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University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

https://www.uvm.edu

#170 National Colleges

67.3% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

10,700 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, highly residential


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The University of Vermont (UVM), officially The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, is a public land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont. It was founded in 1791 and is among the oldest universities in the United States as it was the fifth institution of higher education established in the New England region of the U.S. northeast. It is also listed as one of the original eight "Public Ivy" institutions in the United States. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".The university's Dudley H. Davis Center was the first student center in the United States to receive a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. The largest hospital complex in Vermont, the University of Vermont Medical Center, has its primary facility on the UVM campus and is affiliated with the Robert Larner College of Medicine.

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Location

City
Burlington, Vermont

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Locale
City: Small (population less than 100,000)

Region
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 11.3%
Social Sciences 10.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 10.0%
Natural Resources And Conservation 9.5%
Health Professions And Related Programs 8.5%
Engineering 7.5%
Education 5.1%
Psychology 5.0%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences 3.9%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 3.9%
Visual And Performing Arts 3.4%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 3.2%
English Language And Literature/Letters 3.1%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2.9%
Mathematics And Statistics 2.3%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 1.8%
History 1.8%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 1.6%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 1.3%
Physical Sciences 1.3%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 1.0%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.8%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.3%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 0.2%

Cost

In State Tuition
$18,802.00

Out of State Tuition
$43,690.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
42.40%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$18,982.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1287 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 680 630 580
Verbal 680 640 600

ACT Scores

29 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 29 27 25
English 34 30 25