The Sterling College community combines structured academic study with experiential challenges and plain hard work to build responsible problem solvers who become stewards of the environment as they pursue productive lives.
Type of School
Four or more years,
Private not-for-profit
Religious affiliation
None
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Calendar
Semester
Setting
Rural area, remote from an urban area
Distance learning opportunities
No
Sterling College - Vermont Size
Total enrollment
105
Enrolled full time
93
Enrolled part time
12
Sterling College - Vermont Student Body
Men enrolled full time
51
Women enrolled full time
42
American Indian/Alaskan Native
-
Asian/Pacific Islander
-
Black/Non-Hispanic
-
Hispanic
-
White/Non-Hispanic
-
Non-Resident Alien
0%
Race/ethnicity unknown
31%
Sterling College - Vermont Admission Basics
Admissions office phone number
(800) 648-3591
Open admission policy
No
Undergraduate Application fee
$35
Applied
53
Admitted
47
Enrolled
21
Admitted %
89%
Sterling College - Vermont Admission factors
Admission test scores
Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school GPA
Required
Secondary school rank
Recommended
Secondary school record
Required
TOEFL
Required
Completion of college preparatory program
Required
Recommendations
Required
Formal demonstration of competencies
Recommended
Sterling College - Vermont Admission statistics
Students submitting SAT
-
SAT 1 Verbal 25th percentile score
-
SAT 1 Verbal 75th percentile score
-
SAT 1 Math 25th percentile score
-
SAT 1 Math 75th percentile score
-
Students submitting ACT
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ACT Composite 25th percentile score
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ACT Composite 75th percentile score
-
Sterling College - Vermont Cost
In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates
$26,802
Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates
$26,802
Books and Supplies
$1,000
On-campus room and board
$8,090
Off-campus room and board
$8,090
Sterling College - Vermont Financial Aid
Students Receiving Aid
94%
Receiving Federal Grants
44%
,
$6,100
on average
Receiving Institutional Aid
94%
,
$13,723
on average
Receiving Student Loans
75%
,
$8,674
on average
Sterling College - Vermont Programs & Majors
Graduates in 2009/2010 academic year.
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
A new $3,000 - $6,000 scholarship opportunity for college-bound high school seniors from Vermont's Northeast Kingdom has been announced by Sterling College President Will Wootton.
The $100,000 endowment that supports the scholarship, which is guaranteed throughout the recipient's attendance at the College, was awarded to Sterling last year by the Gladys Brooks Foundation of New York.
Sterling, with 100 plus students, one of the nation's smallest liberal arts colleges and the only residential independent college in the three counties of the Northeast Kingdom - Essex, Orleans, and Caledonia Counties - specializes in self-designed studies in four broad academic areas: Conservation Ecology, Circumpolar Studies, Sustainable Agriculture, and Outdoor Education and Leadership.
Interested students need to apply to Sterling and, to be awarded the scholarship, have a record that demonstrates academic achievement and leadership skills. The scholarship is awarded without regard to financial need, but is based entirely on an applicant's abilities and potential to succeed at Sterling.
Also to qualify, students must have attended or been eligible to attend high school in the Northeast Kingdom. Twenty percent of Sterling's students are Vermonters - a high percent among the States 17 independent colleges.