In-State Tuition in Vermont: Residency Rules and Out-of-State Rates (Graduate, 2026)
To get in-state tuition in Vermont you need 12 months of Vermont domicile before the term begins (VSC residency policy). In-state graduate tuition is $19,000 a year at UVM Graduate College, against $40,000 for non-residents. Vermont participates in Tuition Break.
- You would pay
- $19,000/yr
- Resident pays
- $19,000/yr
- Non-resident rate
- $40,000/yr
- Residency worth over 2 yrs
- $42,000
Tuition and mandatory fees only, compiled from published rates and rounded. Excludes housing, books and course differentials. Eligibility is decided by the institution, not by this page.
For graduate students, Vermont prices residency at $21,000 a year — $19,000 against $40,000 at UVM Graduate College. Vermont takes part in Tuition Break, which is the only route to a lower rate that does not require moving.
Vermont classifies a student as a resident after 12 months of domicile. A domicile in Vermont maintained for the full 12 months preceding enrollment, shown through the ordinary markers of permanent residence — driver's license, vehicle registration, voter registration, employment and tax filing. Classification is decided by the institution you enroll at, and a financially dependent student is assigned the parents' domicile.
This page covers all 50 origin states. Direction matters: what a Vermont resident pays elsewhere is a different question from what an arriving student pays here, and the two are rarely symmetric.
What Vermont charges, and who pays less
| Route | What it gives you | Per year | Saving | Guaranteed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont residency | You pay the published resident rate once you meet the state's residency test. | $19,000 | $21,000 | Yes, if eligible |
Vermont residency requirements
| Durational requirement | 12 months of domicile before the term begins |
|---|---|
| Domicile test | A domicile in Vermont maintained for the full 12 months preceding enrollment, shown through the ordinary markers of permanent residence — driver's license, vehicle registration, voter registration, employment and tax filing. |
| Dependent students | A financially dependent student is assigned the parents' domicile. If your parents are not Vermont residents, you are not one either, regardless of where you live. |
| Independent students | A financially independent adult can establish domicile on their own record. |
| Named exceptions |
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| Authority | Vermont Agency of Education / Vermont State Colleges ↗(VSC residency policy) |
Step by step
- Confirm you meet the Vermont domicile test: A domicile in Vermont maintained for the full 12 months preceding enrollment, shown through the ordinary markers of permanent residence — driver's license, vehicle registration, voter registration, employment and tax filing.
- Gather the documents the Vermont Agency of Education / Vermont State Colleges asks for — a driver's license, voter registration, vehicle registration and a 12-month record of physical presence are the usual set.
- File the residency classification form with the campus registrar before the term's deadline; classification is decided by the institution, not by the state.
- If you are financially dependent, check whose domicile counts — Vermont assigns a dependent student the parents' domicile, so the parents must qualify.
Official links
Coming to Vermont from another state
Direction matters. These cover the exact move into Vermont at graduate level:
All 50 origin states
Leaving Vermont to study elsewhere
What a Vermont resident pays in each of the other 50 states:
All 50 destination states
Vermont at other levels
Asked and answered
›What are the residency requirements for in-state tuition in Vermont?
A domicile in Vermont maintained for the full 12 months preceding enrollment, shown through the ordinary markers of permanent residence — driver's license, vehicle registration, voter registration, employment and tax filing. The durational requirement is 12 months, administered by the Vermont Agency of Education / Vermont State Colleges under VSC residency policy. Classification is made by the institution you enroll at, not centrally.
›How much is out-of-state tuition in Vermont?
$40,000 a year in tuition and mandatory fees at UVM Graduate College for 2025–26, against $19,000 for a resident — a gap of $21,000. Rates differ by campus and by college within a campus.
›Which tuition exchange programs does Vermont belong to?
Vermont participates in Tuition Break at graduate level. Membership is a state-level commitment; each campus then decides whether to offer the program and which majors it opens.
›Can I get in-state tuition in Vermont after one year of living there?
12 months of domicile is the requirement, but time alone is not enough. You have to show you moved to live in Vermont rather than to attend college there — driver's license, vehicle registration, voter registration, employment and state tax filing are the evidence campuses ask for. A financially dependent student is assigned the parents' domicile regardless.
Sources
Every eligibility rule on this page is checked against the operating compact commission or the state's own residency authority. Last verified 2026-08-07.
Tuition figures on this page are compiled 2025–26 published rates (basis: published compiled), rounded to the nearest $100 and refreshed each June. Eligibility rules are checked against the cited compact commission or residency authority.
- Vermont Agency of Education / Vermont State Colleges — residency for tuition purposes ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- University of Vermont — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- Community College of Vermont — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- UVM Graduate College — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
How this page was made
Compiled and checked by Billy Reiner, editor of In-State Check. Last verified 2026-08-07.
- Compiled from published rate pages
- The in-state and non-resident figures are tuition and mandatory fees for one full-time year, read from UVM Graduate College’s own 2025–26 rate page and rounded to the nearest $100. Housing, books, travel and course-specific differentials are not included in them.
- Checked against the administering body
- Compact membership at this level was checked against the commission that runs the program (NEBHE). The residency test — the durational requirement, the domicile evidence and the dependent-student rule — was checked against Vermont Agency of Education / Vermont State Colleges, VSC residency policy. Nothing here is taken from another comparison site.
Not advice. In-State Check is independent of every college, compact and state agency named here. Residency classification and award decisions are made by the institution you apply to. Found an error? Send the page URL and the source that contradicts it to [email protected], and the page is corrected and re-dated. Full methodology.