Thursday, July 29th, 2010

St. Michael’s College


Location and Affiliation:

St. Michael’s is located in Colchester, Vermont, population 430, close to Burlington.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic, founded by the Society of Saint Edmond, a French order of Catholic priests.

Population:

St. Michael’s enrollment is 1923 students on campus.

• 54% female
• 1% black
• 1% Asian
• 3% international
• 1% Hispanic

67% of applicants are admitted. 90% return as sophomores.

Professor to Student Ratio:

1:12

Academic Level:

• St. Michael’s is a Level 3 school
• The average high school GPA is 3.5
• The middle 50% range of ACT scores is N/A
• The middle SAT range is Verbal 510-610, Math 510-600

Most Popular Majors:

• Business
• Psychology
• Biology
• Education
• English
• Marketing
• Communications
• Social Sciences/History
• Visual/Performing Arts

Graduates:

74% graduate after 6 years.

Application:

• Admission fee is $45
• The priority application deadline is November 15
• The priority financial aid deadline is March 15

Generosity:

Average need met is 84%.

Features:

St. Michael’s is affiliated with Phi Beta Kappa Society, making St. Michael’s one of only 20 Catholic colleges in the country with a chapter and one of only four in New England. St. Michael’s is a 440-acre campus located just moments from downtown Burlington, a city of over 100,000. St. Michael’s is located on a hilltop that provides views of the Green Mountains to the east, and the Adirondack Mountains of New York to the west, just beyond Lake Champlain. Montreal is a 2-hour drive.

Newsweek/Kaplan named Saint Michael’s College one of 30 colleges deemed a “Hidden Treasure” on the basis of information from Kaplan’s National Guidance Counselor Survey. “Hidden Treasures” were colleges recommended most frequently as being “small schools that deserve national recognition.” U.S. News and World Report has ranked Saint Michael’s as one of the top 15 Master’s universities in the North for 16 consecutive years.

Contact:

St. Michael’s Admissions 1-800-762-8000.

Learn more about St. Michael’s College. http://www.smcvt.edu