Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Vermont
Colleges whose average price after grants is furthest below their published sticker price.
Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Vermont6 schools
6 schools qualify, ranked by discount off the sticker price.
How this list is made
- Schools in Vermont.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
- Has a sticker price (cost of attendance) and a net price (average yearly cost after grants) from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by the discount, sticker price minus net price, largest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Bennington College
Bennington, VT · Private nonprofitExcellent: Compass grade A-
- $56,337 off the sticker price
- Net price $30,947 a year
- 2
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#1 in Vermont
- $54,397 off the sticker price
- Net price $31,483 a year
- 3
Norwich University
Northfield, VT · Private nonprofitTop 19% for earnings
- $45,100 off the sticker price
- Net price $22,257 a year
- 4
Saint Michael's College
Colchester, VT · Private nonprofitTop 17% for graduation
- $43,840 off the sticker price
- Net price $25,239 a year
- 5
Champlain College
Burlington, VT · Private nonprofitVery good: Compass grade B+
- $29,149 off the sticker price
- Net price $35,860 a year
- 6
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT · PublicExcellent: Compass grade A-
- $16,306 off the sticker price
- Net price $19,343 a year
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington College | $30,947 | $26,000 | $38,289 | 71% |
| Middlebury College | $31,483 | $13,857 | $76,310 | 91% |
| Norwich University | $22,257 | $25,000 | $65,575 | 60% |
| Saint Michael's College | $25,239 | $26,922 | $61,317 | 73% |
| Champlain College | $35,860 | $26,814 | $58,386 | 65% |
| University of Vermont | $19,343 | $20,951 | $62,472 | 79% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 5
- California 63
- Colorado 6
- Connecticut 13
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Illinois 21
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 15
- Massachusetts 47
- Michigan 20
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 18
- Nebraska 8
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 17
- New York 79
- North Carolina 17
- Ohio 33
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 11
- Pennsylvania 60
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Virginia 20
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15