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University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont Public 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in Burlington, Vermont, University of Vermont is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 14,476 students in fall 2024, including 12,276 undergraduates and 2,200 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.

University of Vermont offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 142 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Environmental Studies. It awarded 3,747 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

89% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

14,476
Students enrolled
89%
First-year retention
3,747
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
142
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 142

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

Natural Resources and Conservation 5
Health Professions 18
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 13
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Social Sciences 9
Engineering 8
Education 22
Psychology 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 9
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 5
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Public Administration and Social Services 3
English Language and Literature 1
Communication and Journalism 1
History 1
Physical Sciences 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Mathematics and Statistics 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 10
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 6
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Architecture 2

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
89%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
2,949
Master's degrees
488
Doctoral degrees (research)
94
Professional doctorates
186
Postbaccalaureate certificates
30

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
14,476
Undergraduates, fall 2024
12,276
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,200
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
16,631
Undergraduates, 2024-25
14,112
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,519
Full-time, 2024-25
82%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

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

Women
63%
Men
37%
White
79%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
46%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
America East
President
Marlene A. Tromp
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, 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

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