Admission Profile

CLASS OF 2013
 
Applications
Applied:  3,356*
Accepted:  2,439*
Enrolled Students Fall 2008: 536*
* 4-year average

Secondary School Class Rank
Top 10%:  27%
Top 20%:  44%
Top 25%:  53%
Top 50%:  85%
Unranked: 32%

Average SAT Scores
Accepted (573V/578M/574W): 1725
Middle 50% Accepted: 1570-1870

Average ACT Scores
Accepted: 25

High Schools Represented
Public: 67%
Catholic: 22%
Independent: 11%

Early Action Information
Percent of students who applied Early Action: 51%

Financial Aid
(Fall 2009 Incoming Class)
Percent of students receiving financial aid: 96%
Average first-year student need-based grant/scholarship: $14,000
Average first-year student work study: $1,700
Average first-year federal loans: $6.165
Average first-year financial aid package: $21,970
Merit scholarships are available and valued between $5,000 to full tuition over 4 years. All students are automatically considered for merit based aid. 

TOTAL ENROLLMENT

Enrollment Figures
Full-time students: 2,000
   47% men / 53% women
Average class size: 19
Student/Faculty Ratio: 12:1
   Classes with less than 10 students: 17%
   Classes with 10 to 19 students: 40%
   Classes with 20 to 29 students: 31%
   Classes with 30 to 39 students: 10%
   Classes with more than 40 students: 2%
Percent of tenured/tenure track faculty with terminal degree: 94%
Students returning after their first-year: 91%
 
Geographic Characteristics
37 states and 13 countries represented
Out-of-state/In-state: 80%/20%

Largest number of students (in descending order):

  • Massachusetts: 32%
  • Vermont: 20%
  • New York: 12%
  • New Hampshire: 10%
  • Connecticut: 9%
  • Maine: 5%
  • New Jersey: 3%
  • Other: 9%

Ethnic Breakdown
Caucasian: 94%
Other ethnicities: 6%

Overlap Institutions

  • Fairfield University
  • Holy Cross
  • Providence College
  • St. Lawrence University
  • Stonehill College
  • University of Massachusetts - Amherst
  • University of New Hampshire
  • University of Vermont

Unique Programs

  • Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
  • Honors Program
  • 4+1 MBA Program
  • 3+2 Engineering
  • Extensive Study Abroad
  • Army & Air Force ROTC
  • All-Access Ski Pass to Smugglers' Notch Ski Resort
  • Free bus pass to Burlington
 
     
 
 
 
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