Vermont State University

Randolph, VT 3,590 Undergrads 58.2% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$25,988

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$18,212

After Aid

Median Earnings

$56,249

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$18,212

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$56,249

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate58.2%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients37.6%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time75.4%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS70.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

81.7%

SAT Avg

SAT Reading

25th: --75th: -

SAT Math

25th: --75th: -

ACT Composite

25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV

Vs Median Peer

Vs HS Grad

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

+$505k

+$38k

+$21k

Median Cost$18k/yr

+$440k

-$27k

-$45k

Full Cost$26k/yr

+$412k

-$55k

-$73k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$18k/yr

Never

-68%

Full Cost$26k/yr

Never

-78%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return-42%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-62%

Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Accounting and Related Services

CertCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,589

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

CertCIP: 5108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $34,272

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

CertCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,584

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,440

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Software and Media Applications

CertCIP: 1108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,400

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Forestry

CertCIP: 0305

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,345

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

CertCIP: 5115

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,365

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

CertCIP: 5139

Median Debt

$9,500

Earnings (4yr)

$72,235

Natl Median: $56,073

Lifetime Value Added

+$301k

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,586

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Associate's Degrees

Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services

AssocCIP: 0105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $34,692

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agricultural Business and Management

AssocCIP: 0101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,825

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agricultural Production Operations

AssocCIP: 0103

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$34,308

Natl Median: $42,438

Lifetime Value Added

-$143k

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

AssocCIP: 5108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$74,523

Natl Median: $42,269

Lifetime Value Added

+$243k

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services

AssocCIP: 0106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $45,283

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,767

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

AssocCIP: 5010

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $35,370

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$45,502

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

-$39k

Business/Commerce, General

AssocCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,927

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$64,252

Natl Median: $64,519

Lifetime Value Added

+$151k

Computer and Information Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,246

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1512

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,195

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Engineering

AssocCIP: 1409

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,316

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Construction Management

AssocCIP: 5220

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $72,110

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$63,366

Natl Median: $61,982

Lifetime Value Added

+$131k

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

AssocCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $31,773

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $67,792

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other

AssocCIP: 1599

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,455

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

AssocCIP: 5006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $33,186

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fine and Studio Arts

AssocCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $31,650

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fire Protection

AssocCIP: 4302

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $73,589

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1508

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$75,587

Natl Median: $64,773

Lifetime Value Added

+$253k

Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other

AssocCIP: 4499

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,506

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$19,000

Earnings (4yr)

$80,434

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

+$296k

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$59,232

Natl Median: $58,424

Lifetime Value Added

+$104k

Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 0183

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$43,115

Natl Median: $41,460

Lifetime Value Added

-$54k

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

BachCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$61,162

Natl Median: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

-$5k

Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services

BachCIP: 0105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,334

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agricultural Business and Management

BachCIP: 0101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $66,647

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Air Transportation

BachCIP: 4901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $85,825

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

BachCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $70,786

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems

BachCIP: 5133

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$40,273

Natl Median: $40,222

Lifetime Value Added

-$179k

Anthropology

BachCIP: 4502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,676

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1501

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$37,208

Natl Median: $82,320

Lifetime Value Added

-$192k

Area Studies

BachCIP: 0501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,625

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

BachCIP: 5010

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,240

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

BachCIP: 4004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$56,630

Natl Median: $60,997

Lifetime Value Added

-$41k

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1002

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$51,409

Natl Median: $44,889

Lifetime Value Added

-$85k

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$43,288

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

-$160k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$51,438

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

-$84k

Business/Commerce, General

BachCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$53,316

Natl Median: $68,407

Lifetime Value Added

-$69k

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

BachCIP: 4228

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$55,563

Natl Median: $50,523

Lifetime Value Added

-$59k

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$47,035

Natl Median: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

-$121k

Communications Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1001

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $36,451

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

BachCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$64,373

Natl Median: $92,374

Lifetime Value Added

+$20k

Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1512

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $83,742

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Engineering

BachCIP: 1409

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $109,015

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Science

BachCIP: 1107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $107,009

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Systems Analysis

BachCIP: 1105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $78,929

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Construction Management

BachCIP: 5220

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$88,301

Natl Median: $95,124

Lifetime Value Added

+$204k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

BachCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$55,465

Natl Median: $55,378

Lifetime Value Added

-$51k

Curriculum and Instruction

BachCIP: 1303

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,452

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

BachCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$61,991

Natl Median: $68,061

Lifetime Value Added

+$2k

Design and Applied Arts

BachCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,490

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$28,718

Natl Median: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

-$284k

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

BachCIP: 2613

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,842

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $84,599

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1504

Median Debt

$25,590

Earnings (4yr)

$84,601

Natl Median: $84,304

Lifetime Value Added

+$175k

Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians

BachCIP: 1517

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $85,557

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

BachCIP: 5207

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,027

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

BachCIP: 5006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,765

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$37,925

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

-$199k

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

BachCIP: 4006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $60,190

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

BachCIP: 5100

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,296

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

BachCIP: 5111

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$63,293

Natl Median: $61,911

Lifetime Value Added

+$12k

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$39,169

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

-$195k

Hospitality Administration/Management

BachCIP: 5209

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,726

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Journalism

BachCIP: 0904

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,278

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$42,671

Natl Median: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

-$158k

Literature

BachCIP: 2314

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,173

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Management Information Systems and Services

BachCIP: 5212

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $83,290

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Marketing

BachCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$48,126

Natl Median: $69,303

Lifetime Value Added

-$120k

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

BachCIP: 3099

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$44,722

Natl Median: $55,693

Lifetime Value Added

-$141k

Music

BachCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$49,438

Natl Median: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

-$101k

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$42,719

Natl Median: $55,012

Lifetime Value Added

-$165k

Natural Sciences

BachCIP: 3018

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,935

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Outdoor Education

BachCIP: 3106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$35,579

Natl Median: $39,157

Lifetime Value Added

-$220k

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management

BachCIP: 3103

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,468

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Philosophy

BachCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,455

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$50,782

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$90k

Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other

BachCIP: 4499

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,630

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

BachCIP: 0907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,497

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

BachCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$25,250

Earnings (4yr)

$77,267

Natl Median: $88,910

Lifetime Value Added

+$119k

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

BachCIP: 5123

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,792

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

BachCIP: 2313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,471

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Sciences, General

BachCIP: 4501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,366

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

BachCIP: 4407

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$45,758

Natl Median: $51,790

Lifetime Value Added

-$140k

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$39,174

Natl Median: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

-$188k

Special Education and Teaching

BachCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,499

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

BachCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$51,701

Natl Median: $54,562

Lifetime Value Added

-$82k

Statistics

BachCIP: 2705

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $92,425

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sustainability Studies

BachCIP: 3033

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,887

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$42,859

Natl Median: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

-$157k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Visual and Performing Arts, General

BachCIP: 5001

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,688

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Education, General

PB-CertCIP: 1301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,785

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Master's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

MastCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $95,833

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

MastCIP: 5010

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $59,685

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

MastCIP: 4228

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$62,170

Natl Median: $65,184

Lifetime Value Added

-$126k

Computer Engineering

MastCIP: 1409

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $136,736

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Curriculum and Instruction

MastCIP: 1303

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,399

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Education, General

MastCIP: 1301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,824

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

MastCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,716

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

MastCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $64,711

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Special Education and Teaching

MastCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $64,397

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

MastCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,033

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.