Champlain College
#91 in Regional Universities North (tie)
Overview
Champlain College is a private institution that was founded in 1878. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,784 (fall 2022), and the campus size is 27 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Champlain College's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities North, #91. Its tuition and fees are $45,550.
Champlain College is a private institution that was founded in 1878. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,784 (fall 2022), and the campus size is 27 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Champlain College's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities North, #91. Its tuition and fees are $45,550.
At-a-Glance
Setting
N/A
Tuition & Fees
$45,550
Undergraduate Enrollment
1,784
Acceptance Rate
56%
From the School
Founded in 1878, Champlain College is a small, private college overlooking Lake Champlain in beautiful Burlington, Vermont. Nationally recognized for its world-class academics, career-focused majors, abundant opportunities for professional internships, and purposeful multidisciplinary studies, Champlain prepares students for an increasingly competitive marketplace and launches them on a path to a rich and rewarding life.
Champlain’s small size (2,100 undergraduates) and engaged community attract relentlessly inquisitive and open-minded individuals looking for an education that will empower them to make a real difference in the world.
The passion and commitment of the Champlain College community are reflected in the energy and enthusiasm that extends to every aspect of the student experience:
- Students live in Victorian-era mansion residence halls or contemporary dorms with lake views.
- They study and learn in state-of-the-art labs and Centers of Experience, which are built for innovation, collaboration, and experiential learning.
- They're taught by faculty who bring outstanding academic credentials, industry expertise, and a wealth of connections to each and every class.
- They enjoy small classes and faculty attention: Champlain’s student/faculty ratio is 12:1, and its average class size is 16. 100% of classes are taught by professional faculty, not graduate assistants.
- When they're ready for a break, students can step outside and enjoy Champlain’s beautiful hilltop campus, which is situated right in the heart of Burlington, Vermont—the #1 College Town—according to Travel + Leisure and the Huffington Post.
Champlain provides students with the tools and opportunities they need to build a career doing what they love—as well as the critical skills they should acquire to meet life’s challenges with flexibility and strength. It’s an approach that works: over the last six years, 91% of Champlain’s graduates were employed or continuing their education within six months of graduation.
Champlain’s rigorous, career-focused learning model includes:
- Professionally focused majors in high-growth career fields.
- A unique Upside-Down Curriculum that allows students to dive into their major on day one and start learning the specific career-building skills that will give them a tremendous advantage when they enter the job market.
- An innovative liberal arts Core curriculum that deliberately develops the critical thinking and leadership skills necessary to succeed in a fast-paced world.
- A four-year InSight program that helps students gain skills in three areas essential to living an effective life: career positioning, personal finance, and well-being.
- A commitment to experiential learning: 9 out of 10 students complete at least one internship or experiential learning opportunity and 60% complete multiple.
The great city of Burlington, Vermont, has it all: an impressive music scene, farm-to-table eateries, eclectic shops, and a downtown enlivened by 15,000 undergrads.
Between hiking, biking, paddleboarding, sailing, skiing, and other excursions, fascinating on-the-job adventures await. Home to community and environmentally minded Certified B Corps, such as Ben & Jerry’s and Burton, Burlington is an innovation hub with rapidly growing industries, artisanal producers, and plenty of internships and jobs.
Champlain maintains close ties with the local community, and its students are the interns of choice at businesses and nonprofit organizations in and around Vermont, including Burton Snowboards, Seventh Generation, Ben & Jerry's, Keurig Dr Pepper, KPMG, the Howard Center, and the Department of Homeland Security.
Champlain has satellite campuses in Montreal, Canada, and Dublin, Ireland, plus a mission and curriculum that encourage international study. More than 50% of Champlain students study abroad, and many also intern as part of their study-abroad experience.
Founded in 1878, Champlain College is a small, private college overlooking Lake Champlain in beautiful Burlington, Vermont. Nationally recognized for its world-class academics, career-focused majors, abundant opportunities for professional internships, and purposeful multidisciplinary studies, Champlain prepares students for an increasingly competitive marketplace and launches them on a path to a rich and rewarding life.
Champlain’s small size (2,100 undergraduates) and engaged community attract relentlessly inquisitive and open-minded individuals looking for an education that will empower them to make a real difference in the world.
The passion and commitment of the Champlain College community are reflected in the energy and enthusiasm that extends to every aspect of the student experience:
- Students live in Victorian-era mansion residence halls or contemporary dorms with lake views.
- They study and learn in state-of-the-art labs and Centers of Experience, which are built for innovation, collaboration, and experiential learning.
- They're taught by faculty who bring outstanding academic credentials, industry expertise, and a wealth of connections to each and every class.
- They enjoy small classes and faculty attention: Champlain’s student/faculty ratio is 12:1, and its average class size is 16. 100% of classes are taught by professional faculty, not graduate assistants.
- When they're ready for a break, students can step outside and enjoy Champlain’s beautiful hilltop campus, which is situated right in the heart of Burlington, Vermont—the #1 College Town—according to Travel + Leisure and the Huffington Post.
Champlain provides students with the tools and opportunities they need to build a career doing what they love—as well as the critical skills they should acquire to meet life’s challenges with flexibility and strength. It’s an approach that works: over the last six years, 91% of Champlain’s graduates were employed or continuing their education within six months of graduation.
Champlain’s rigorous, career-focused learning model includes:
- Professionally focused majors in high-growth career fields.
- A unique Upside-Down Curriculum that allows students to dive into their major on day one and start learning the specific career-building skills that will give them a tremendous advantage when they enter the job market.
- An innovative liberal arts Core curriculum that deliberately develops the critical thinking and leadership skills necessary to succeed in a fast-paced world.
- A four-year InSight program that helps students gain skills in three areas essential to living an effective life: career positioning, personal finance, and well-being.
- A commitment to experiential learning: 9 out of 10 students complete at least one internship or experiential learning opportunity and 60% complete multiple.
The great city of Burlington, Vermont, has it all: an impressive music scene, farm-to-table eateries, eclectic shops, and a downtown enlivened by 15,000 undergrads.
Between hiking, biking, paddleboarding, sailing, skiing, and other excursions, fascinating on-the-job adventures await. Home to community and environmentally minded Certified B Corps, such as Ben & Jerry’s and Burton, Burlington is an innovation hub with rapidly growing industries, artisanal producers, and plenty of internships and jobs.
Champlain maintains close ties with the local community, and its students are the interns of choice at businesses and nonprofit organizations in and around Vermont, including Burton Snowboards, Seventh Generation, Ben & Jerry's, Keurig Dr Pepper, KPMG, the Howard Center, and the Department of Homeland Security.
Champlain has satellite campuses in Montreal, Canada, and Dublin, Ireland, plus a mission and curriculum that encourage international study. More than 50% of Champlain students study abroad, and many also intern as part of their study-abroad experience.
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Cost
Tuition & Fees
$45,550
Room & Board
$16,900(2023-24)
Average Need-Based Aid Package
$34,527
$33,681
$33,681
Tuition & Fees
$45,550
Room & Board
$16,900(2023-24)
Average Need-Based Aid Package
$34,527
*Average cost after aid
Academics
57%
14:1
74%
Popular Majors
MAJOR
% OF GRADUATES
ALUMNI STARTING SALARY
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
9%
N/A
Game and Interactive Media Design
7%
N/A
Digital Arts
7%
N/A
Computer Science
7%
N/A
Computer Game Programming
6%
N/A
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Students
1,784
Graduate Enrollment
559
Total Enrollment
2,343
Full-Time Degree-Seeking Students
1,705
Student Diversity
Gender Distribution
Ethnic Diversity
20%
Minority Enrollment
20%
Minority Enrollment
74%
White
7%
Hispanic
5%
Two or more races
5%
Unknown
4%
Black
4%
Asian
Not Specified is not included in this breakdown due to an enrollment of 0%.
Campus Life
Housing and Dorms
Types of campus housing available:
Student Activities
26+
Sports Teams
N/A
Fraternities
N/A
Sororities
After College
Graduation Rate
57%
Graduating Students Who Have Borrowed (any loan type, 2021)
68%
Average Debt at Graduation
$34,261
$48,966
$48,966
Graduation Rate
57%
Graduating Students Who Have Borrowed (any loan type, 2021)
68%
Average Debt at Graduation
$34,261
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