List of colleges and universities in Vermont

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There are 13 colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Vermont that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. [1] These include one research university, four master's universities, five primarily baccalaureate colleges, an art school, a law school, and a community college.

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There are three public institutions in Vermont, including the state's flagship public university is the University of Vermont (UVM). [2] The other two public institutions are organized as the Vermont State Colleges system, comprising Vermont State University and the Community College of Vermont. Colleges in Vermont range in size from UVM, with 13,348 students as of 2022, to Sterling College, a private work college with 112 students. All 13 institutions are accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. [3]

Three schools claim to be the oldest college in Vermont. UVM was chartered in 1791 but did not begin instruction until 1800 or grant a degree until 1804. Middlebury College was chartered in 1800 and was Vermont's first college to grant an academic degree in 1802. Castleton University, which today is a campus of Vermont State University, was considered to be the oldest institution of higher learning in Vermont, having been originally chartered as a grammar school in 1787. [4] [5] [6] Vermont's newest college not formed from existing institutions is Landmark College, founded in 1984 to serve students with learning disabilities.

Institutions

SchoolLocation(s)ControlType [7] Enrollment
(2023) [8] 		Founded [9]
Bennington College Bennington Private Baccalaureate college 8671932
Champlain College Burlington Private Master's university 3,3281878
Community College of Vermont 12 locationsPublic Associate's college 5,3771970 [10]
Landmark College Putney Private Baccalaureate/associate's college 6501984 [11]
Middlebury College Middlebury Private Baccalaureate college 2,8571800
Norwich University Northfield Private Master's university 3,2741819
Saint Michael's College Colchester Private
(Catholic)		 Baccalaureate college 1,3701904
SIT Graduate Institute Brattleboro Private Master's university 6401965 [12]
Sterling College Craftsbury Common Private Baccalaureate college 781958
University of Vermont Burlington Public Research university 14,3201791
Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier
(online only)		Private Art school 2231831 [13]
Vermont Law and Graduate School South Royalton Private Law school 6901972 [14]
Vermont State University MultiplePublic Master's university 5,1362023

Out-of-state institutions

Out-of-state colleges may offer degree programs in Vermont with approval of the Vermont State Board of Education, with input from the Vermont Higher Education Council, whose members include all the colleges and universities in Vermont. [15] [16]

As of 2024, the only out-of-state institution offering degrees in Vermont is Southern New Hampshire University, which offers graduate degrees in education at the former Trinity College campus in Colchester. [17]

Unaccredited institutions

Two institutions are authorized by the state to offer degrees, but have not been recognized by a regional or national accrediting body:

Defunct institutions

SchoolLocationControlTypeFoundedClosedNotes
Burlington College Burlington Private Baccalaureate college 19722016 [21]
Castleton University Castleton Public Baccalaureate college 17982023Merged into Vermont State University
Castleton Medical College Castleton Private Medical school 18181862 [22]
College of St. Joseph Rutland Private
(Catholic)		 Master's university 19562019
Green Mountain College Poultney Private
(Methodist)		 Baccalaureate college 18342019
Goddard College Plainfield Private Master's university 19382024
Johnson State College Johnson Public Baccalaureate college 18282018Merged with Lyndon State College to form Northern Vermont University [23]
Lyndon State College Lyndonville Public Baccalaureate college 19112018Merged with Johnson State College to form Northern Vermont University [23]
Mark Hopkins College Brattleboro Private Baccalaureate college 19641978 [24]
Marlboro College Marlboro Private Baccalaureate college 19462020Donated endowment to Emerson College to create Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies [25]
New England Culinary Institute Montpelier Private
(for-profit)		 Culinary school 19802021
Northern Vermont University Lyndon and Johnson Public Master's university 20182023Merged into Vermont State University
Royalton College South Royalton Private Baccalaureate college 19651981 [26] [27]
Southern Vermont College Bennington Private Baccalaureate college 19262019
Trinity College of Vermont Burlington Private
(Catholic)		 Master's university 19252001 [28]
Vermont Medical College Woodstock Private Medical school 18271856 [29]
Vermont Technical College Randolph and Williston Public Baccalaureate college 18662023Merged into Vermont State University
Woodbury College Montpelier Private Baccalaureate college 19752008Merged into Champlain College
Windham College Putney Private Baccalaureate college 19511978 [30]

See also

References and notes

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  1. ↑ "Institutions Search - CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION". carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  2. ↑ Campus tensions in Connecticut: Searching for Solutions in the Nineties. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. 1994. p. 1.
  3. ↑ "Vermont Institutions". New England Commission of Higher Education. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Castleton State College | Liberal Arts, Education, Vermont | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  5. ↑ "'Vermont's First College' Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ "information-history-index". Vermont State University Castleton. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  7. ↑ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification:
    "Institution Lookup". The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  8. ↑ Enrollment is the total enrollment as reported by IPEDS for fall 2023.
  9. ↑ U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008" . Retrieved September 5, 2007.
  10. ↑ Community College of Vermont. "Facts at a Glance". Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
  11. ↑ Landmark College. "The Landmark College Story" . Retrieved September 5, 2007.
  12. ↑ School for International Training. "Virtual Campus Tour". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
  13. ↑ Vermont College of Fine Arts. "Vermont College of Fine Arts Progress Report January 2007—January 2008". Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
  14. ↑ Vermont Law School. "VLS Press Kit". Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
  15. ↑ Vermont Higher Education Council. "Certification" . Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  16. ↑ Vermont Agency of Education. "Postsecondary Programs" . Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  17. ↑ "SNHU Vermont". Southern New Hampshire University. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Programs". Center for Cartoon Studies. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  19. ↑ "The Accreditation Question" (PDF). Center for Cartoon Studies. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  20. ↑ Art Toalston (September 17, 2014). "Baptist college gains Vermont accreditation". Baptist Press. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  21. ↑ Holm, Coralee (May 16, 2016). "Burlington College Closes Academic Programs". Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  22. ↑ Castleton Historical Society. "Castleton Medical College Chapel". Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  23. 1 2 Noyes, Amy Kolb (September 22, 2017). "How Rival State Colleges Are Merging To Become Northern Vermont University". www.vpr.org.
  24. ↑ Ohles, John F. (1982). Private colleges and universities, Volume 1. Greenwood Press. p. 736. ISBN   0-313-23323-3.
  25. ↑ "Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary Studies, Emerson College". www.emerson.edu. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  26. ↑ The College Blue Book: Narrative descriptions. Macmillan. 1987. p. 709. ISBN   0-02-695880-5.
  27. ↑ Drysdale, M.D. (October 17, 2013). "Law School Founder Doria Is Dead". The Herald. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  28. ↑ Trinity College of Vermont Association of Alumni and Friends. "History of Trinity College of Vermont". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
  29. ↑ Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association (1918). Medical Colleges of the United States and of Foreign Countries. American Medical Association. p. 16.
  30. ↑ Putney Historical Society. "History Timeline 1500s-2004". Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2007.

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