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Champlain College

Champlain College is a private campus in Burlington proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$26,378

family income
under $30k

$26,755

$30–48k

$33,025

$48–75k

$35,867

$75–110k

$40,631

over $110k

Average net price

$35,8602023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Champlain College rose from $29,913 (2008) to $35,860 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$29,913
2009	$29,721
2010	$29,811
2011	$31,573
2012	$31,564
2013	$31,992
2014	$33,674
2015	$36,409
2016	$34,833
2017	$35,549
2018	$33,561
2019	$33,224
2020	$33,681
2021	$32,455
2022	$35,000
2023	$35,860

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$65,0092024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Champlain College rose from $35,956 (2009) to $65,009 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$35,956
2010	$38,283
2011	$40,229
2012	$42,458
2013	$44,636
2014	$47,556
2015	$49,702
2016	$55,015
2017	$55,802
2018	$57,607
2019	$59,199
2020	$60,478
2021	$60,350
2022	$61,248
2023	$63,000
2024	$65,009

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$10,905
2001	$11,605
2002	$12,295
2003	$12,929
2004	$13,850
2005	$14,660
2006	$16,250
2007	$22,550
2008	$24,355
2013	$31,350
2014	$33,000
2015	$37,536
2016	$38,660
2017	$39,818
2018	$41,010
2019	$41,828
2020	$42,784
2021	$42,984
2022	$44,220
2023	$45,550

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Champlain College reports published tuition of $47,850 in this record. Champlain College's $47,850 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Champlain College reports 2,752 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

65.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Champlain College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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65.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Champlain College has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 75.8% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 65.2%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	63.4%
1992 cohort	69.3%
1993 cohort	67.7%
1994 cohort	55.6%
1995 cohort	62.9%
1996 cohort	66.8%
1997 cohort	75.1%
1998 cohort	75.8%
1999 cohort	59.3%
2000 cohort	64.4%
2001 cohort	68.9%
2002 cohort	74.2%
2003 cohort	62.1%
2004 cohort	73%
2005 cohort	62.1%
2006 cohort	66.1%
2007 cohort	57.6%
2008 cohort	57.1%
2009 cohort	58.3%
2010 cohort	62%
2011 cohort	60.5%
2012 cohort	64.2%
2013 cohort	64.9%
2014 cohort	66%
2015 cohort	68.5%
2016 cohort	64.5%
2017 cohort	63%
2018 cohort	65.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$7,000	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$7,000	$5,256
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$8,132	$5,511
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$8,132	$5,684
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$9,000	$6,097
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,625	$4,896
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,415	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,125	$5,545
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,125	$6,995
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,675	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$7,300
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,879	$7,300
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$7,300
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$7,300
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$7,300
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,873	$7,300
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,250	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$9,086
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,030	$8,346
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,000	$9,815
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,814	$9,700

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$48,844

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$54,937

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$58,386

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Champlain College admitted 3,180 of 3,835 applicants in Fall 2024. The 82.9% rate describes that application pool.

82.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $45,550 tuition · 2023–24 2,752 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1220–13801600

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Admissions

Champlain College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Champlain College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 620–700 and Math was 600–680 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1220–1380 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	620	670	700
SAT Math	600	640	680
ACT Composite	26	28	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Champlain College received 3,835 applications and admitted 3,180 (82.9%), with 366 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

82.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	76.3%
Fall 2002	67.6%
Fall 2003	67.9%
Fall 2004	68.2%
Fall 2005	62.6%
Fall 2006	58%
Fall 2007	58.8%
Fall 2008	73.5%
Fall 2009	77.4%
Fall 2010	84.6%
Fall 2011	84.6%
Fall 2012	73.9%
Fall 2013	70.8%
Fall 2014	64.2%
Fall 2015	66.2%
Fall 2016	70%
Fall 2017	75%
Fall 2018	75.4%
Fall 2019	85.2%
Fall 2020	85.2%
Fall 2021	62.4%
Fall 2022	55.7%
Fall 2023	66.7%
Fall 2024	82.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1220–1380Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	880	1070
Fall 2002	910	1090
Fall 2003	920	1120
Fall 2004	940	1120
Fall 2005	970	1180
Fall 2006	1000	1200
Fall 2007	1010	1200
Fall 2008	1010	1200
Fall 2009	1020	1210
Fall 2010	1000	1200
Fall 2011	1000	1210
Fall 2012	970	1210
Fall 2013	990	1240
Fall 2014	1030	1250
Fall 2015	1030	1260
Fall 2016	1020	1240
Fall 2017	1090	1300
Fall 2018	1090	1280
Fall 2019	1110	1320
Fall 2022	1163	1348
Fall 2023	1165	1340
Fall 2024	1220	1380

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

26–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	22
Fall 2002	19	23
Fall 2003	18	22
Fall 2004	17	24
Fall 2006	20	25
Fall 2007	20	26
Fall 2008	20	26
Fall 2009	21	26
Fall 2010	21	26
Fall 2011	20	26
Fall 2012	21	27
Fall 2013	22	28
Fall 2014	23	29
Fall 2015	23	29
Fall 2016	22	28
Fall 2017	23	29
Fall 2018	22	28
Fall 2019	24	29
Fall 2022	27	31
Fall 2023	27	31
Fall 2024	26	29

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,752Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Champlain College rose from 2,466 (Fall 2002) to 2,752 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,466
Fall 2003	2,528
Fall 2004	2,307
Fall 2005	2,294
Fall 2006	2,468
Fall 2007	2,497
Fall 2008	2,636
Fall 2009	2,603
Fall 2010	2,661
Fall 2011	2,608
Fall 2012	2,791
Fall 2013	2,851
Fall 2014	2,918
Fall 2015	3,249
Fall 2016	3,735
Fall 2017	3,771
Fall 2018	3,686
Fall 2019	3,605
Fall 2020	3,389
Fall 2021	3,170
Fall 2022	3,031
Fall 2023	2,870
Fall 2024	2,752

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

82%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Champlain College has held near 82% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	82%
Fall 2003 cohort	79%
Fall 2004 cohort	83%
Fall 2005 cohort	83%
Fall 2006 cohort	84%
Fall 2007 cohort	73%
Fall 2008 cohort	73%
Fall 2009 cohort	76%
Fall 2010 cohort	76%
Fall 2011 cohort	78%
Fall 2012 cohort	79%
Fall 2013 cohort	81%
Fall 2014 cohort	79%
Fall 2015 cohort	82%
Fall 2016 cohort	79%
Fall 2017 cohort	77%
Fall 2018 cohort	82%
Fall 2019 cohort	79%
Fall 2020 cohort	69%
Fall 2021 cohort	76%
Fall 2022 cohort	77%
Fall 2023 cohort	82%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Champlain College

Faculty pay at Champlain College averages $119,460 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Champlain College as a primarily residential campus of 2,752 undergraduates — and 81.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Champlain College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1220–1380 — their midpoint is near the VT four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Champlain College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Champlain College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Champlain College82.9%

Vermont median70.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Champlain College$47,850

Vermont median$48,795

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Champlain College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Champlain College$58,386

Vermont median$59,852

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Champlain College, Vermont and national reference values
Metric & basis	Champlain College	Vermont median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	82.9%	70.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$47,850	$48,795	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$58,386	$59,852	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Champlain College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Champlain College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 17 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$112,282
Security Science and Technology	$101,401
Computer Science	$97,753
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$91,533
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$69,076
Accounting and Related Services	$68,274
Computer Software and Media Applications	$67,795
Marketing	$60,198
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$57,883
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$55,701
Design and Applied Arts	$54,561
Communication and Media Studies	$49,508
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$48,349
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$47,141
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$45,620
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$43,734
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$35,945

These 17 fields listed for Champlain College measure earnings after completion. The $58,386 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 17 additional Champlain College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Champlain College report?

Champlain College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1220–1380 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Champlain College's acceptance rate?

82.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,180 admitted from 3,835 applicants.

How much does Champlain College cost?

At Champlain College, tuition is $47,850. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Champlain College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $58,386. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Vermont

Norwich University — 74.4% admitted
Saint Michael's College — 84.5% admitted
Sterling College — 66.7% admitted
Vermont State University — 81.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.