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A PUBLIC R1. BURLINGTON. STOWE.

University of Vermont

The University of Vermont is a public research university of about 11,600 undergraduates on a hill above Lake Champlain in Burlington, the state's largest city. Its ski program is the most decorated in the East, with six NCAA team championships and 73 individual national champions, and its alpine home is Stowe Mountain Resort, where UVM will host the 2027 NCAA Championships. As a Division I program in the EISA, it can offer athletic aid.

Burlington, VT

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NCAA divisionEISA · NCAA skiing
D1
UndergraduatesFall 2025
~11,600
Acceptance rateFall 2025 entering class
73%
Tuition, in-state / out-of-state2026-27
$16,938 / $46,655
Alpine home venueMount Mansfield
Stowe
Student-faculty ratioPublished
17:1
Roster athletes2026-27
13
NCAA power rankscore 36.79
#6

Why Vermont?

A real city.A real program.

UVM is the mid-sized option in the East: a research university with eight colleges, a walkable downtown a few blocks from campus and a ski team that races for national titles. The venue is not on campus, so the drive to Stowe is part of the deal.

  • View from the Long Trail on Mount Mansfield toward the Stowe ski trails, home venue of UVM alpine racing

    The winningest program in the East

    Vermont has six NCAA team championships (1980, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2012), 73 individual national champions and 415 All-American citations.(uvmathletics.com)

  • A mogul trail at Stowe with Mount Mansfield's neighboring peak behind

    Stowe as a home hill

    UVM hosts the alpine portion of its carnival on Mount Mansfield Ski Club's Main Street at Stowe and will host the 2027 NCAA Championships there, its eighth time as host.(uvmathletics.com)

  • Church Street Marketplace pedestrian street in downtown Burlington at dusk

    Burlington on the lake

    Campus sits in a small city on Lake Champlain about 200 miles from Boston, with the Church Street Marketplace a short walk downhill.(catalogue.uvm.edu)

  • The Dudley H. Davis Center, UVM's student center, in Burlington

    Eight colleges, one campus

    An R1 university with the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, the Grossman School of Business, engineering, nursing and health sciences and a large arts and sciences college.(catalogue.uvm.edu)

About the school

The honest version.

What the school is, what it is known for, and what a family should weigh before committing.

The University of Vermont is a public research university with R1 status and roughly 11,600 undergraduates in Burlington, the state's largest city, set on a hill between Lake Champlain and the Green Mountains. It has eight colleges and schools; the strengths families notice are environmental and natural resource programs, nursing and health sciences tied to the medical center, engineering, business and a large arts and sciences college. It is mid-sized, and most undergraduates come from out of state. Burlington is a lively college town with a walkable downtown, which is part of why people choose it. For a ski racer, UVM is one of the strongest programs in the East: six NCAA team titles, 39 EISA championships and 73 individual national champions. The alpine team's home venue is Stowe Mountain Resort, where UVM hosts its carnival on Mount Mansfield Ski Club's Main Street and will host the 2027 NCAA Championships. It is Division I in the EISA, so athletic aid is possible. The catches are an out-of-state sticker over $66,000 and recent budget tightening as enrollment falls.

Know before you commit

  • Out-of-state cost is high for a public: $68,878 total cost of attendance in 2026-27, with no full-need guarantee.(uvm.edu)
  • Enrollment and budget pressure: UVM projected a $12 million deficit for FY2027 on a roughly 15% drop in first-year enrollment and 7% drop in undergraduates, closed through position eliminations and departmental cuts (August 2026).(vtdigger.org)
  • No hill on campus: alpine training and the home carnival are at Stowe, and the university does not publish a drive time from Burlington.(uvmathletics.com)

Feel the campus

From first tracks to final exams.

Credited archive photographs of the campus, the town and the hill; not current team photography.

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Ski team experience

Catamounts.Built for March.

Vermont skiing is a Division I program in the EISA with alpine and nordic squads that score together at carnivals and the NCAA Championships. Alpine races slalom and giant slalom, hosts its carnival at Stowe and is coached by Bill Reichelt; the program will host the 2027 NCAA Championships at Stowe and Craftsbury.

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Team athletes
13
Men / women
7 / 6
International athletes
10
NCAA team championships
6
Individual national champions
73
Conference
EISA

Where Elleanore fits today

Not a selection or admission prediction.

  • SLDevelopment
    80.45 · 7th of 7

    Scoring line 46.17: 34.28 points to drop.

  • GSTravel squad
    54.87 · 4th of 7

    Scoring line 47.71: 7.16 points to drop.

  • SGTravel squad
    913.28 · 5th of 5

    Scoring line 438.29: 474.99 points to drop.

  • DHNo comparison
    — · —

    Scoring line 860.91.

What it takes to reach the scoring line

SLtarget 46.17 · counts best 3

No results this season yet. 3 results averaging 46.17 would get there.

  • World Cup (min penalty 0): finish within 6.32% of the winner
  • NorAm / Europa Cup (min penalty 15): finish within 4.27% of the winner
  • National Championships (min penalty 20): finish within 3.58% of the winner
  • FIS / University / Junior (min penalty 23): finish within 3.17% of the winner
  • Citizen (min penalty 40): finish within 0.85% of the winner
GStarget 47.71 · counts best 3

No results this season yet. 3 results averaging 47.71 would get there.

  • World Cup (min penalty 0): finish within 4.72% of the winner
  • NorAm / Europa Cup (min penalty 15): finish within 3.24% of the winner
  • National Championships (min penalty 20): finish within 2.74% of the winner
  • FIS / University / Junior (min penalty 23): finish within 2.45% of the winner
  • Citizen (min penalty 40): finish within 0.76% of the winner
SGtarget 438.29 · counts best 2

No results this season yet. 2 results averaging 438.29 would get there.

  • World Cup (min penalty 0): finish within 36.83% of the winner
  • NorAm / Europa Cup (min penalty 15): finish within 35.57% of the winner
  • National Championships (min penalty 20): finish within 35.15% of the winner
  • FIS / University / Junior (min penalty 23): finish within 34.9% of the winner
  • Citizen (min penalty 40): finish within 33.47% of the winner
  • Entry League (min penalty 60): finish within 31.79% of the winner

Percentages use this list’s F-values.

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Academics

What you can study.

UVM runs two semesters plus a short winter session. In 2026-27 the fall term runs August 31 to December 18 and spring classes begin January 19, so the EISA carnival season and the NCAA Championships fall inside the spring semester; the catalogue notes a policy on class attendance and participation in intercollegiate athletics.

  • ~11,600
    Undergraduates
  • 17:1
    Student-faculty ratio
  • 81%
    Six-year graduation rate

8 featured fields · full catalog

  • Environmental SciencesEnvironment
    A B.S. in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources.
  • Business AdministrationBusiness
    A B.S.BA. in the Grossman School of Business with concentrations such as finance and analytics.
  • NursingHealth
    A B.S. in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences next to the academic medical center.
  • Mechanical EngineeringEngineering
    A B.S.ME. in the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences.
  • Computer ScienceQuantitative
    Offered as a B.A. in Arts and Sciences or a B.S.CS. in Engineering and Mathematical Sciences.
  • Exercise ScienceHealth
    A B.S. in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
  • Data ScienceQuantitative
    A B.S. listed among UVM's 100-plus bachelor's degrees.
  • ForestryEnvironment
    A B.S. in the Rubenstein School.
Explore majors

Source: uvm.edu

Admissions

Your path here.

Testing
test-optional(uvm.edu)
GPA
3.5-3.8 (admitted, Fall 2026)(uvm.edu)
Application deadline
November 1 (Early Action and Early Decision I); January 15 (Early Decision II and Regular Decision)(uvm.edu)
  1. Submit the Common Application or Coalition Application by November 1 (EA or ED I) or January 15 (ED II or Regular Decision); there is no application fee.
  2. Have your high school send official transcripts directly to UVM, followed by first-quarter or mid-year grades.
  3. Provide at least one letter of recommendation, preferably from a teacher.
  4. Self-report SAT or ACT scores only if you want them considered, and file the FAFSA by the November 15 priority date for need-based aid.
Admissions details

Test scores

What admitted students scored.

Test-optional · admitted, Fall 2026

  • SAT evidence-based reading and writing680 – 740
  • SAT math650 – 730
  • ACT composite31 – 34

Middle 50%: a quarter scored below the low figure and a quarter above the high one. Source: uvm.edu

Acceptance rate

How selective it is.

73%Fall 2025 (25,434 applicants, 18,576 admitted)
  • Admitted
  • Not admitted

UVM admits most applicants and reviews files without regard to family finances, but selective colleges such as nursing, business and engineering carry higher program fees and their own expectations. A coach's support helps a borderline file; it does not replace the academic review.

Source: uvm.edu

Cost & financial aid

What a year costs.

2026-27 published figures.

Published costs
Tuition (in-state)$16,938
Tuition (out-of-state)$46,655
Comprehensive fee$3,058
Food and housing (on campus)$14,654
Total cost of attendance (in-state, on campus)$38,762
Total cost of attendance (out-of-state, on campus)$68,878

Totals include books, personal expenses, transportation and loan fees; nursing, business and engineering students pay a $1,000 program fee on top. UVM is Division I, so athletic scholarships are allowed, all applicants are considered for merit awards, and the UVM Promise covers tuition and the comprehensive fee for admitted students whose parents' adjusted gross income is $125,000 or less, starting Fall 2027. No full-need guarantee is stated.(uvm.edu)

Financial aid information

Location

Campus, hill, airport.

University of Vermont, Burlington

A hillside campus in Burlington, Vermont's largest city, on Lake Champlain about 200 miles from Boston.

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Church Street Marketplace pedestrian street in downtown Burlington at dusk
Church Street Marketplace at dusk, downtown Burlington, April 2017.

Student life

Beyond the hill.

  • Learning communities, including Outdoor Experience

    First-years can choose residential learning communities built around themes such as Outdoor Experience, Sustainability and Wellness, or partner housing with the Patrick Leahy Honors College.(uvm.edu)

  • An Outing Club founded in 1913

    The student-run UVM Outing Club runs day, weekend and week-long trips including backcountry skiing and ice climbing, and university Outdoor Programs offers gear rentals, avalanche and wilderness first-aid courses.(uvm.edu)

  • A city campus

    UVM was chartered in 1791, the year Vermont became a state, and sits in Burlington; more than half of Vermont students in the Class of 2030 attend tuition-free.(uvm.edu)

Athlete voices

Real stories.

  • “I found my voice on LEAP. It pushed me to advocate for myself and speak up if I needed help or to slow down.”
    EJ, 2024 LEAP outdoor leadership participant · source

Alumni & outcomes

What came next.

NCAA team championships(uvmathletics.com)
6
Individual national champions(uvmathletics.com)
73
Six-year graduation rate (2019 cohort)(uvm.edu)
81%
All-Americans at the 2026 NCAA Championships(uvmathletics.com)
6

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Sources, rights and updates

Where this comes from.

Every figure carries its reporting period and a link. Rosters and points come from official rosters and FIS or USCSA results. Photographs are Wikimedia Commons archive images under open licences, credited on each image.

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