Sterling College
Acceptance rate
66.7%
2025
Peer median 69.4%
Tuition per year
$40,760
$51,710 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
57
Student-faculty ratio 7:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
22.2%
4-year; 6-year rate 29.6%
Peer median 45.1%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Craftsbury Common, Vermont
- Website
- www.sterlingcollege.edu
- Undergraduates
- 57
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Rural, remote
- Nearest major city
- Portland, ME, about 130 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Portland International Jetport (PWM), about 120 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Scott Thomas (President)
- Phone
- 8025867711
- City
- Craftsbury Common, Vermont
- Address
- 16 Sterling Drive, Craftsbury Common, VT 05827-0072
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 69.4% · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 75.0%, women 92.7%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 7 in 10
69 applicants in 2025, 66.7% admitted
46 admitted 23 not admitted Yield 10.9%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
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| Environmental Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
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| Ecology. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
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| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
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| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor Education. | - |
Students
57 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 44:56 · Freshman retention 85.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 35
- First-year undergraduates 5
- Transfers and others 17
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (57)
Age distribution
Bachelor's
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
2 in 2025 · 2.6% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$51,710
- Undergraduate tuition
- $40,760
- Room and board
- $10,950
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 17% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 20%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$6.8M
Expenses$6.3M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes Other
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of VermontBurlington · 41.9 mi
U.S. News #133
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Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury · 59.3 mi
Liberal Arts #19
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Dartmouth CollegeHanover · 65.7 mi
U.S. News #12
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Bates CollegeLewiston · 114.0 mi
Liberal Arts #26
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University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham · 127.2 mi
U.S. News #109
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Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs · 128.2 mi
Liberal Arts #41
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Clarkson UniversityPotsdam · 128.6 mi
U.S. News #137
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University of New EnglandBiddeford · 129.0 mi
U.S. News #262
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Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick · 130.2 mi
Liberal Arts #3
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.