Most Selective Vermont Colleges
Vermont has 2 four-year colleges that accept 50% or fewer of applicants, ranked from most to least selective.
Middlebury College is the hardest to get into in Vermont, accepting just 11% of 12,540 applicants. Also highly selective: Bennington College.
Selectivity does not always equal academic difficulty. Some schools admit a small share of applicants because demand exceeds capacity, not because admission standards are extreme. If you need safety schools, see our highest acceptance rate colleges in Vermont. For academically demanding options, explore colleges with the highest SAT, highest ACT, and highest GPA averages.
Middlebury College
- Private 4 Year
- Middlebury, VT
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 11% acceptance rate
- Jan 1 application deadline
Middlebury is a highly selective liberal arts college known for undergraduate language study, environmental studies, and international affairs. The hillside campus sits in a small college town in Vermont's Champlain Valley.
- SAT Range 1445-1550
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
- Net Price $26,233
Bennington College
- Private 4 Year
- Bennington, VT
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 45% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Bennington is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate visual and performing arts, writing, and student-designed academic plans. Students complete a required winter Field Work Term of off-campus work on its rural Vermont campus.
- SAT Range 1291-1403
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Net Price $34,220