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University of Vermont

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach National

Location Burlington, VT

Population 220,000

Website http://www.uvm.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 11,614

Men / Women 37% / 63%

White 79%

Hispanic 5%

Mixed 4%

Asian 3%

Black 2%

International 1%

Native American 0%

From State 18%

From Region 34%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 27%

Life & Natural Sciences 27%

Business & Economics 12%

Health Sciences 11%

Engineering 7%

Computer Science 5%

Education 5%

Arts 4%

Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $19,058

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $45,502

Est. In-State Cost $24,653

Est. Out-of-State Cost $58,861

10-Year ROI $171,000

ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%

4-Year Graduation Rate 70%

6-Year Graduation Rate 79%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)

Sunshine Hours 2,280 (12%)

Days Without Precipitation 217 (13%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 73%

Yield (Unbound) 14%

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$18M	#87
Life & Natural Sciences	$180M	#91
Engineering, Computing & Math	$27M	#143

Graduate Degrees

Life & Natural Sciences	211	#125
Engineering, Computing & Math	15	#184
Humanities & Social Sciences	24	#338

Honors College

Name Patrick Leahy Honors College

Students 1,000 (9%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 39%

SAT Range 1320 – 1410

SAT Math Range 630 – 710

SAT RW Range 660 – 730

ACT Range 30 – 32

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	325	22% / 78%	2%	$54,907		94%
Agroecology	15 —	33% / 67%	0%	$33,979	2	88%
Animal Science	84 —	8% / 92%	0%	$42,941	8	94%
Biochemistry	20 —	20% / 80%	0%	$69,851	71	100%
Dietetics, Nutrition and Food Sciences	15 —	0% / 100%	0%	$55,828	36	100%
Ecological Landscape Planning and Design	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$33,979	2	88%
Food Systems	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$37,468	3	—
Microbiology	13 —	15% / 85%	0%	$63,818	59	100%
Molecular Genetics	17 —	18% / 82%	0%	$69,851	71	100%
Nutrition and Food Sciences	49 —	16% / 84%	2%	$60,462	50	89%
Plant Biology	13 —	23% / 77%	0%	$45,076	10	—
Community Entrepreneurship	22 —	82% / 18%	18%	$67,027	65	89%
Community and International Development	13 —	31% / 69%	0%	$59,465	47	93%
Public Communication	62 —	26% / 74%	0%	$58,211	43	98%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Arts and Sciences	1,069	32% / 68%	1%	$51,882		93%
Chemistry	9 —	44% / 56%	0%	$64,495	60	—
Geosciences	5 —	20% / 80%	0%	$57,393	41	—
Physics	5 —	60% / 40%	20%	$72,214	74	—
Biology	112 —	31% / 69%	0%	$60,654	51	100%
Environmental Studies	121 —	26% / 74%	0%	$49,751	19	93%
Neuroscience	64 —	25% / 75%	0%	$53,346	29	88%
Zoology	16 —	44% / 56%	6%	$37,794	4	96%
Health and Society	27 —	15% / 85%	0%	$58,467	44	—
Economics	36 —	75% / 25%	3%	$59,465	47	93%
Anthropology	34 +1	24% / 76%	0%	$45,049	10	90%
Asian Studies	— —	—	—	$51,189	23	—
Chinese	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$42,236	7	—
Classics	11 —	18% / 82%	0%	$42,414	7	—
English	63 —	32% / 68%	0%	$47,371	14	88%
European Studies	— —	—	—	$51,283	23	—
French	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$42,421	7	—
Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies	4 —	0% / 100%	0%	$50,859	22	—
Geography	19 —	53% / 47%	5%	$40,054	5	100%
German	2 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$42,374	7	—
Global Studies	29 —	14% / 86%	0%	$52,608	27	97%
History	38 +1	53% / 47%	0%	$50,519	21	88%
Individually Designed	6 —	67% / 33%	0%	$50,347	21	—
Japanese	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	$42,537	7	—
Latin	— —	—	—	$42,317	7	—
Latin	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$42,276	7	—
Latin American and Caribbean Studies	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$51,291	23	—
Linguistics	6 —	33% / 67%	0%	$40,302	5	95%
Philosophy	11 —	64% / 36%	0%	$51,305	23	—
Political Science	85 —	40% / 60%	0%	$61,321	52	91%
Psychological Science	194 —	18% / 82%	2%	$52,904	28	94%
Religion	7 —	14% / 86%	0%	$47,942	15	—
Russian	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$42,347	7	—
Russian/East European Studies	— —	—	—	$51,252	23	—
Sociology	34 —	24% / 76%	0%	$50,113	20	89%
Spanish	6 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$42,573	7	—
Individually Designed	11 —	27% / 73%	0%	$50,901	22	—
Art History	10 —	0% / 100%	0%	$49,276	18	85%
Art: Studio Art	23 —	30% / 70%	0%	$49,276	18	85%
Dance	3 —	0% / 100%	0%	$39,593	5	—
Film and Television Studies	30 —	53% / 47%	3%	$31,458	2	84%
Music	23 —	65% / 35%	0%	$44,452	9	—
Theatre	7 —	14% / 86%	0%	$39,192	4	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Education and Social Services	185	13% / 87%	0%	$51,747		94%
Teacher Education: Physical Education	4 —	75% / 25%	0%	$53,836	31	91%
Human Development and Family Science	24 —	4% / 96%	0%	$51,644	24	97%
Social Work	25 —	12% / 88%	0%	$52,898	28	92%
Education	6 —	0% / 100%	0%	$52,536	27	—
Teacher Education: Drama Education	3 —	0% / 100%	0%	$53,836	31	91%
Teacher Education: Early Childhood Education	15 —	0% / 100%	0%	$49,149	18	96%
Teacher Education: Elementary Education	44 —	5% / 95%	0%	$49,149	18	96%
Teacher Education: English Education	14 —	36% / 64%	0%	$53,836	31	91%
Teacher Education: Mathematics Education	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$53,836	31	91%
Teacher Education: Middle Level Education	5 —	20% / 80%	0%	$49,149	18	97%
Teacher Education: Science Education	6 —	17% / 83%	0%	$53,836	31	91%
Teacher Education: Social Studies Education	14 —	43% / 57%	0%	$53,836	31	91%
Teacher Education: Special Education	6 —	0% / 100%	0%	$53,415	29	—
Teacher Education: Art Education	12 —	0% / 100%	0%	$53,836	31	91%
Teacher Education: Music Education	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	$53,836	31	91%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences	355	71% / 29%	3%	$82,901		97%
Biomedical Engineering	37 —	51% / 49%	0%	$86,621	89	—
Civil Engineering	28 —	89% / 11%	0%	$78,060	82	95%
Electrical Engineering	17 —	76% / 24%	0%	$93,135	93	100%
Engineering	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$91,022	92	—
Engineering Management	3 —	100% / 0%	0%	$93,443	93	—
Environmental Engineering	32 —	38% / 62%	3%	$71,254	73	92%
Mechanical Engineering	75 —	85% / 15%	1%	$87,582	90	97%
Computer Science	97 —	79% / 21%	3%	$81,636	85	97%
Computer Science and Information Systems	8 —	62% / 38%	12%	$84,531	87	—
Data Science	15 —	60% / 40%	20%	$80,402	84	—
Mathematics	32 —	56% / 44%	0%	$81,078	85	100%
Statistics	10 —	50% / 50%	0%	$84,045	87	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Nursing and Health Sciences	249	17% / 83%	1%	$68,615		100%
Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	39 —	15% / 85%	3%	$52,839	28	100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders	20 —	5% / 95%	0%	$67,340	66	97%
Exercise Science	41 —	46% / 54%	2%	$60,461	50	100%
Medical Laboratory Science	9 —	22% / 78%	0%	$74,340	78	96%
Medical Radiation Sciences	7 —	14% / 86%	0%	$63,115	57	100%
Nursing	114 —	11% / 89%	0%	$78,720	83	100%
Public Health Sciences	19 —	11% / 89%	0%	$58,632	45	—

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Grossman School of Business		223	73% / 27%	2%	$83,614		98%
Business Administration		223 —	73% / 27%	2%	$83,614	87	98%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources	199	42% / 58%	2%	$47,582		94%
Environmental Sciences	105 —	35% / 65%	1%	$49,751	19	93%
Forestry	26 —	73% / 27%	0%	$47,633	15	—
Wildlife and Fisheries Biology	31 —	29% / 71%	3%	$37,794	4	96%
Parks, Recreation and Tourism	18 —	56% / 44%	6%	$49,424	19	—
Sustainability, Ecology and Policy	19 —	47% / 53%	0%	$49,751	19	93%