Saint Michael's College: Review & Facts

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Saint Michael's College is a small four-year, private not-for-profit school with 1,400 students enrolled. This school was originated in 1904 and is the only school located in Colchester, Vermont.

Saint Michael's College is affiliated with Roman Catholic Church.

Academic Offerings

Saint Michael's College will give you the opportunity to obtain a bachelor's degree, postbaccalaureate certificate, master's degree, or postmaster certificate.

Majors
Offered
46
Saint Michael's College follows a semester-based curriculum calendar system and provides 46 majors. The most popular concentrations are Education, Management, Business, Biology, and Psychology. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. However, if you would like to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Saint Michael's College student retention rate is fair at 79% (close to Vermont average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention
79%
Fair
The graduation rate at Saint Michael's College is good: 75%.

Student to faculty ratio at Saint Michael's College is good, 10:1. Read more information about faculty and instruction at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition charges are extremely high, $47,700 per year. The additional fees at Saint Michael's College beyond tuition are nearly $2,200, which makes it a total of $49,900 a year.

Read the details about Saint Michael's College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
85%
Easy
According to government data, 2,626 applications were submitted and 2,236 were accepted, so it is easy to become a student at this school.

This college will consider accepting dual credits and advanced placement credits for admission.

Read more about admissions as well applicants' SAT and ACT test scores at Saint Michael's College in the Admissions and Tests report for this institution.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
F
Unsafe
Saint Michael's College offers a distance education program and study abroad programs.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Saint Michael's College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

ROTC
Available
No
Saint Michael's College provides on-campus housing. Dormitory capacity at this college accommodates roughly 1,500 students, which offers a viable on-campus housing opportunity.

Based on the college crime data, Saint Michael's College appears to be a very dangerous school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Saint Michael's College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Saint Michael's College
One Winooski Park
Colchester, Vermont
05439, USA
Saint Michael
Saint Michael

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