Vermont State University
Randolph, VT · Public · Rural (remote) · VSU · VT Tech VTC
Public institution in Randolph, VT · 3,567 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate · $50,331 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 16%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,8651,157th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,400722nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,408946th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $30,074942nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,000310th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,3311,051st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,3401,139th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 48.9%1,206th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 66.8%1,390th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 83.2%1,013th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,567622nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 31.5%1,118th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 135 mi (BOS)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $45
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 21 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $64,493 | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,124 | — |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $57,318 | — |
| Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $56,776 | $56,931 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $44,189 | — |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | $37,748 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $35,954 | $33,459 |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $31,670 | $37,208 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionConstruction Trades | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1866source
- Athletic nickname: "Knights"source
- Formerly known as "Randolph Normal School" (1866–1910)source
- Formerly known as "Vermont School of Agriculture" (1910–1957)source
- Athletic conference: Yankee Small College Conferencesource
- Plays for the "Maple Sap Bucket{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Tom Haley Staff |date=September 15, 2023 |title=Spartans look to grab elusive Bucket win |url=https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/spartans-look-to-grab-elusive-bucket-win/article_59609799-9c2b-52e7-896c-e4af64fd1b67.html |access-date=November 26, 2023 |website=Rutland Herald |language=en}}" (since 2009)source
Athletics — 17 sports
Other · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Skiing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitevermontstate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 231165)
- Compare colleges in VTRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in VermontEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Vermont State University vs Champlain CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 17 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.