APPLY TO UVM
ACADEMIC P ROFILE
(Students admitted for fall 2023)
UVM welcomes applications from students of diverse backgrounds. Through a holistic admissions review, we select students with potential for academic success who will contribute to our community. The rigor of an applicant’s academic program; grades; and trends in performance are considered. Essays, recommendations, and other evidence of each student’s life experience also assist our evaluation. Admission decisions are made without regard to family financial circumstances.
MAJORS
AP PLICATION DEADLINES
NOVEMBER 1 Early Action, Early Decision, Spring
JANUARY 15 Regular Decision
JUNE 1 Transfer for Fall
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL MAJORS
4 years English
3 years mathematics (algebra & II and geometry, or equivalents)
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences
College of Education & Social Services
College of Engineering & Mathematical Sciences
College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Grossman School of Business
Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources
Agroecology & Landscape Design
Animal Science
Anthropology
Art—History
Art—Studio
Asian Studies
Biochemistry
Biological Science
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Business Administration*
We offer many ways to combine interests.
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Studies
Exercise Science
Film & Television Studies
Food Systems
Forestry
French
Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies
Geography
German
Global Studies
Political Science
Psychological Science
Public Communication
Public Health Sciences
Religion
Russian
Social Work
Sociology
Spanish Statistics
Sustainability, Ecology & Policy
*Test scores reflect applicants who submitted them. Applicants applying for Fall 2024 (through Fall 2026) are not required to submit standardized test scores.
All applicants are automatically considered for The Patrick Leahy Honors College. Approximately 7% of Fall 2023 applicants were invited into the Honors College. Honors College students make up about 10% of the incoming class.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID
of UVM students receive scholarships or financial aid.
All applicants are automatically considered for merit scholarships. Ranges for students entering fall 2023:
$5,000-$10,000
Vermont Residents
$10,000-$20,000
Non-Vermont Residents
UVM’s Catamount Commitment ensures that dependent, Pell Grant eligible Vermonters receive federal, state and UVM grants & scholarship to cover their tuition and fees.
UVM Promise allows admitted Vermont residents, whose parents’ adjusted gross income (AGI) is $60,000 or less, to pay zero tuition.
2 years same foreign language (American Sign Language qualifies)
3 years natural or physical science, including a laboratory science
3 years social sciences
Additional requirements apply for nearly all majors; they can be found at uvm.edu/apply
TUITION, HOUSING,FEES
THE PATRICK LEAHY HONORS COLLEGE is a community of student scholars committed to the highest levels of intellectual inquiry. Students are automatically considered for admission when they apply to UVM. Selection is based on academic achievement.
35 ACCELERATED MASTER’S PROGRAMS reduce the cost and time commitment of an advanced degree in fields of study ranging from accountancy to computer science to public administration at UVM.
VISIT US.
We want to introduce you to UVM students and tell you about internships and research opportunities. We’ll show you where you’ll live, eat, play basketball, build a race car, watch sunsets, and make “sugar-on-snow.” Make some time to explore Burlington, go hiking or skiing, or bike along Lake Champlain.
uvm.edu/visit
Chemistry
Chinese
Civil Engineering
Classics
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Community-Centered Design
Community Entrepreneurship
Community & International Development
Computer Science
Computer Science & Information Systems
Dance
Data Science
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Engineering
Engineering Management
English
Environmental Engineering
Health & Society
History
Human Development & Family Science
Individually Designed
Japanese
Linguistics
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Laboratory Science
Medical Radiation Sciences
Microbiology
Molecular Genetics
Music
Neuroscience
Nursing
Nutrition & Food Sciences
Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Philosophy
Physics
Plant Biology
Teacher Education Programs
Art (Pre-K-12)
Early Childhood (Birth-Gr3)
Elementary (K–6)
Middle Level (5–9)
Music (Pre-K–12)
Secondary (7–12) **
Special Education***
Theatre
Wildlife & Fisheries Biology
Zoology
PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS
Pre-Dental
Pre-Law
Pre-Medical
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Veterinary
(Majors current as of June 2023)
* Students select a strategic theme: Global Business, Sustainable Business or Entrepreneurship; and also choose a concentration: Accounting, Finance, Marketing or Business Analytics.
** English, Language, Mathematics, Science, Social Science
*** Special Education is available for students applying for the Fall of 2024.
More on majors and minors at uvm.edu/academics
UVM is n a city on a spectacular lake surrounded by natural beauty. Burlington, our home, is beloved for its great food and arts, also for its innovators and entrepreneurs; students find amazing internships with global leaders, right here. Our backyard is full of mountains and waterways inviting all kinds of exploration. Add the resources of a “Top 100” public research university—it’s a landscape made for learning.
MAKE IT YOURS.
11,326 undergraduates
(23% VT, 77% out-of-state)
1,660 graduate students
483 medical students
academics
Classes with fewer than 20 students. 40% Classes taught by faculty; 17:1 student/faculty ratio 97%
92 %
Learning happens everywhere at UVM— on the summit of Mt. Mansfield; at our on-campus medical center; aboard our research vessel the Marcelle Melosira; at our four research farms; alongside scientists in our nationally-funded laboratories. Education with experience is one reason UVM students get jobs and gain acceptance to professional schools at a rate well above the national average.
Here, you’ll have access to world-class faculty and STEM facilities, including resources like “DeepGreen,” one of the nation’s fastest academic supercomputers.
LEARN WITH EXPERIENCE
Public Research University, according to the National Science Foundation
“Colleges their students love.”
a top 100 a top 20 18 ncaa d1 teams
Princeton Review
with 12 AmericaEast titles in the past decade. Our 60+ Club Sport teams also compete regionally and nationally and win trophies.
In one student’s words,
IT.”
Beta Technologies
BioTek/Agilent
Burton
Global Foundries
Seventh Generation
Keurig Dr Pepper
Cisco Systems
Fast Enterprises
National Park Services
Smithsonian American Art Museum
of uvm students engage in internships, research and other experience-based learning. 50 + are career-focused—from pre-med to entrepreneurship to ecological design.
Among 275+ UVM student clubs,
Sony PlayStation U.S. Federal Courts
Walt Disney
with local innovators like: and other leading organizations: Our Career Center lists 20,000 + internships
GETTI NG TO UVM IS EASY
Our Airport (BTV) is 3 miles from campus; direct flights arrive daily from several major cities. There are also bus and train connections right downdown.
DRIVING TIMES:
Montreal 2 hours
Boston 3.5 hours
New York 5.5 hours
All first- and second-year students live in one of our Learning Communities—residences formed around common interests. Friendships, fun, support, and involvement naturally grow from there.
94 % of UVM g rads are employed or furthering their education within 6 months of graduating. uvm.edu
“ACTIVE DOESN’T BEGIN TO DESCRIBE