Admission Profile

CLASS OF 2015
 
Applications
Applied:  4,459
Accepted:  3,493
First-Year Students Enrolled for Fall 2011: 550

Secondary School Class Rank
Top 10%:  30%
Top 20%:  51%
Top 25%:  55%
Top 50%:  87%
Unranked: 34%

Average SAT Scores**
Accepted (584V/582M/578W): 1744
Middle 50% Accepted: 1600-1890

Average ACT Scores**
Accepted: 26

** Note: We are test optional. SAT or ACT tests are not required for admission.

High Schools Represented
Public: 70%
Catholic: 20%
Independent: 10%

Early Action Information
Percent of students who applied Early Action: 65%

Financial Aid
(Fall 2011 Incoming Class)
Percent of students receiving need based financial aid: 69%
Average first-year student grant/scholarship: $17,715
Average first-year student work study: $1,625
Average first-year federal loans: $6,524
Average first-year financial aid package: $23,917
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: 13:1
   Classes with less than 10 students: 17%
   Classes with 10 to 19 students: 39%
   Classes with 20 to 29 students: 32%
   Classes with 30 to 39 students: 9%
   Classes with more than 40 students: 3%
Percent of tenured/tenure track faculty with terminal degree: 93%
Students returning after their first-year: 90%
 
Geographic Characteristics
38 states and 14 countries represented
Out-of-state/In-state: 83%/17%

Largest number of students (in descending order):

  • Massachusetts: 27%
  • Vermont: 17%
  • New York: 13%
  • New Hampshire: 12%
  • Connecticut: 9%
  • Other: 20%

Ethnic Breakdown
Caucasian: 93%
Other ethnicities: 7%

Overlap Institutions

  • Fairfield University
  • Holy Cross
  • Providence College
  • St. Anselm
  • 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
  • Consortium agreement with Vermont Law School
  • Pre-Pharmacy doctoral program with Albany College of Pharmacy
  • Pre-Physical Therapy doctoral program with University of Vermont
  • 4+1 MBA Program
  • 3+2 Engineering
  • Extensive Study Abroad
  • Army ROTC
  • All-Access Ski Pass to Smugglers' Notch Ski Resort
  • Cultural Pass to the Flynn Theatre, Burlington’s premier performing arts venue
  • Free bus pass to Burlington
  • Student Run Fire & Rescue

Accolades

  • Ranked #93 in US News & World Report
  • Included in the Fiske Guide
  • Ranked #88 out of 650 best undergraduate institutions by Forbes
  • Included in Princeton Review's Guide to Best 376 Colleges

Outcomes

  • 70% acceptance rate to law school
  • 90% acceptance rate to medical school and dental school
  • Post-graduation outcomes for class of 2010 (as of Feb 2011):
    • 70% have full time employment
    • 19% are in graduate school
    • 7% are volunteering full-time
 
     
 
 
 
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