Vermont Private Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 5 private Vermont colleges that have competitive admission is 59.43% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is higher by 7.75%. The acceptance rate at 3 private Vermont colleges increased and the rate of 2 colleges decreased.

Middlebury College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 10.75%. Bennington College (44.53%) and Norwich University (74.44%) are following it in the list of Tightest Vermont Private Colleges to Get In.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Middlebury College stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Bennington College ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $56,580 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,799 for the academic year 2024-2025.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Tightest Vermont Private Colleges To Get In

Table. Tightest Vermont Private Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Middlebury College Middlebury, VTPrivate, 4-year 10.75%
0.38%		44.36%1,500$67,6002,80391.00%8 to 1
2
1		Bennington College Bennington, VTPrivate, 4-year 44.53%
3.51%		11.54%1,335$66,26292771.00%9 to 1
3
2		Norwich University Northfield, VTPrivate, 4-year 74.44%
0.83%		13.75%1,190$49,7403,14960.00%13 to 1
4
-		Champlain College Burlington, VTPrivate, 4-year 82.92%
16.20%		11.51%1,310$47,8503,25965.00%13 to 1
5
1		Saint Michael's College Colchester, VTPrivate, 4-year 84.51%
7.34%		11.80%1,210$51,4501,32373.00%10 to 1
Average59.43%18.59%1,309$56,5802,29272.00%11 to 1