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Vermont Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) in Vermont. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
Bennington College, has the lowest yield rate of 11.54% for academic year 2024-2025 in Vermont. Saint Michael's College is positioned second with 11.80% yield and Norwich University follows them with 14%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in Vermont.
Vermont Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Bennington College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBennington, VT
11.54% 2,996 1,334 154 44.53%
2Saint Michael's College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColchester, VT
11.80% 2,788 2,356 278 84.51%
3Norwich University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNorthfield, VT
13.75% 5,313 3,955 544 74.44%
4University of Vermont
Public, four-yearsBurlington, VT
15.84% 27,138 17,722 2,808 65.30%
5Middlebury College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMiddlebury, VT
44.36% 12,540 1,348 598 10.75%