Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Vermont Colleges

There are 16 active four-years colleges and universities in Vermont - 5 public and 11 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Vermont is 63.99% - 36,070 students accepted out of total 67,460.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes lower from 76.99% to 63.99%. The Vermont Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 27.20% and the yield is lower than 33.71%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 71.76% where the current academic year rate is 63.99% at Vermont Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.12% and women students' rate is 71.85%. Last year, it was slightly harder to get into Vermont Colleges than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Vermont Colleges have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Vermont Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	76.99%	75.61%	77.61%
2013-14	77.75% 0.76%	76.82% 0.10%	77.71% 0.10%
2014-15	77.32% -0.43%	76.68% -0.57%	77.14% -0.57%
2015-16	70.75% -6.58%	67.31% -5.22%	71.92% -5.22%
2016-17	67.70% -3.04%	66.38% -3.89%	68.03% -3.89%
2017-18	71.03% 3.32%	67.15% 3.75%	71.78% 3.75%
2018-19	70.83% -0.20%	70.62% -1.89%	69.89% -1.89%
2019-20	70.71% -0.12%	69.98% -0.45%	69.44% -0.45%
2020-21	71.44% 0.73%	69.10% 2.82%	72.27% 2.82%
2021-22	70.84% -0.61%	70.33% -2.18%	70.09% -2.18%
2022-23	63.99% -6.85%	61.37% -5.60%	64.49% -5.60%
Average	71.76%	70.12%	71.85%

Vermont Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 30.78% where the current academic year yield is 27.20%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Vermont Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	33.71%	35.38%	32.60%
2013-14	30.98% -2.73%	31.47% -1.04%	31.55% -1.04%
2014-15	33.47% 2.48%	37.67% -0.32%	31.23% -0.32%
2015-16	30.18% -3.29%	33.86% -3.87%	27.36% -3.87%
2016-17	36.32% 6.14%	38.38% 7.57%	34.93% 7.57%
2017-18	34.61% -1.71%	30.31% -0.78%	34.15% -0.78%
2018-19	28.33% -6.28%	28.43% -6.53%	27.61% -6.53%
2019-20	26.46% -1.87%	28.10% -1.62%	25.99% -1.62%
2020-21	26.22% -0.24%	27.93% -0.66%	25.33% -0.66%
2021-22	31.11% 4.89%	32.93% 4.45%	29.77% 4.45%
2022-23	27.20% -3.91%	26.12% -2.72%	27.05% -2.72%
Average	30.78%	31.87%	29.78%

Vermont Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 52,345, the average number of admitted is 32,140, and the average number of enrolled students is 6,137 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Vermont Colleges increased by 14.38% (8,483 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Vermont Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	48,607	32,239	6,217
2013-14	49,438 831	32,582 -96	6,121 -96
2014-15	50,960 1,522	32,993 -35	6,086 -35
2015-16	53,862 2,902	33,538 -90	5,996 -90
2016-17	50,711 -3,151	31,386 436	6,432 436
2017-18	50,208 -503	30,486 -113	6,319 -113
2018-19	52,003 1,795	31,972 46	6,365 46
2019-20	48,492 -3,511	29,665 -321	6,044 -321
2020-21	45,072 -3,420	28,838 -575	5,469 -575
2021-22	58,977 13,905	33,772 719	6,188 719
2022-23	67,460 8,483	36,070 85	6,273 85
Average	52,345	32,140	6,137

Vermont Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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Middlebury College Private, four-years | Middlebury
Norwich University Private, four-years | Northfield
Saint Michael's College Private, four-years | Colchester
College of St Joseph Private, four-years | Rutland
Sterling College Private, four-years | Craftsbury Common
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