Private nonprofitFour-year

Sterling College

Craftsbury Common, VT · Highest award: Bachelor's

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Net price (avg)
$21,854
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$40,760
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
31.6%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$30,573
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$54,410
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$40,760
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$40,760
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$10,950
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$10,950
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,200
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00018,533
$30,001–48,00017,655
$48,001–75,00024,564

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
31.6%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
29.6%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
85.7%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$27,109
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$30,573
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$23,000
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$243.84
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
73.9%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $30,573 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
66.7%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
Not reported
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
Not reported
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
50
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
7:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
Not reported
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
44.9%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
37.2%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$27,616
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White74%
Hispanic6%
Black0%
Asian4%
Two or more races2%
Nonresident / international4%

Other Four-year institutions in VT

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Bennington CollegeNot reported71.2%$38,289
Champlain CollegeNot reported65.2%$58,386
Landmark CollegeNot reported43.0%$29,813
Middlebury CollegeNot reported91.4%$76,310
Norwich UniversityNot reported60.2%$65,575
SIT Graduate InstituteNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Saint Michael's CollegeNot reported72.8%$61,317
University of Vermont$19,34378.6%$62,472
Vermont College of Fine ArtsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Vermont Law and Graduate SchoolNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Vermont State University$18,21247.2%$50,331

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Agricultural Production Operations.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Outdoor Education.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10