Enrollment Trends at VTC

The student population at Vermont State University is 5,093 (4,108 undergraduate and 985 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,534 (226.68%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at VTC is 80.66% which is increased by 2,549 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 985 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 69 male students for every 100 female students, down from 114 in 2015.
887 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 981.71% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,278 where 5,093 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 5,136 students in 2024 and was lowest at 1,414 in 2023. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,559 to 5,093 students, a net gain of 3,534 (226.7%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,559	1,559	830	729	0	0	0
2016-17	1,645 86	1,638 79	846 16	792 63	7 7	6 6	1 1
2017-18	1,616 -29	1,610 -28	848 2	762 -30	6 -1	5 -1	1
2018-19	1,638 22	1,632 22	849 1	783 21	6	5	1
2019-20	1,704 66	1,696 64	907 58	789 6	8 2	6 1	2 1
2020-21	1,520 -184	1,516 -180	747 -160	769 -20	4 -4	4 -2	0 -2
2021-22	1,452 -68	1,449 -67	706 -41	743 -26	3 -1	2 -2	1 1
2022-23	1,414 -38	1,412 -37	691 -15	721 -22	2 -1	2	0 -1
2023-24	5,136 3,722	4,087 2,675	1,822 1,131	2,265 1,544	1,049 1,047	238 236	811 811
2024-25	5,093 -43	4,108 21	1,852 30	2,256 -9	985 -64	219 -19	766 -45
Average	2,278	2,071	1,010	1,061	207	49	158

Vermont State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,071 where 4,108 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Vermont State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,559	1,009	604	405	550	226	324
2016-17	1,638	1,021	603	418	617	243	374
2017-18	1,610	958	569	389	652	279	373
2018-19	1,632	987	587	400	645	262	383
2019-20	1,696	1,028	606	422	668	301	367
2020-21	1,516	829	454	375	687	293	394
2021-22	1,449	757	410	347	692	296	396
2022-23	1,412	744	392	352	668	299	369
2023-24	4,087	2,825	1,340	1,485	1,262	482	780
2024-25	4,108	2,840	1,345	1,495	1,268	507	761
Average	2,071	2,071	691	609	2,071	319	452

Vermont State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 207 where 985 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Vermont State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016-17	7	2	2	0	5	4	1
2017-18	6	2	1	1	4	4	0
2018-19	6	1	1	0	5	4	1
2019-20	8	5	3	2	3	3	0
2020-21	4	2	2	0	2	2	0
2021-22	3	1	0	1	2	2	0
2022-23	2	0	0	0	2	2	0
2023-24	1,049	81	23	58	968	215	753
2024-25	985	110	29	81	875	190	685
Average	207	207	6	14	207	43	144

Vermont State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 81.15%. The percentage was 87.56% 10 years ago and VTC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.67% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.10% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.73% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 87.56% to 81.15%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.22% to 1.67%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.96% to 4.10%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.05% to 4.73%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3364 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2317 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Vermont State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	10	19	15	32	0	1,365	49
2016-17	10	27	21	34	0	1,424	51
2017-18	8	29	21	45	1	1,375	64
2018-19	5	17	25	32	0	1,204	283
2019-20	5	34	49	38	0	1,462	50
2020-21	7	26	41	39	0	1,282	59
2021-22	7	34	35	47	1	1,190	70
2022-23	8	29	37	29	1	1,191	53
2023-24	22	81	181	212	4	4,131	154
2024-25	21	85	209	241	3	4,133	148
Average	10	38	63	75	1	1,876	98

Vermont State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

887 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 981.71% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Vermont State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	1,559	82	281	1,196
2016-17	1,645	128	286	1,231
2017-18	1,616	122	297	1,197
2018-19	1,638	145	253	1,240
2019-20	1,704	109	243	1,352
2020-21	1,520	113	521	886
2021-22	1,452	205	388	859
2022-23	1,414	231	450	733
2023-24	5,136	768	1,503	2,865
2024-25	5,093	887	1,665	2,541
Average	2,278	279	589	1,410

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Enrollment Trends at VTC

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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