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Saint Michael's College is a private liberal arts college located in Colchester, Vermont. Saint Michael's College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Saint Michael's College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $54,401 10 years after enrolling, 6th in Vermont, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Saint Michael's College bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average. Saint Michael's College is ranked 7th in Vermont.
Saint Michael's College’s median net annual cost of $29,361 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Saint Michael's College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Biology, Psychology, Natural Resource Conservation, Comms & Media Studies, Poli Sci/Government - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$29,361
Average years to graduate
4.2
Accounting
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 3.19
Mathematics
Rank: #192
Economic score: 4.47
Education
Rank: -
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Economic score: 7.04
English Language & Lit
Rank: #245
Economic score: 8.3
History
Rank: #285
Economic score: 11.09
Economics
Rank: #340
Economic score: 11.47
Romance Language & Linguistics
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 48.94
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 140.58
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 3 graduate programs at Saint Michael's College - Education, ESL, Clinical / Counseling Psych - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 82% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Saint Michael's College is 15% higher than the state average, and 14% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Saint Michael's College, Pell Grant recipients represent 17% of the measured graduating class, 18% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Saint Michael's College graduates within 4.2 years.
Saint Michael's College is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Saint Michael's College’s economic mobility score of 8.52 is calculated by adjusting the 3.7 economic score of lower-income students by the 17% pell grant recipients within the student body. Saint Michael's College’s EMS of 8.52 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Saint Michael's College pays $29,361 a year, $34,683 less than the $64,044 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $29,361
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Saint Michael's College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $29,361 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 59% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $12,862. This is 5% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$8,210
Pell grants
$4,555
State grants
$2,835
Institutional grants
$32,561
Saint Michael's College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 86% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,359 applicants, of which 2,026 were admitted and 316 enrolled. Saint Michael's College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
While Saint Michael's College has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
62%
59%
First time
91%
59%
In-state
19%
68%
1st generation
12%
35%
White
82%
52%
Black
2%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
7%
12%