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Cheapest Colleges in Vermont

Name: Vermont College Net Price Rankings
Creator: PlainCampus

Vermont's median net price sits 47% above the national Scorecard median; even so, Community College of Vermont is the lowest reporter here at $13,696 among 11 schools.

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$13,696
Cheapest net price: $25,239
Vermont median: 11
Schools ranked

Community College of Vermont has the lowest average net price in Vermont among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Community College of Vermont posts the lowest average net price in Vermont at $13,696 among 11 ranked schools, with the state median 47% above the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price: $13,696
Vermont median: $25,239
Schools ranked: 11
National median: $17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

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Community College of Vermont has the lowest average net price in Vermont at $13,696/year, and the state's median net price is 47% above the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.

$13,696
cheapest ranked net price: $25,239
Vermont median net price: 3 public / 8 private
schools in this ranking: $19,570
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $19,570 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Middlebury College, where in-state published tuition of $67,600 falls to an average net price of $31,483 after aid, a $36,117 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Vermont schools.

Private campuses outnumber public ones here (8 vs 3). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.

Every ranked Vermont school is listed below. Here is how their average net prices spread:

Vermont net-price distribution

Average net price after aid · 11 Scorecard-reporting schools

$56,954 more affordable than 0% of 11 Vermont colleges

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Each bar is a $6K-wide band; taller bars hold more Vermont colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

Vermont's 11 cheapest colleges by real net price

Community College of Vermont Montpelier, VT · Public

Avg net price: $13,696
Net price (<$30K income): $12,373
Median debt: $10,491
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,362
Enrollment: 5,028

Vermont State University Randolph, VT · Public

Avg net price: $18,212
Net price (<$30K income): $14,645
Median debt: $15,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $41,340
Enrollment: 5,093

University of Vermont Burlington, VT · Public

Avg net price: $19,343
Net price (<$30K income): $11,127
Median debt: $20,951
Median earnings, 6yr: $48,164
Enrollment: 14,476

Sterling College Craftsbury Common, VT · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $21,854
Net price (<$30K income): $18,533
Median debt: $23,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $27,109
Enrollment: 57

Norwich University Northfield, VT · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $22,257
Net price (<$30K income): $15,610
Median debt: $25,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $59,743
Enrollment: 3,149

Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $25,239
Net price (<$30K income): $12,825
Median debt: $26,922
Median earnings, 6yr: $46,898
Enrollment: 1,323

O'Briens Aveda Institute Williston, VT · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $28,304
Net price (<$30K income): $25,355
Median debt: $6,333
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 80

Bennington College Bennington, VT · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $30,947
Net price (<$30K income): $18,480
Median debt: $26,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $24,711
Enrollment: 927

Middlebury College Middlebury, VT · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $31,483
Net price (<$30K income): $12,723
Median debt: $13,857
Median earnings, 6yr: $57,291
Enrollment: 2,803

Champlain College Burlington, VT · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $35,860
Net price (<$30K income): $28,885
Median debt: $26,814
Median earnings, 6yr: $48,844
Enrollment: 3,259

Landmark College Putney, VT · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $56,954
Net price (<$30K income): $44,712
Median debt: $17,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $30,033
Enrollment: 672

#	College	Avg net price	Net price (<$30K income)	Median debt	Median earnings, 6yr	Enrollment
1	Community College of Vermont Montpelier, VT · Public	$13,696	$12,373	$10,491	$37,362	5,028
2	Vermont State University Randolph, VT · Public	$18,212	$14,645	$15,000	$41,340	5,093
3	University of Vermont Burlington, VT · Public	$19,343	$11,127	$20,951	$48,164	14,476
4	Sterling College Craftsbury Common, VT · Private nonprofit	$21,854	$18,533	$23,000	$27,109	57
5	Norwich University Northfield, VT · Private nonprofit	$22,257	$15,610	$25,000	$59,743	3,149
6	Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT · Private nonprofit	$25,239	$12,825	$26,922	$46,898	1,323
7	O'Briens Aveda Institute Williston, VT · Private for-profit	$28,304	$25,355	$6,333	-	80
8	Bennington College Bennington, VT · Private nonprofit	$30,947	$18,480	$26,000	$24,711	927
9	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT · Private nonprofit	$31,483	$12,723	$13,857	$57,291	2,803
10	Champlain College Burlington, VT · Private nonprofit	$35,860	$28,885	$26,814	$48,844	3,259
11	Landmark College Putney, VT · Private nonprofit	$56,954	$44,712	$17,500	$30,033	672

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What this means for you

Use Vermont's ranking as a starting point, real net price depends on your specific financial-aid package.

Community College of Vermont reports the lowest average net price in Vermont, but "average" blends every income bracket, check your bracket's figure before assuming it applies to you. View Community College of
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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 11 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Vermont. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

Every figure on PlainCampus is rendered directly from federal Clery Act source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Every ranked figure on this page is queried directly from the DOE College Scorecard dataset at request time; no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Vermont's 11 cheapest colleges by real net price

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