Test-optionalED + EA

University of Vermont

VT · Public · Northeast · National university · 11,595 undergraduates (medium)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate73%
ED rate91.7%363 of 396
Regular round (est.)†72.7%includes Early Action

How much of the class comes from ED

~13% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.

This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.

† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants). It also includes Early Action, because the Common Data Set does not report Early Action counts.

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Admission rates

OverallEarly Decision
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2567.3%71.3%63.5%59.8%60.0%65.3%73.0%1.3%93.7%91.7%

ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)

ED admits ÷ enrolled first-years
0%10%20%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2516.0%12.9%no datano datano datano datano data

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Decision (binding) + Early Action (non-binding) · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Not stated
ACT
Not stated

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment

School’s words: “Applicants who want to include their ACT and/or SAT scores may self-report their scores on their admissions application. ... Applicants who self-report their scores will be required to submit official scores if admitted to UVM and enroll.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡40%SAT 32% + ACT 8%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT32%
887 students
Submitted ACT8%
238 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1300–1430 median 1360
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
660–740 median 700
500800
SAT Math
630–700 median 670
500800
ACT composite
29–33 median 31
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'25100%100%48.1%51.9%46.0%35.0%40.0%79.0%72.0%34.4%37.5%35.0%25.0%32.0%31.0%28.0%13.7%14.4%11.0%10.0%8.0%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'24'251200–1360136012001180–1340134011801250–1400140012501280–1420142012801270–1410141012701300–1420142013001300–143014301300

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
363228'19'20'21'22'23'24'2526–31312626–31312629–33332928–32322829–32322930–32323029–333329

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

  • 2025: 13%
  • 2024: 18%
  • 2023: 3%
  • 2022: 0.1%
  • 2021: 7%

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS

Sources