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Saint Michael's College

Colchester, Vermont Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize suburb

Overview

Saint Michael's College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Colchester, Vermont. The campus sits in a midsize suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,323, made up of 1,120 undergraduates and 203 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Saint Michael's College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 49 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Education, General, and Psychology, General. It awarded 359 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

1,323
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
359
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
49
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 49

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 6
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Psychology 2
Social Sciences 5
Health Professions 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Communication and Journalism 2
Mathematics and Statistics 4
History 1
English Language and Literature 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Engineering 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Physical Sciences 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
80%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
287
Master's degrees
54
Postbaccalaureate certificates
10
Post-master's certificates
8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,323
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,120
Graduate students, fall 2024
203
Full-time, fall 2024
86%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,788
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,407
Graduate students, 2024-25
381
Full-time, 2024-25
65%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
75%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
30%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northeast 10 Conference
President
Richard Plumb, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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