University of Vermont

Also known as UVM, University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, UVT, Vermont University, uvm.edu

public research university in Burlington, Vermont, USA

Key facts

Other name: University of Vermont
Former names: Vermont Agricultural College (1864–1865)
Motto: Studiis et Rebus Honestis ( Latin )
Motto in english: Integrity in Theoretical and Practical Pursuits
Type: Public land-grant research university
Established: 1791 ; 235 years ago ( 1791 )
Accreditation: NECHE
Academic affiliations: Sea-grant space-grant
Endowment: $896 million (2024)
President: Marlene Tromp
Academic staff: 2,013 (fall 2023)
Students: 14,320 (fall 2023)

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The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, commonly referred to as the University of Vermont (UVM), is a public land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Founded in 1791, UVM is the oldest university in Vermont and the fifth-oldest in New England. Roughly coinciding with Vermont's statehood, the plans for and development of the university date back to the days of the Vermont Republic, making it unique among public universities in the US to be at least planned and organized outside of an admitted state in the nation.

UVM comprises ten colleges and schools, including the Robert Larner College of Medicine, and offers more than 100 undergraduate majors along with various graduate and professional programs. The University of Vermont Medical Center, has its primary facility on the UVM campus. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities—Very high research activity".