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# University of Vermont Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated October 1, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at University of Vermont?

University of Vermont’s reported acceptance rate is 65.3%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
65.3%

Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.

First-year applicants and admitted students · CDS 2025-26

**Applicants**
25,434

**Admitted**
18,576

Source: University of Vermont Common Data Set 2025-26, C1 · first-time, first-year students.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

University of Vermont admitted 18,576 of 25,434 first-year applicants and enrolled 2,810, according to its 2025-26 Common Data Set. The federal admission rate is 65.3%, below the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

## What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled University of Vermont students report?

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT scores scored between 1300 and 1430. 32% of enrolled students submitted SAT scores, so the range describes a specific subset of the entering class, not a minimum for admission.

For the 8% of enrolled students who submitted ACT scores, the middle half scored between 29 and 33. Of enrolled first-year students with reported class rank, 35% were in the upper tenth, 68% in the upper quarter, and 94% in the upper half. These shares describe only the students who reported a rank.

The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at University of Vermont. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.

**32% of entering students submitted SAT scores**

SAT: reported composite scores

**25th percentile**
1300

**Median**
1360

**75th percentile**
1430

CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.

**8% of entering students submitted ACT scores**

ACT: reported composite scores

**25th percentile**
29

**Median**
31

**75th percentile**
33

CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.

Source: University of Vermont Common Data Set 2025-26, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters.

## Who enrolls at University of Vermont?

**Pell Grant recipients**
13.2%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
10.5%

**First-year retention**
89.2%

Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.

About these student measures

The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.

University of Vermont combines a substantial undergraduate population with a visible, though smaller, transfer route. Pell Grant recipients account for 13.2% of undergraduates, and an estimated 10.5% enter as transfers or part-time students; federal enrollment is 11,743 undergraduates.

This points to a campus composed chiefly of students who start there, alongside students arriving after prior college work. In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 25,434 first-year applicants, 18,576 admitted, and 2,810 enrolled.

It also reported 827 degree-seeking transfer applicants, 695 admitted, and 296 enrolled. Pell-eligible and transfer applicants should compare aid offers and map transferable coursework before applying.

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, University of Vermont reported that the first-time, full-time fall 2024 entering class retained 89% of full-time, first-time bachelor’s students to the next fall. Federal data show an 89.2% first-year retention rate, above the 83.1% peer median for comparable institutions.

For the first-time full-time cohort, the [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) is 78.6%, above the peer median of 65.0%. Pell recipients in that cohort complete within six years at 69.1%, below the overall rate by 9.5 percentage points.

Enrolled students can expect strong early persistence alongside a completion rate that exceeds the comparable-institution median, though Pell completion is lower than the overall figure.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).