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University of VermontBurlington, VT · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (8% of graduates). 17 students for every faculty member, more than at 78% of colleges. 77% of faculty are full-time. Spends $14,705 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

2,949 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 30% of graduates; 89 programs in 24 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02018.0% 236
    Graduates in this field earn $82,284 4 years out
  2. Psychology, General 42.01017.2% 212
    Graduates in this field earn $52,805 4 years out
  3. Environmental Studies 03.01035.2% 154
    Graduates in this field earn $46,986 4 years out
  4. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01014.9% 144
    Graduates in this field earn $50,813 4 years out
  5. Environmental Science 03.01044.6% 136
    Graduates in this field earn $46,986 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Natural resources, 9.0% → 13% of graduates since 2014–15 (384 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$95,036 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $61,803

    4 years after completion$95,036
    National median: $100,647Below typical

    Median federal debt: $24,375 · 41 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Mechanical Engineering$83,438 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $61,626

    4 years after completion$83,438
    National median: $92,135Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $74,749 · Non-Pell: $77,237(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,875 · 178 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$82,571 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $73,068

    4 years after completion$82,571
    National median: $88,910Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $70,424 · Non-Pell: $70,343(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 216 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,284 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $51,051

    4 years after completion$82,284
    National median: $68,257Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $63,143 · Non-Pell: $79,489(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,000 · 412 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Computer Science$81,160 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $62,974

    4 years after completion$81,160
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    Median federal debt: $20,734 · 174 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college17 to 1
17 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 78% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 17 to 1 in its Common Data Set (13,067 students, 758 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

43%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 17% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–931018%
10–1942025%
20–2936522%
30–3917010%
40–491398%
50–9918311%
100+1066%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • Honors program
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, humanities, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty77%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$92,739

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$14,705
$14,705
← Lessmore than 76% of 557More →
Endowment per student$64,696
$64,696
← Lessmore than 92% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;University of Vermont Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of Vermont Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)