Burlington, VT · Public · Every figure is for a student starting in fall 2027. We work each one out again whenever we update the site.
How to pay for University of Vermont
What a year costs here, what brings it down, and what paying in the order that costs least is worth for a family like yours.
Paying for four years here
Four years here, after grants
$90,776
Paying it in the order that costs least saves a family like this about $3,247.
Your plan shows, with your own numbers:
- Which money pays each bill, semester by semester
- Which loans to take, if any, and what they will cost a month
- The dates that matter, from the FAFSA to the first bill
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A family of four with $500 a month for college. How we worked these out ↓
A year at University of Vermont
| Full price, in state | $37,081 |
| Full price, out of state | $67,689 |
| After grants, at your income | $20,992 |
At this income, 0 of Vermont's other 6 colleges cost less after grants, and 6 cost more. See them all →
What can bring it down
Merit scholarships. The Visit Award, $1,000 a year for up to four years, for an official campus visit by November 1 of senior year. It needs no GPA to keep (and 4 more below).
University of Vermont's promise. UVM Promise — tuition and comprehensive fee for Vermont families with a parents' adjusted gross income of $125,000 or less. The conditions ↓
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What University of Vermont says it awards for grades and test scores.
The Visit Award, $1,000 a year for up to four years, for an official campus visit by November 1 of senior year. It needs no GPA to keep
Out of state: regional Tuition Break: from fall 2027, students from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island in 31 select majors pay an estimated $30,240 in tuition
Out of state: the Presidential Scholarship, $20,000 to $30,000 a year for four years, for the highest academic performance. No separate application. It needs a 3.0 GPA to keep
Out of state: the Trustees Scholarship, $10,000 to $15,000 a year for four years, for outstanding academic performance. No separate application. It needs a 3.0 GPA to keep
Out of state: students in the Regional Tuition Break are considered automatically for merit scholarships of up to $20,000 a year
Published guarantees you may qualify for
We do not assume you qualify for any of these, and our plans never bank on them. Check each against your own situation with the aid office.
UVM Promise — tuition and comprehensive fee for Vermont families with a parents' adjusted gross income of $125,000 or less
Household income up to $125,000. Covers tuition, fees.
- For admitted Vermont residents who are dependent undergraduates (new first-year or transfer) and file for aid by UVM's priority deadline. The limit on the parents' adjusted gross income (with typical assets) is $100,000 for 2025-26 and 2026-27 and $125,000 from 2027-28.
- The student applies each year for the Vermont State Grant through VSAC, stays enrolled full-time (12 credits a term) and makes Satisfactory Academic Progress. Food and housing are not covered, and four years of coverage is not guaranteed; it is reviewed each year. A student in UVM's Catamount Commitment program is not eligible for additional funding under it.
“can have their Federal, state, and other secured grants and scholarships supplemented by UVM to cover their tuition and comprehensive fee.”
How we worked these out
The family
A family of four with $500 a month to put toward college, and the savings you pick. In state, the grants are what University of Vermont reports families at that income got, on average. Your own will differ, and a family with no aid pays close to the full price. Out of state, there are no grants: the price is before any scholarship from the college.
What the order saves
The difference, over four years, between paying in the order that costs least and the usual way: savings first, then loans for the rest. It counts loan interest and the federal tax credit.
The prices by income
- They describe students who got aid.
- “Over $110,000” has no upper limit, so it averages families just over $110,000 with far wealthier ones. A family at $115,000 should expect to pay less than it shows.
- Each range is reported on its own, so the prices do not always rise with income.
Where the prices come from
Where the prices come from: University of Vermont's own 2026-27 tuition, fees, housing, food and books, from its website, carried forward to 2027 at 3.0% a year. The grants are the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (2024-25 figures), carried forward the same way. Each price after grants is the cost less those grants. The out-of-state figure uses the published out-of-state tuition instead. The average price after grants counts the students who get federal aid. Your own figure will be different.
University of Vermont's own budget for 2026-27 is $38,762 in state and $68,878 out of state. It also counts costs the university doesn't bill for, such as travel and personal spending. We leave those out.
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Nearby at your income
- University of Vermont$20,992 a year
- Norwich University$21,842 a year
- Middlebury College$23,438 a year
What each college charges, less the average grant for your income. Every Vermont college →