ABOUT SAINT MICHAEL'S

Fast Facts
Saint Michael’s College is a 4-year university that offers top-level academics and an excellent environment for learning and living. It’s a great university for success in career and life.

  • Founded in 1904
  • Rated among top 10% of US universities and colleges
  • Approximately 2,000 undergraduate students
  • Vermont rated among safest and healthiest US states
  • Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
  • Average class size: 16
  • 94% of faculty have highest degree in their field.

Rankings & Accolades
Saint Michael’s College is consistently rated among the top 10% of universities and colleges in the United States.

  • Ranked highly as a “Tier 1” Liberal Arts Institution by U.S. News and World Report (Number 105). Featured as one of The Best 371 Colleges in 2010 by The Princeton Review. With 4,140 universities and colleges in the United States, this puts us in the top 9%!
  • Regularly ranked in the top 10 of Northern Universities.
  • Saint Michael’s has a Phi-Beta Kappa Chapter on campus. Phi-Beta Kappa stands for academic and research excellence, and fewer than 10% of universities are awarded this privilege.
  • Selected to appear in the Colleges of Distinction admissions guidebook, published in 2008, which profiles 150 colleges throughout the United States that “excel in engaging students, offering great teaching, providing a vibrant campus community and resulting in successful outcomes for their students.”

Are our Graduates Successful?
After receiving a Bachelors degree from Saint Michael’s, over 95% of our students enter the work force in a variety of careers or continue their education in a (post) graduate program.  Our most prominent graduates have found fame in politics, business, the arts, and other fields. More recent graduates are profiled here.

Why do US students choose Saint Michael’s?
Each year we ask our new students why they selected Saint Michael’s over all the other universities in the United States. Their top-5 answers are: academic excellence, good relationship with faculty, size of Saint Michael’s, location in Vermont, and a social conscience. 

The Average US Student
All kinds of students attend Saint Michael's, but if we had to provide a general profile, it would look like this:

  • Top 25% of their class.
  • B to B+ Average.
  • Common SAT Score: 1600-1890.
  • From New England, Colorado, New York, New Jersey.
  • Upper middle-class families of European descent.