Champlain College

6/10 Overall Rating
4 Year
Burlington, VT
5.0 1 review

#4 Best Private Colleges in Vermont

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Overview

Total enrollment

3,259

Location Burlington, Vermont
Website champlain.edu
Type Private 4 Year
Setting Small City

Best Colleges Rank

#428

Size Mid-size
Status Non-profit
Housing Yes
Level of Study Undergrad/Graduate

Located in Burlington, Vermont, overlooking Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains, Champlain College occupies a residential campus in the city's historic Hill Section. The institution, founded in 1878 as Burlington Business School, operates from a mixture of converted Victorian-era mansions and modern academic buildings in an urban setting. Champlain maintains a career-focused educational approach with a distinctive "upside-down curriculum" that allows students to take major-specific courses in their first year, offering programs particularly known for cybersecurity, game development, and business. The college provides housing through traditional residence halls and Victorian-era houses converted into student apartments, with all first-year students required to live on campus. Burlington's downtown district, home to shops, restaurants, and cultural venues, is within walking distance of the campus.

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Ratings

Champlain College is rated within the top 42% of four-year colleges nationally and earns a CollegeSimply grade of 6 out of 10.

Overall Rating

6 out of 10
Academics

8 out of 10
Resources

5 out of 10
Outcomes

7 out of 10
Value

3 out of 10

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Rankings

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Admissions

Admission Standards

Difficult

SAT (enrolled mid-50) 1220/1380
ACT (enrolled mid-50) 26/29
GPA 3.35

Acceptance Rate

82.9%

Applications Due Jan 15, 2027
Enrollment Rate 11.5%
Application Fee $0

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Annual Cost to Attend

Tuition

$47,850

Costs for Champlain College
Fee		Cost
Tuition		$47,850
Books and Supplies		$1,000
Other Fees		$450
Room and Board		$17,600
Budget for Other Expenses		$2,672
Total One Year Cost		$69,572

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Student Outcomes

Average Salary After 10 Years

$47,200 per year

Bachelor's Degree Graduation Rate

62% within 6 years

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Popular Areas of Study

Popular majors at Champlain College are Business, Computer and Information Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts. 32% of students major in Business, 29% in Computer and Information Sciences, and 10% in Visual and Performing Arts.