2021 Best Colleges for Veterans in Vermont
It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Veterans in Vermont ranking - to help you make that decision.
Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Vermont to determine which ones were the best for veterans and active service men and women. To come up with this ranking, we look at more than 20 factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include percentage of costs covered by the GI Bill®, whether or not the school has a student's veteran organization, and the school's overall quality.
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Top Colleges for Veterans in Vermont
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Our analysis found Champlain College to be the best school for veterans in Vermont in this year’s ranking. Located in Burlington, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1,271 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2019-2020.
Of the 4,137 students enrolled at Champlain, 320 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 239 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,492. To help with additional expenses, 33 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
A rank of #2 on our Best Colleges for Veterans in Vermont list means University of Vermont is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,153 bachelor’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Our most recent data shows that 220 of the 13,292 students enrolled at UVM were GI Bill® students, of which 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,965. To help with additional expenses, 40 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UVM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. UVM also took the #3 spot in our Best Schools in Vermont rankings.
A rank of #3 on our Best Colleges for Veterans in Vermont list means Norwich University is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Norwich University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Northfield, Vermont that handed out 1,230 bachelor’s degrees in 2019-2020.
According to our most recent data, Norwich supports 3,975 students, and 808 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 655 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,758. To help with additional expenses, 55 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
In addition to its best for vets ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Norwich is ranked #4 for overall quality in Vermont.
A rank of #4 on our Best Colleges for Veterans in Vermont list means Saint Michael’s College is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Saint Michael’s is located in Colchester, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 578 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Among the 1,724 students enrolled at Saint Michael’s, 31 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,892. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Saint Michael’s does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Saint Michael’s did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Schools in Vermont list.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Castleton University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for veterans in Vermont. Castleton is a public institution located in Castleton, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 518 bachelor’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Of the 2,211 students enrolled at Castleton, 83 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,733. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Vermont Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Veterans in Vermont ranking. Located in Randolph, Vermont, the small public school handed out 446 bachelor’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Of the 1,520 students enrolled at Vermont Tech, 50 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,386. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. In addition to its best for vets ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Vermont Tech is ranked #5 for overall quality in Vermont.
Northern Vermont University landed the #7 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Veterans in Vermont ranking. Located in Johnson, Vermont, the small public school awarded 554 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2019-2020.
Of the 1,999 students enrolled at Northern Vermont University, 48 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,564. Northern Vermont University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Middlebury College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Veterans in Vermont ranking. Located in Middlebury, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 1,036 bachelor’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Of the 2,669 students enrolled at Middlebury, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,425. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Middlebury not only placed well in our veterans ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Schools in Vermont list.
Goddard College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Veterans in Vermont ranking. Located in Plainfield, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 119 bachelor’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Of the 366 students enrolled at Goddard College, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,976. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Sterling College did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Veterans in Vermont list. Located in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2019-2020.
According to our most recent data, Sterling supports 139 students, and 6 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $32,610. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Sterling does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Landmark College landed the #11 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Veterans in Vermont ranking. Putney, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 80 students in 2019-2020.
According to our most recent data, Landmark College supports 559 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,335. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #12, Bennington College did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Veterans in Vermont list. Located in Bennington, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 300 bachelor’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Of the 799 students enrolled at Bennington, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,681. During this same period, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Footnotes
*Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 12 schools only.
**GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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