Enrollment Trends for Vermont Colleges

Vermont Colleges Enrollment Trends Summary (2015-2025)

Overall Population Change:
- Total Enrollment: 33,315 students were enrolled in Vermont colleges.
- 10-Year Change: The total student population decreased by -4% compared to a decade ago.
Student Level Trends:
- Undergraduate Growth: Undergraduate enrollment saw a decrease of -2.89% compared to a decade ago.
- Graduate Growth: Graduate enrollment saw a decrease of -9.69% compared to a decade ago.
Gender Dynamics:
- Current Ratio: There are more women students than men, with a ratio of 1.30 women to 1 man.
- Women Enrollment: Women students total 18,811 and have increased by 5.48% compared to a decade ago.
- Men Enrollment: Men students total 14,504 and have decreased by -14.21% compared to a decade ago.
Online Education Growth:
- Online Exclusively: 4,718 students (14.16%) are enrolled exclusively in online programs.
- Online Growth: The number of students enrolled completely online has seen a dramatic increase of 32% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 35,013, and 33,315 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 82.86% are undergraduate students and 17.14% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 711, and the graduate student enrollment decreased by 451.

The women to men ratio is 1.30 to 1, meaning that there are slightly more women students enrolled in Vermont Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Vermont Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	34,740	28,535	14,373	14,162	6,205	2,533	3,672
2015-16	34,940 200	28,811 276	14,436 63	14,375 213	6,129 -76	2,499 -34	3,630 -42
2016-17	36,276 1,336	29,736 925	14,840 404	14,896 521	6,540 411	2,709 210	3,831 201
2017-18	36,100 -176	29,860 124	14,708 -132	15,152 256	6,240 -300	2,571 -138	3,669 -162
2018-19	36,571 471	30,434 574	14,908 200	15,526 374	6,137 -103	2,474 -97	3,663 -6
2019-20	35,822 -749	29,910 -524	14,656 -252	15,254 -272	5,912 -225	2,271 -203	3,641 -22
2020-21	34,522 -1,300	28,516 -1,394	13,682 -974	14,834 -420	6,006 94	2,321 50	3,685 44
2021-22	34,874 352	28,766 250	13,448 -234	15,318 484	6,108 102	2,251 -70	3,857 172
2022-23	34,292 -582	28,478 -288	12,951 -497	15,527 209	5,814 -294	2,037 -214	3,777 -80
2023-24	33,696 -596	27,884 -594	12,559 -392	15,325 -202	5,812 -2	2,059 22	3,753 -24
2024-25	33,315 -381	27,711 -173	12,475 -84	15,236 -89	5,604 -208	2,029 -30	3,575 -178
Average	35,013	28,967	13,912	15,055	6,046	2,341	3,705

Vermont Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 28,967. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 824 from 28,535 to 27,711.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Vermont Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	28,535	24,633	12,535	12,098	3,902	1,838	2,064
2015-16	28,811	24,749	12,383	12,366	4,062	2,053	2,009
2016-17	29,736	25,156	12,453	12,703	4,580	2,387	2,193
2017-18	29,860	25,180	12,311	12,869	4,680	2,397	2,283
2018-19	30,434	25,791	12,548	13,243	4,643	2,360	2,283
2019-20	29,910	25,217	12,211	13,006	4,693	2,445	2,248
2020-21	28,516	23,808	11,195	12,613	4,708	2,487	2,221
2021-22	28,766	24,514	11,291	13,223	4,252	2,157	2,095
2022-23	28,478	24,599	10,990	13,609	3,879	1,961	1,918
2023-24	27,884	24,290	10,735	13,555	3,594	1,824	1,770
2024-25	27,711	24,206	10,712	13,494	3,505	1,763	1,742
Average	28,967	28,967	11,760	12,980	28,967	2,152	2,075

Vermont Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 6,046. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students decreased by 601 from 6,205 to 5,604.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Vermont Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	6,205	3,954	1,798	2,156	2,251	735	1,516
2015-16	6,129	3,960	1,799	2,161	2,169	700	1,469
2016-17	6,540	4,102	1,896	2,206	2,438	813	1,625
2017-18	6,240	3,943	1,804	2,139	2,297	767	1,530
2018-19	6,137	3,829	1,731	2,098	2,308	743	1,565
2019-20	5,912	3,735	1,618	2,117	2,177	653	1,524
2020-21	6,006	3,748	1,634	2,114	2,258	687	1,571
2021-22	6,108	3,777	1,532	2,245	2,331	719	1,612
2022-23	5,814	3,462	1,333	2,129	2,352	704	1,648
2023-24	5,812	3,303	1,324	1,979	2,509	735	1,774
2024-25	5,604	3,131	1,294	1,837	2,473	735	1,738
Average	6,046	6,046	1,615	2,107	6,046	726	1,597

Vermont Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 72.68%. The percentage was 76.68% 10 years ago and Vermont Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 3.47% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.60% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Vermont Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2014-15	173	872	896	1,583	28	26,637	1,025
2015-16	160	903	1,002	1,692	28	26,187	1,041
2016-17	154	1,013	1,219	1,924	27	26,702	1,132
2017-18	137	1,029	1,290	2,015	35	26,417	1,152
2018-19	106	1,054	1,351	2,106	41	26,983	1,427
2019-20	99	1,045	1,258	2,054	31	26,872	1,181
2020-21	95	1,110	1,224	2,184	22	25,800	1,207
2021-22	88	1,172	1,212	2,230	22	26,241	1,273
2022-23	91	1,170	1,205	2,052	14	25,472	1,558
2023-24	86	1,171	1,163	2,363	15	24,872	1,425
2024-25	82	1,166	1,210	2,455	16	24,406	1,480
Average	116	1,064	1,185	2,060	25	26,054	1,264

Vermont Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,718 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 58.96% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Vermont Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	34,838	2,968	2,625	29,245
2013-14	33,897	3,082	1,298	29,517
2014-15	34,740	3,571	1,320	29,849
2015-16	34,940	4,150	3,742	27,048
2016-17	36,276	5,095	1,451	29,730
2017-18	36,100	4,845	1,850	29,405
2018-19	36,571	5,099	2,283	29,189
2019-20	35,822	4,890	2,824	28,108
2020-21	34,522	7,339	12,011	15,172
2021-22	34,874	5,634	6,311	22,929
2022-23	34,292	5,021	5,643	23,628
2023-24	33,696	4,689	6,147	22,860
2024-25	33,315	4,718	6,137	22,460
Average	34,914	4,700	4,126	26,088