48,795 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 67% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 82% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $20,951 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $44,119 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $54,358 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's | Master's | 85 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MusicMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Montpelier and Vermont on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Vermont
- Homes: Homes for sale in Vermont
Questions and answers
What are the most popular majors at Vermont College of Fine Arts?
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (85 master's graduates), Music (20 master's graduates), Fine and Studio Arts (14 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 5 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.