Middlebury College was ranked by Niche as the top college in Vermont this year.
Niche’s ranking of the best colleges for 2025 compares more than 1,000 top colleges and universities in the United States.
The school ranking and review website parses federal data and reviews to determine the best colleges and universities in specific categories.
Vermont boasts an array of public and private four-year colleges.
3 best colleges in Vermont for 2025, according to Niche
Niche has ranked the top colleges in Vermont for 2025 based on analysis of academic, admissions, financial, and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education and reviews from students and alumni.
University of Vermont in Burlington.
Here are the three best, according to Niche, and some quick stats:
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Middlebury College — Middlebury
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Total undergrad students: 2,800
2. University of Vermont — Burlington
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Total undergrad students: 12,168
3. Vermont State University — Randolph and Williston
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Total undergrad students: 4,087
What are the top 10 colleges in the nation?
Based on the 2025 rankings from Niche, here are the top 10 colleges in the United States:
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Yale University — New Haven, Connecticut
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Stanford University — Stanford, California
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Harvard University — Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Princeton University — Princeton, New Jersey
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California Institute of Technology (Caltech) — Pasadena, California
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University of Chicago — Chicago
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Columbia University — New York City
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University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia
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Duke University — Durham, North Carolina
Presley Bo Tyler and James Ward from The Desert Sun contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Niche 3 best VT colleges: See which school took the top spot in 2025
