thumb|University of Vermont
thumb|right|Middlebury CollegeThere are 12 colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Vermont that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. These include one research university, four master's universities, four primarily baccalaureate colleges, a law school, a community college and an art school that operates exclusively online.
There are three public institutions in Vermont, including the state's flagship public university is the University of Vermont (UVM). 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 14,476 students as of 2024, to Vermont College of Fine Arts, a private online-only art school with 190 students. All 12 institutions are accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.
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. Vermont's newest college not formed from existing institutions is Landmark College, founded in 1984 to serve students with learning disabilities.
Institutions
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! School
! Location(s)
! Control
! Type
! Enrollment<br><small>(Fall 2024)</small>
! Founded
|-
|Bennington College
|align="center"|Bennington
|Private
|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|927
|align="center"|1932
|-
|Champlain College
|align="center"|Burlington
|Private
|Master's university
|align="center"|3,259
|align="center"|1878
|-
|Community College of Vermont
|align="center"|12 locations
|Public
|Associate's college
|align="center"|5,028
|align="center"|1970
|-
|Landmark College
|align="center"|Putney
|Private
|Baccalaureate/associate's college
|align="center"|672
|align="center"|1984
|-
|Middlebury College
|align="center"|Middlebury
|Private
|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|2,803
|align="center"|1800
|-
|Norwich University
|align="center"|Northfield
|Private
|Master's university
|align="center"|3,149
|align="center"|1819
|-
|Saint Michael's College
|align="center"|Colchester
|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1,323
|align="center"|1904
|-
|School for International Training
|align="center"|Brattleboro
|Private
|Master's university
|align="center"|644
|align="center"|1965
|-
|University of Vermont
|align="center"|Burlington
|Public
|Research university
|align="center"|14,476
|align="center"|1791
|-
|Vermont College of Fine Arts
|align="center"|Montpelier<br /><small>(online only)</small>
|Private
|Art school
|align="center"|190
|align="center"|1831
|-
|Vermont Law and Graduate School
|align="center"|South Royalton
|Private
|Law school
|align="center"|722
|align="center"|1972
|-
|Vermont State University
|align="center"|5 locations
|Public
|Master's university
|align="center"|4,775
|align="center"|2023
|}
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.
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.
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 and was founded in 2004.
- Northeastern Baptist College in Bennington offers bachelor's degrees and was founded in 2013.
Defunct institutions
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! School
! Location
! Control
! Type
! Founded
! Closed
! Notes
|-
|Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
|align="center"|Colchester
|Private
|Pharmacy school
|align="center"|1881 (main campus in Albany, NY)
|align="center"|2021
|Satellite campus only
|-
|Burlington College
|align="center"|Burlington
|Private
|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1972
|align="center"|2016
|
|-
|Castleton University
|align="center"|Castleton
|Public
|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1787
|align="center"|2023
|Merged into Vermont State University
|-
|Castleton Medical College
|align="center"|Castleton
|Private
|Medical school
|align="center"|1818
|align="center"|1862
|
|-
|College of St. Joseph
|align="center"|Rutland
|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|Master's university
|align="center"|1956
|align="center"|2019
|-
|Green Mountain College
|align="center"|Poultney
|Private<br /><small>(Methodist)</small>
|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1834
|align="center"|2019
|
|-
|Goddard College
|align="center"|Plainfield
|Private
|Master's university
|align="center"|1938
|align="center"|2024
|
|-
|Johnson State College
|align="center"|Johnson
|Public
|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1828
|align="center"|2018
|Merged with Lyndon State College to form Northern Vermont University
|-
|Lyndon State College
|align="center"|Lyndonville
|Public
|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1911
|align="center"|2018
|Merged with Johnson State College to form Northern Vermont University
|-
|Marlboro College
|align="center"|Marlboro
|Private
|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1946
|align="center"|2020
|Donated endowment to Emerson College to create Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies
|-
|New England Culinary Institute
|align="center"|Montpelier
|Private<br /><small>(for-profit)</small>
|Culinary school
|align="center"|1980
|align="center"|2021
|
|-
|Northern Vermont University
|align="center"|Lyndon and Johnson
|Public
|Master's university
|align="center"|2018
|align="center"|2023
|Merged into Vermont State University
|-
|Royalton College
|align="center"|South Royalton
|Private
|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1965
|align="center"|1981
|
|-
|Southern Vermont College
|align="center"|Bennington
|Private
|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1926
|align="center"|2019
|-
|Sterling College
|align="center"|Craftsbury Common
|Private
|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1958
|align="center"|2026
|
|-
|Trinity College of Vermont
|align="center"|Burlington
|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|Master's university
|align="center"|1925
|align="center"|2001
|
|-
|Vermont Medical College
|align="center"|Woodstock
|Private
|Medical school
|align="center"|1827
|align="center"|1856
|
|-
|Vermont Technical College
|align="center"|Randolph and Williston
|Public
|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1866
|align="center"|2023
|Merged into Vermont State University
|-
|Woodbury College
|align="center"|Montpelier
|Private
|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1975
|align="center"|2008
|Merged into Champlain College
|-
|Windham College
|align="center"|Putney
|Private
|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1951
|align="center"|1978
|
|}
See also
- Higher education in the United States
- List of college athletic programs in Vermont
- List of American institutions of higher education
References and notes
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