After University of Vermont: graduation, pay and debt
Burlington, Vermont · Public · 11,743 undergrads
79% of University of Vermont students finish within six years, the typical student earns $68,368 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$68.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
79%
finish within six years.
70%
finish in four years.
89%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
81%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
70%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
79%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
89%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
76%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
80%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
2,621
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
78%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
17%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,410
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$54,591
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$68,368
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
70%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$17,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,640
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
81%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
88%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
89%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: uvm.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 8, 2026)
Updated Nov 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers