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UVM Acclaim
Kiplinger: UVM a "Best Value in Public Colleges"
In its annual ratings, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has again ranked UVM among the top 100 best value public colleges in the country. Kiplinger Personal Finance has ranked UVM 63rd and 67th for in-state and out-of-state students, respectively. The magazine assessed a total of 600 public colleges and universities to ...
BusinessWeek: UVM a Top School for High Salary Grads
The University of Vermont is ranked 40th on a list published by BusinessWeek.com of the 50 U.S. colleges whose bachelors degree graduates earn the highest salaries. UVM is the seventh ranked public university on the list. UVM's high ranking was based on the salaries of the upper tier, those at the 90th percentile, of mid-career ...
U.S. News & World Report: UVM Ranked a Top Public
The University of Vermont was ranked 40th among 172 public national universities by U.S. News & World Report and 92nd in the national universities category, which includes 287 schools. Read the rankings on the U.S. News & World Report website.
The Wall Street Journal: UVM a top public university for placing grads in best medical, law, and business schools
A Wall Street Journal survey placed the University of Vermont #18 in a list of the top 30 public universities ranked for their success in placing students in the nation's most prestigious medical, law, and business graduate programs. There are over 500 public universities and colleges nationally. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Johns ...
Outside Magazine: UVM #9 Among Colleges for its Readers
Citing UVM's 100-year-old Outing Club; the Wilderness TREK program for new students; campus proximity to Lake Champlain, the Green Mountains and Adirondacks; and engaging, fieldwork-based courses, among other assets, Outside magazine ranks the University of Vermont #9 in its list of the top 25 colleges for its readers.
U.S. News & World Report's "Short List": UVM Among 10 Most Selective Medical Schools
First- and second-year medical students at the University of Vermont College of Medicine can give themselves an extra pat on the back for defying the odds in medical school acceptance rates. UVM ranks eighth out of 11 medical schools – and ahead of Harvard – with the lowest acceptance rates, according to “The Short List,” ...
UVM 1 of 7 Schools with Winners of Four of Country's Most Competitive Scholarships
This year UVM is one of only seven institutions to have winners in four of the country’s highly competitive undergraduate scholarship competitions: the Truman, Udall, Goldwater and Boren scholarships. These prestigious awards seek to acknowledge the country's most outstanding sophomores and juniors in a broad array of ...
The Princeton Review: UVM a College with a Conscience
The University of Vermont has been chosen as one of the nation's best colleges at fostering social responsibility and public service by The Princeton Review and Campus Compact. UVM is featured along with other distinguished and service-minded institutions across the country in The Princeton Review's "Colleges with a Conscience: 81 ...
UVM Ranked 5th Among Public Doctoral Universities For Study Abroad Participation
The Institute for International Education has ranked the University of Vermont fifth in the nation among public doctoral universities for the percentage of its undergraduate students -- 32.5 percent -- who participate in study abroad programs.
University of Vermont Debating Program Rated in World Top 10
UVM's Lawrence Debate Union has been ranked seventh out of all college and university debating programs in the world by the International Debate Education Association, a leading non-profit dedidated to developing, organizing and promoting debate and debate-related activities in communities throughout the world. The evaluation was ...
UVM: A place to start something different
The University of Vermont combines faculty-student relationships most commonly found in a small liberal arts college with the resources of a major research institution. The university is home to 10,192 undergraduates, 1,427 graduate students, 446 medical students and 1,484 full- and part-time faculty. Located in Burlington, Vermont (perennially voted one of America's most exciting small cities), UVM's setting in a valley on the shores of Lake Champlain, between the Adirondack and the Green mountain ranges, inspires visitors and residents.
What makes UVM special?
- Top-flight academics with choices — 101 majors to choose from;
- Graduates who get jobs — 85% are satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs one year after graduation;
- Accessible faculty who are experts in their fields — 92% of full-time faculty hold a Ph.D. or the highest degree in their field;
- A fun campus life, rife with activities and events — more than 150 campus organizations keep things lively;
- You'll get that college experience here — superior academics on one of the most beautiful, historic campuses in the country, located in one of the most loved towns in America.
