Top colleges in Vermont by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in Vermont with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. Norwich University leads this list at $214,674 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
Norwich University
10 Yr. ROI
$214,674
Middlebury College
10 Yr. ROI
$186,900
University of Vermont
10 Yr. ROI
$184,141
Top 7 Top colleges in Vermont by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich University | VT | Private nonprofit | 2,428 | $214,674 | Grad 60.2% · Net $22,257 |
| 2 | Middlebury College | VT | Private nonprofit | 2,738 | $186,900 | Grad 91.4% · Net $31,483 |
| 3 | University of Vermont | VT | Public | 11,743 | $184,141 | Grad 78.6% · Net $19,343 |
| 4 | Vermont State University | VT | Public | 3,590 | $143,528 | Grad 47.2% · Net $18,212 |
| 5 | Saint Michael's College | VT | Private nonprofit | 1,092 | $136,848 | Grad 72.8% · Net $25,239 |
| 6 | Champlain College | VT | Private nonprofit | 2,752 | $91,419 | Grad 65.2% · Net $35,860 |
| 7 | Bennington College | VT | Private nonprofit | 780 | $18,305 | Grad 71.2% · Net $30,947 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; all 7 qualifying campuses are shown.
- Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.