Tuition Trends for Vermont colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 19 colleges in Vermont - 6 public and 13 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Vermont is $13,795 for Vermont residents and $29,826 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $44,512. For Vermont community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $6,920 for state residents and $13,640 for out-of-state students.

Vermont public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 23.80% from $12,233 (2015) to $15,145 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 24.24% over the past decade from $26,278 (2015) to $32,649 (2024). In private Vermont colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 30.14%, from $34,203 (2015) to $44,512 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 24.58% when living on campus and by 29.10% when living off campus at public Vermont colleges. For private Vermont colleges, the COA has increased by 28.73% (on-campus) and 32.53% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Vermont colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$25,893	$39,938	$47,863	$25,561	$39,606	$47,531
2015-16	$29,915 15.53%	$44,464 11.33%	$57,667 20.48%	$29,899 16.97%	$44,448 12.23%	$57,651 21.29%
2016-17	$27,650 -7.57%	$42,540 -4.33%	$51,674 -10.39%	$27,173 -9.12%	$42,063 -5.37%	$51,197 -11.19%
2017-18	$28,566 3.31%	$43,888 3.17%	$53,486 3.51%	$28,160 3.63%	$43,482 3.37%	$53,080 3.68%
2018-19	$29,759 4.18%	$45,671 4.06%	$53,224 -0.49%	$29,021 3.06%	$44,933 3.34%	$52,486 -1.12%
2019-20	$30,752 3.34%	$47,206 3.36%	$58,738 10.36%	$29,902 3.04%	$46,356 3.17%	$57,888 10.29%
2020-21	$31,795 3.39%	$48,485 2.71%	$60,266 2.60%	$31,346 4.83%	$48,036 3.62%	$59,817 3.33%
2021-22	$32,032 0.75%	$48,722 0.49%	$60,914 1.08%	$32,015 2.13%	$48,705 1.39%	$60,897 1.81%
2022-23	$31,182 -2.65%	$47,894 -1.70%	$61,614 1.15%	$32,080 0.20%	$48,792 0.18%	$62,512 2.65%
2023-24	$32,249 3.42%	$49,753 3.88%	$61,616 0.00%	$33,627 4.82%	$51,131 4.79%	$62,994 0.77%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Vermont colleges is $15,145 for Vermont residents and $32,649 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $44,512.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $16,276 for Vermont residents and $25,303 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $24,932.

The tuition & fees has increased 24.24% for undergraduate programs at Vermont colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Vermont colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$12,233	$26,278	$34,203	$14,197	$28,147	$20,014
2015-16	$12,589 2.91%	$27,138 3.27%	$40,341 17.95%	$13,839 -2.52%	$27,948 -0.71%	$20,901 4.43%
2016-17	$13,044 3.61%	$27,934 2.93%	$37,068 -8.11%	$14,825 7.12%	$27,361 -2.10%	$23,171 10.86%
2017-18	$13,572 4.05%	$28,894 3.44%	$38,492 3.84%	$14,705 -0.81%	$25,057 -8.42%	$23,318 0.63%
2018-19	$14,260 5.07%	$30,172 4.42%	$37,725 -1.99%	$12,639 -14.05%	$21,364 -14.74%	$24,310 4.25%
2019-20	$14,582 2.26%	$31,036 2.86%	$42,568 12.84%	$13,257 4.89%	$22,226 4.03%	$25,996 6.94%
2020-21	$15,073 3.37%	$31,763 2.34%	$43,544 2.29%	$13,453 1.48%	$22,471 1.10%	$26,265 1.03%
2021-22	$15,076 0.02%	$31,766 0.01%	$43,958 0.95%	$13,600 1.09%	$22,618 0.65%	$26,627 1.38%
2022-23	$14,732 -2.28%	$31,444 -1.01%	$45,164 2.74%	$14,080 3.53%	$22,540 -0.34%	$19,324 -27.43%
2023-24	$15,145 2.80%	$32,649 3.83%	$44,512 -1.44%	$14,240 1.14%	$23,267 3.23%	$23,412 21.16%

Vermont 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Vermont Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

For the current year (2024), the average book & supplies costs is $1,182 for Vermont colleges. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2015 to 2024.

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Vermont colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,100
2015-16	$1,238 12.55%
2016-17	$1,147 -7.35%
2017-18	$1,113 -2.96%
2018-19	$1,206 8.36%
2019-20	$1,218 1.00%
2020-21	$1,268 4.11%
2021-22	$1,181 -6.86%
2022-23	$1,231 4.23%
2023-24	$1,182 -3.98%

Living Costs Changes

For Vermont colleges, the living have increased 23.81% when a student lives on campus facilities and 30.13% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Vermont colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$12,560	$13,201
2015-16	$16,088 17.29%	$16,796 21.55%
2016-17	$13,459 -8.57%	$14,093 -12.34%
2017-18	$13,881 3.58%	$14,554 4.27%
2018-19	$14,293 1.85%	$14,956 -0.93%
2019-20	$14,952 4.62%	$15,565 4.64%
2020-21	$15,454 3.99%	$16,096 7.80%
2021-22	$15,775 3.93%	$16,496 7.19%
2022-23	$15,219 -3.85%	$16,017 2.36%
2023-24	$15,922 4.44%	$17,329 3.44%

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