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There are 14 colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Vermont. These include one research university, five master's universities, an art school, a law school, and a number of associate's and baccalaureate colleges. One institution chartered in another state also offers degree programs at a location in Vermont.

The state's flagship public university is the University of Vermont. The other two public institutions are organized as the Vermont State Colleges system, of which Vermont State University and the Community College of Vermont are the two constituent parts.

The title of oldest post-secondary institution in Vermont is shared by two institutions. The University of Vermont was chartered in 1791 but did not begin instruction until 1800 or grant a degree until 1804. Middlebury College was chartered in 1800 and is Vermont's oldest operating college and the first to grant an academic degree in 1802. Vermont's newest college not formed from existing institutions is Landmark College, founded in 1984 to serve students with learning disabilities.

The state's colleges range in size from the University of Vermont, with 13,348 students, to Sterling College is a private work college with 112 students as of Fall 2022.

All fourteen institutions are accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.

Institutions

School Location(s) Control Type Enrollment FTE (2022) Founded
Bennington College Bennington Private Baccalaureate college 901 1932
Champlain College Burlington Private Master's university 2,953 1878
Community College of Vermont Multiple Public Associate's college 2,647 1970
Goddard College Plainfield Private Master's university

(announced May 2024 closure)

229 1938
Landmark College Putney Private Baccalaureate/associate's college 435 1984
Middlebury College Middlebury Private Baccalaureate college 3,287 1800
Norwich University Northfield Private Master's university 3,599 1819
Saint Michael's College Colchester Private
(Catholic)
Baccalaureate college 1,741 1904
SIT Graduate Institute Brattleboro Private Master's university 599 1965
Sterling College Craftsbury Common Private Baccalaureate college 112 1958
University of Vermont Burlington Public Research university 13,348 1791
Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier Private Art school

(all programs online with in-person residencies outside Vermont)

278 1831
Vermont Law and Graduate School South Royalton Private Law school 592 1972
Vermont State University Multiple Public Master's university 4,775 2023

Out-of-state institutions

Out-of-state colleges have the ability to offer degree programs in Vermont, provided they are approved by the Vermont State Board of Education, with input from the Vermont Higher Education Council, whose members include all the colleges and universities in Vermont.

As of 2024, the only out of state institution offering degrees in Vermont is Southern New Hampshire University's, which through their School of Education offers graduate programs at a campus in Colchester. These programs had previously existed as part of Trinity College Vermont's offerings until that institution's closure in 2001, at which point its graduation education programs became affiliated with SNHU.

Previously, Springfield College offered a human services degree program in St. Johnsbury from 1991 to 2020. In addition, the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences had a campus in Colchester, Vermont that shut down in June 2021 due to declining enrollment. The Vermont Campus offered the professional pharmacy program and a two-year master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Unaccredited institutions

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

  • The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction offers a Masters of Fine Arts program.
  • Northeastern Baptist College in Bennington offers bachelor's degrees.

Defunct institutions

School Location Control Type Founded Closed Notes
Burlington College Burlington Private Baccalaureate college 1972 2016
Castleton University Castleton Public Baccalaureate college 1798 2023 Merged into Vermont State University
Castleton Medical College Castleton Private Medical school 1818 1862
College of St. Joseph Rutland Private
(Catholic)
Master's university 1956 2019
Green Mountain College Poultney Private
(Methodist)
Baccalaureate college 1834 2019
Johnson State College Johnson Public Baccalaureate college 1828 2018 Merged with Lyndon State College to form Northern Vermont University
Lyndon State College Lyndonville Public Baccalaureate college 1911 2018 Merged with Johnson State College to form Northern Vermont University
Mark Hopkins College Brattleboro Private Baccalaureate college 1964 1978 Founded by Walter F. Hendricks
Marlboro College Marlboro Private Baccalaureate college 1946 2020 Founded by Walter F. Hendricks. Merged with Emerson College
New England Culinary Institute Montpelier Private
(for-profit)
Culinary school 1980 2021
Northern Vermont University Castleton and Johnson Public Master's university 2018 2023 Merged into Vermont State University
Royalton College South Royalton Private Baccalaureate college 1965 1981?
Southern Vermont College Bennington Private Baccalaureate college 1926 2019
Trinity College of Vermont Burlington Private
(Catholic)
Master's university 1925 2001
Vermont Medical College Woodstock Private Medical school 1827 1856
Vermont Technical College Randolph and Williston Public Baccalaureate college 1866 2023 Merged into Vermont State University
Woodbury College Montpelier Private Baccalaureate college 1975 2008 Merged with Champlain College
Windham College Putney Private Baccalaureate college 1951 1978 Founded by Walter F. Hendricks

See also

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  • Higher education in the United States
  • List of college athletic programs in Vermont
  • List of American institutions of higher education
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