Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

Consumer Information: Pell Grants

As part of our commitments to the U.S. Department of Education, the University of Vermont publishes certain consumer information related to the student body each year. The tables below describe the breakdown of Pell Grant recipients at UVM and their overall success each year.

Pell Grant Recipients by Year

Pell Grant Recipients by Year

The table below describes how many undergraduate students at UVM received a Pell Grant relative to the rest of the undergraduate population in a given fall semester.

EnrollmentFall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024
Total Undergraduates Enrolled11,44311,13611,62611,89812,16812,276
Total Undergraduates who Received Pell Grants1,6351,6391,5931,5261,6002,002
% of Undergraduates who Received Pell Grants14%15%14%13%13%16%
Average Pell Grant Received by all Undergraduates$4,508 $4,572 $4,706 $4,904 $5,296 $5,813
Total First-Time, First Year Students Enrolled2,6262,4652,9232,9882,8812,791
Total First-Time, First Year Students who Received Pell Grants351360364376406473
% of First-Time, First Year Students who Received Pell Grants13%15%12%13%14%17%
Average Pell Grant Received by all First-Time, First Year Students$4,638 $4,553 $4,628 $4,975 $5,186 $5,837

Pell Grant Success Rate

Pell Grant Success Rate

The table below answers the question: "Of all first-time, first-year undergraduates who started at UVM in a given fall cohort, how many completed their degree in six-years or less (150% of expected time)?" Students are broken into three categories as defined by IPEDS relative to their Pell Grant recipient status.

First-Time, First-Year Undergraduates by GroupFall 2015Fall 2016Fall 2017Fall 2018Fall 2019
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant72%72%67%73%81%
Recipients of a Direct Subsidized Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant76%75%79%76%78%
Students who did not receive a Pell Grant or a Direct Subsidized Loan79%77%82%81%83%