2024 Vermont Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, at Vermont colleges, total 25,996 undergraduate students have awarded grant aid from federal, state, local, and/or institutes. The average amount of the awarded grant aid is $22,609 where the 2024 average tuition & fees of the Vermont colleges is $36,250.
For full-time first time undergraduate students (freshmen), 85%% of students (5,942 students) have awarded federal, state, local and/or institutional grant aid.
Vermont College Financial Aid Statistics
The next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest financial aid amount and percent received. For that, we include only 4-year colleges and having more than 500 enrolled students.
- For all undergraduate students, Saint Michael's College has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 99% and SIT Graduate Institute has the lowest graduation rate of 34%.
- For all undergraduate students, Middlebury College has the highest amount of grant aid of $57,955 and SIT Graduate Institute has the lowest amount of grant aid of $1,221.
- For first-time full-time students, Saint Michael's College has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 100% and Middlebury College has the lowest graduation rate of 55%.
- For first-time full-time students, Middlebury College has the highest amount of grant aid of $59,348 and Vermont State University has the lowest amount of grant aid of $12,000.
Financial Aid Amount Comparison Between Vermont Colleges
The following table lists Vermont colleges with average amount of financial aid received and numbers for undergraduate programs.
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| College name | Tuition & Fees | All Undergraduate | Full-time First-Time Undergraduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | ||
| Bennington College Bennington, VT Private, 4 years four-years | $64,644 ($51,920) | 704 | 91% | $48,846 | 211 | 98% | $47,860 |
| Champlain College Burlington, VT Private, 4 years four-years | $45,550 ($39,818) | 2,094 | 68% | $22,493 | 533 | 95% | $26,441 |
| Community College of Vermont Montpelier, VT Public, 2-4 years | $13,640 ($6,920) | 2,983 | 53% | $3,683 | 116 | 73% | $6,355 |
| Goddard College Plainfield, VT Private, 4 years four-years | $19,568 ($16,260) | 88 | 79% | $6,345 | 8 | 73% | $6,919 |
| Middlebury College Middlebury, VT Private, 4 years four-years | $65,280 ($52,496) | 1,299 | 47% | $57,955 | 349 | 55% | $59,348 |
| Norwich University Northfield, VT Private, 4 years four-years | $49,600 ($38,662) | 2,617 | 93% | $37,714 | 543 | 99% | $36,911 |
| O'Briens Aveda Institute Williston, VT Private, Less than 2 years | $16,000 | 97 | 69% | $5,593 | 31 | 47% | $5,234 |
| Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT Private, 4 years four-years | $50,040 ($43,640) | 1,194 | 99% | $34,879 | 258 | 100% | $36,374 |
| SIT Graduate Institute Brattleboro, VT Private, 4 years four-years | $18,796 | 184 | 34% | $1,221 | - | - | - |
| Sterling College Craftsbury Common, VT Private, 4 years four-years | $40,760 ($37,588) | 88 | 87% | $34,584 | 10 | 100% | $21,515 |
| Vermont State University Randolph, VT Public, 4 years four-years | $21,408 ($11,400) | 3,631 | 79% | $12,180 | 763 | 96% | $12,000 |
| University of Vermont Burlington, VT Public, 4 years four-years | $43,890 ($18,890) | 10,483 | 88% | $18,285 | 2,974 | 100% | $19,093 |
| Landmark College Putney, VT Private, 4 years four-years | $64,290 ($54,750) | 451 | 77% | $22,339 | 85 | 100% | $24,376 |
| Advanced Welding Institute South Burlington, VT Private, Less than 2 years | $22,500 | 83 | 69% | $10,409 | 61 | 65% | $11,413 |
| Average | $36,250 | 25,996 | 74% | $22,609 | 5,942 | 85% | $24,141 |
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