Vermont Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 6 Vermont colleges that have competitive admission is 60.41% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is higher by 7.53%. The acceptance rate at 4 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 University of Vermont (65.30%) are following it in the list of Tightest Vermont 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 $54,734 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,543 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 Colleges To Get In

Table. Tightest Vermont 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
1		University of Vermont Burlington, VTPublic, 4-year 65.30%
5.28%		15.84%1,360$45,502
($19,058)		14,47679.00%17 to 1
4
2		Norwich University Northfield, VTPrivate, 4-year 74.44%
0.83%		13.75%1,190$49,7403,14960.00%13 to 1
5
-		Champlain College Burlington, VTPrivate, 4-year 82.92%
16.20%		11.51%1,310$47,8503,25965.00%13 to 1
6
1		Saint Michael's College Colchester, VTPrivate, 4-year 84.51%
7.34%		11.80%1,210$51,4501,32373.00%10 to 1
Average60.41%18.13%1,318$54,734
($19,058)		4,32373.17%12 to 1