Do Arkansas Residents Get In-State Tuition in Vermont? (Undergraduate, 2026)
No — Arkansas residents pay full non-resident undergraduate tuition in Vermont, about $46,900 a year at University of Vermont against $20,700 for residents. There is no exchange program between Arkansas and Vermont; the only route to the in-state rate is establishing Vermont residency, which takes 12 months.
- You would pay
- $46,900/yr
- Resident pays
- $20,700/yr
- Over 4 yrs
- No saving available
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.
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Arkansas and Vermont sit in different compact regions, so nothing connects them. An Arkansas resident at University of Vermont pays $46,900 a year against $20,700 for a Vermont resident — a gap of $26,200.
Seen from Arkansas, this is one option among 50. 13 other states offer Arkansas residents a reduced undergraduate rate, the lowest being Mississippi at about $9,900, against $10,300 for in-state study at University of Arkansas.
One more angle: some public universities charge non-resident rates that are lower than another state's in-state rate. Comparing Vermont's $46,900 against your home options on absolute cost, rather than on residency status, occasionally changes the answer.
Every route from Arkansas to Vermont
No exchange program or bilateral agreement connects these two states at undergraduate level, so the route table is empty.
Where Arkansas residents pay less
Staying home, an Arkansas resident pays $10,300 a year for in-state undergraduate tuition at University of Arkansas. The cheapest Vermont option for you is $46,900 at University of Vermont, which is $36,600 a year more than staying home, or $146,400 over 4 years.
Arkansas belongs to Academic Common Market (ACM) at undergraduate level, so 13 of 50 states offer Arkansas undergraduate students a reduced rate. Vermont is not one of them.
| State | Route | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas to Mississippi | Academic Common Market · University of Mississippi | $9,900 |
| Arkansas to West Virginia | Academic Common Market · West Virginia University | $9,900 |
| Arkansas to Texas | Texas Border-County Tuition Waiver · The University of Texas at Austin | $11,700 |
| Arkansas to Maryland | Academic Common Market · University of Maryland, College Park | $11,900 |
| Arkansas to Louisiana | Academic Common Market · Louisiana State University | $12,000 |
Arkansas's neighboring states, compared
What an Arkansas resident pays for undergraduate tuition in each state that borders Arkansas, cheapest first:
- Mississippi$9,900/yr · Academic Common Market
- Texas$11,700/yr · Texas Border-County Tuition Waiver
- Louisiana$12,000/yr · Academic Common Market
- Oklahoma$12,000/yr · Academic Common Market
- Tennessee$14,100/yr · Academic Common Market
- Missouri$31,600/yr · non-resident
Compare all 50 states from Arkansas in the checker. Each figure is one reference campus per state, not a state average.
Vermont residency, in brief
Vermont grants in-state tuition after 12 months of domicile before the term begins (VSC residency policy), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile. Moving to Vermont to enroll does not by itself start the clock.
Vermont residency requirements in full · how long every state requires
Step by step
- Budget for the non-resident rate at University of Vermont: $46,900 a year against $20,700 for residents.
- Check whether the specific campus you want offers its own non-resident scholarship or a border-county waiver — those are institutional, sit outside the state agreements, and are the most commonly missed discount.
- If you plan to stay, price the residency route: Vermont requires 12 months of domicile, and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile, so the family would need to move.
- Read the Vermont Agency of Education / Vermont State Colleges rules in full before you enroll — classification is decided once, and re-classification later in a degree is the hardest version of this problem.
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Asked and answered
›Do Arkansas residents get in-state tuition in Vermont?
No. Arkansas residents pay the full non-resident rate of $46,900 at University of Vermont. The only route to the $20,700 in-state rate is establishing Vermont residency.
›How long does it take to get in-state tuition in Vermont?
Vermont requires 12 months of domicile before the term begins (VSC residency policy), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile.
›How much would undergraduate study in Vermont actually cost an Arkansas resident?
About $46,900 a year in tuition and mandatory fees at University of Vermont, against $20,700 for a Vermont resident. Figures are compiled 2025–26 published rates and exclude housing, books and course-specific differentials.
›Where can Arkansas residents get reduced undergraduate tuition?
In 13 states at undergraduate level. Outside Vermont, the lowest are Mississippi ($9,900), West Virginia ($9,900), Texas ($11,700). Each figure is one reference campus, and awards are made campus by campus.
›Is studying in Vermont cheaper than staying in Arkansas?
No. Arkansas's in-state undergraduate rate is $10,300 a year at University of Arkansas, and the cheapest Vermont option for an Arkansas resident is $46,900, so Vermont costs about $36,600 more a year, or $146,400 over 4 years, in tuition and fees alone.
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
- University of Arkansas — 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 University of Vermont’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 (SREB, 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.
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