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University of Vermont earned the #1 spot in this year's Best Colleges for Veterans ranking in Vermont. The school's overall veterans score is 77.7 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 33.3 veteran-resources score.
by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking for a college that has your back, you’ve come to the right place. This list highlights 14 schools for veteran and military-affiliated students in Vermont, using our 2026 methodology.
Our ranking weighs the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits, academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. To arm you with the information you need, College Factual reviewed 14 colleges, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard). Learn more about our ranking methodology.
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University of Vermont earned the #1 spot in this year's Best Colleges for Veterans ranking in Vermont. The school's overall veterans score is 77.7 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 33.3 veteran-resources score.
A rank of #2 makes Norwich University one of the best colleges for veterans in Vermont. The school's overall veterans score is 74.5 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 54.7, alongside a 66.7 veteran-resources score.
Champlain College came in at #3 on this year's Best Colleges for Veterans ranking in Vermont. On our overall veterans measure, it scores 69.4 out of 100. Veteran affordability scores 59.5, alongside a 66.7 veteran-resources score.
Out of the 14 colleges in Vermont in this year's ranking, Saint Michael's College landed the #4 spot. The school's overall veterans score is 64.7 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 54.2, and veteran resources 66.7.
Out of the 14 colleges in Vermont in this year's ranking, Vermont State University landed the #5 spot. On our overall veterans measure, it scores 63.7 out of 100. On affordability for veterans it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 33.3.
Community College of Vermont came in at #6 in this year's ranking. The school's overall veterans score is 62.9 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 33.3 veteran-resources score.
Middlebury College earned the #7 position in Vermont. On our overall veterans measure, it scores 57.3 out of 100. Veteran affordability scores 41.5, with a veteran-resources score of 0.0.
Sterling College earned the #8 position in Vermont. It scores 57.2 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 66.5, and veteran resources 33.3.
Bennington College ranked #9 on our 2026 list of the best colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 44.2 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 42.0, with a veteran-resources score of 0.0.
Advanced Welding Institute placed #10 among the best colleges for veterans in Vermont. Advanced Welding Institute scores 41.8 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 0.0 veteran-resources score.
SIT Graduate Institute ranked #11 on our 2026 list of the best colleges for veterans. On our overall veterans measure, it scores 41.6 out of 100.
Vermont College of Fine Arts ranked #12 on our 2026 list of the best colleges for veterans. Vermont College of Fine Arts scores 40.9 out of 100 for veteran support overall.
Landmark College ranked #13 on our 2026 list of the best colleges for veterans. On our overall veterans measure, it scores 33.9 out of 100. Veteran affordability scores 42.2, alongside a 0.0 veteran-resources score.
Vermont Law and Graduate School placed #14 among the best colleges for veterans in Vermont. The school's overall veterans score is 30.4 out of 100.
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits, academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
These rankings are produced by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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