Vermont is a very small state and, like Delaware and some other small states, has a very strong state flagship whose admissions rate doesn't match the school's strengths simply because the state's populations leaves a lot of spots for out-of-staters. But the undergrads have real access to professors and to real research and projects. If you are looking for football and warm weather, not for you. But if your kid is interested in environmental studies, for example, or likes skiing and hockey, it punches Way above its weight.

And Burlington is great!

Anonymous wrote:UVM is a “public Ivy” in the sense that your grandfather and great-grandfather who went to Deerfield and Harvard had prep school classmates who went there. For that reason it is far more acceptable to private school families than its ranking might suggest, and that makes it an option worth considering for those who understand that life is often about who you know.

If this were the case then UVM would be known for having a strong alumni network. But it isn't, and it doesn't.

UVM is a “public Ivy” in the sense that your grandfather and great-grandfather who went to Deerfield and Harvard had prep school classmates who went there. For that reason it is far more acceptable to private school families than its ranking might suggest, and that makes it an option worth considering for those who understand that life is often about who you know.

https://www.forbes.com/colleges/university-of-vermont/

The University of Vermont is a tight-knit Public Ivy that encourages innovation and experience-based learning. Founded in 1791, it is the fifth oldest university in the New England region.


Google Find: University of Vermont (UVM) was famously designated as one of the original "Public Ivies" by Richard Moll in his 1985 book, recognizing it as a public institution offering an Ivy League-caliber education at a public school price.

Anonymous wrote:maybe the honors college is a "public ivy." 8% acceptance rate.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

DC’s best friend is graduating from UVM. They’re a wonderful human being, but they certainly aren’t Ivy material.

Burlington is now a homeless/junkie sanctuary.

maybe the honors college is a "public ivy." 8% acceptance rate.

In what world is a college with the following stats considered a "insert anything Ivy"

Acceptance rate: 73%
25,434 applied
18,576 admitted
2,810 enrolled

Yield: 15% (15 students decide to attend out of 100 offers of admission)


SAT: 32% submit SAT scores

Fewer than 10 students out of 2,810 have an SAT above 1560

85% score below 1360

“Ivy League” refers strictly and only to the top colleges in the United States. To be a “public Ivy”, the University of Vermont would have to be in the United States (or at least North America). Since Vermont is in Canada, it follows ipso facto that UVM cannot be a public Ivy.

Maybe not a public ivy. I may give you public ivy plus, or new public ivy.

I don't think of UVM as in the same league as the Ivies. Have been in Burlington 2x this past year and it's been great. Lovely downtown, pretty nice waterfront, and didn't see any crime.

Vermont? A public Ivy? I think you’ve been smoking a little too much Burlington air freshener, OP. Good one.

^ lol. "a public ivy trophy for you, and for you, and for you too, and you, and you as well...."

Yes. It’s a public ivy as with every public school in this country.

Anonymous wrote:Burlington I have heard has changed vastly since COVID - shootings, drugs, homelessness are regular issues residents deal with daily.


Has anyone toured recently? Academically, is the school still considered a Public Ivy?

You’ve heard wrong.

Burlington I have heard has changed vastly since COVID - shootings, drugs, homelessness are regular issues residents deal with daily.


Has anyone toured recently? Academically, is the school still considered a Public Ivy?