Saint Michael's College
Colchester, VT · Private four-year · Suburb: Midsize
1,178undergraduates
85%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$30,806average net price per year
69%graduate in 6 years
84%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 2,639
- Admitted
- 2,424
- Admit rate
- 85%
- Admit rate, women
- 94%
- Admit rate, men
- 89%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 13%
- First-year students
- 325
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 11%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 600-680
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 550-630
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 2%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 22-30
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
37 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Accounting Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (59 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (45 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Social sciences (5)
- Criminology Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Sociology and Anthropology Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (2)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (3)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Pre-Pharmacy Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Public Health, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (3)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Music History, Literature, and Theory Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Information Science/Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Engineering (1)
- Engineering, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Education (2)
- Education, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (3)
- Computational and Applied Mathematics Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Statistics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (1)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (2)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (5)
- Education, General Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Multicultural Education Post-bachelor's certificate
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's
- Clinical Psychology Master's
- Public Health, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $50,040
- Housing and food on campus
- $16,495
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,687
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $69,222
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $69,222
- Total cost living at home
- $53,427
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $18,855 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $19,637 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $24,230 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $27,761 |
| Over $110,000 | $34,664 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $36,374
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $34,884
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 18%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 62%
- Average amount borrowed
- $14,290
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 63%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 68%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 69%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 79%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 69%
- Came back for year two
- 84%
| Pell grant students | 61% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 73% |
| Neither | 69% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 217 | 72% |
| Men | 191 | 65% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 7 | 57% (small group) |
| Black | 10 | 60% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 36 | 61% |
| White | 333 | 71% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 83% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 8 | 38% (small group) |
| International | 7 | 57% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 465 | 79% | 16% |
| Started here, part-time | 1 | 100% (small group) | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 38 | 71% | 26% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 1,370
- Undergraduates
- 1,178
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,143
- Part-time undergraduates
- 35
- Graduate students
- 192
- Students per faculty member
- 10 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 29%
- From out of state
- 68%
- From other countries
- 3%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 1%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 1%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 18%
| Women | 54% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 3% |
| Hispanic | 6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 81% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 4% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Midsize
- Address
- One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT, 05439
- County
- Chittenden County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.