Chartered in 1791, UVM is a public land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont, and the state’s flagship institution. It is known for its programs in environmental studies, health sciences, and agriculture.
Address: 85 South Prospect Street, 05405 Burlington, Vermont, United States
Environmental Studies, Health Sciences, Agriculture and Life Sciences
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Flagship land-grant university in Vermont. Strong focus on environmental sustainability, health, and liberal arts. Located in scenic Burlington on Lake Champlain.
Research:
A research university with strengths in environmental science, agriculture, health sciences (Larner College of Medicine), and food systems.
Famous Alumnis:
Jody Williams, John Dewey, Ben Cohen (Ben & Jerry’s), Consuelo Northrop Bailey
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
3000
Current students***:
13000
Foreign students***:
2%
Cumulative former students***:
100000
Pros
Strong programs in environmental studies and health, beautiful location with outdoor recreation, historic New England university.
Cons
Located in a smaller state with associated funding constraints, colder climate, some programs less nationally prominent.
Best For
Students interested in environmental studies, health sciences, or agriculture, often valuing a public university with a strong sense of place and a commitment to sustainability in a New England setting.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Think of Colorado State University when agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences is the priority: it is larger, enrolling about 34,000 students against roughly 13,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Both schools build their programmes around agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences, and University of California, Davis is the one to compare first within the country, since it is far larger, with about 40,000 students against roughly 13,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- For students who like the agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences focus of this university but want another option nearby, University of Idaho fits well: it is slightly smaller, at about 11,000 students against roughly 13,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- University of Oregon works in much the same fields, chiefly ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics, and it also offers mba programmes, and is larger, enrolling about 23,000 students against roughly 13,000 here.
- University of Georgia shares the core fields of this institution, namely agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences; it is far larger, with about 40,000 students against roughly 13,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- For ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics outside the home country, Keele University in the United Kingdom is a natural reference; it has almost the same size, at about 12,500 students, and is also a public institution.
- University of Stirling in the United Kingdom is the nearest foreign match on ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Abroad, Open Universiteit (the Netherlands) covers ecology and sustainability, data analytics and AI and machine learning in a comparable way, and it is slightly larger, at about 17,000 students against roughly 13,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- On content, University of Oulu in Finland and this institution are close, as both teach ecology and sustainability, AI and machine learning and software engineering; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Umeå University offers an international parallel to this institution, with ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics as common ground; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as well.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Agriculture, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Environmental Impact Assessment, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices, Sustainable Product Design
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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