Vermont Colleges Enrollment Trends

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 35,170, and 34,292 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023. Of the total students, 83.05% are undergraduate students and 16.95% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students increased by 85, and the graduate student enrollment decreased by 631.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1, meaning that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Vermont Colleges than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Vermont Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	34,838	28,393	14,008	14,385	6,445	2,646	3,799
2013-14	33,897 -941	27,950 -443	13,810 -198	14,140 -245	5,947 -498	2,465 -181	3,482 -317
2014-15	34,740 843	28,535 585	14,373 563	14,162 22	6,205 258	2,533 68	3,672 190
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
Average	35,170	29,035	14,165	14,870	6,135	2,434	3,701

Student Population Changes of Vermont Colleges

Vermont Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 29,035. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 85 from 28,393 to 28,478.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Vermont Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	28,393	24,995	12,639	12,356	3,398	1,369	2,029
2013-14	27,950	24,602	12,315	12,287	3,348	1,495	1,853
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
Average	29,035	29,035	12,079	12,761	29,035	2,086	2,109

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes of Vermont Colleges

Vermont Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 6,135. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students decreased by 631 from 6,445 to 5,814.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Vermont Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	6,445	4,648	2,096	2,552	1,797	550	1,247
2013-14	5,947	3,779	1,746	2,033	2,168	719	1,449
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
Average	6,135	6,135	1,726	2,177	6,135	708	1,523

Graduate Enrollment Changes of Vermont Colleges

Vermont Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 74.28%. The percentage was 75.46% 10 years ago and Vermont Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 3.41% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.51% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Vermont Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	138	775	691	1,246	27	26,289	707
2013-14	178	866	809	1,404	52	26,339	760
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
Average	129	1,001	1,105	1,863	30	26,358	1,133

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes of Vermont Colleges

Vermont Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,021 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 69.17% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Vermont Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

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
Average	35,170	4,699	3,760	26,711

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes of Vermont Colleges

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Enrollment Trends for Vermont Colleges