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• Year founded: 1911
• Acreage: 185
• Number of buildings: 22
• Number of employees: 59 full-time faculty, 130 staff and administrators, and about 103 adjunct faculty members
• Number of students: 1,521
• Percentage of in-state (64%) and out-of-state students (36%)
• Percentage of male students (51%) and female students (49%)
• Percentage of Northeast Kingdom students: 33%
• Percentage of New England students: 95%
• Percentage of adult learners: 16%
• Number of students housed in the residence halls: 710 (fall 2009)
• The retention percentage for first-year students (fall ’08 to spring ’09): 85.6% and (fall ’08 to fall ’09 ): 61.4%
• The overall retention rate percentage of students (fall to fall): 72% and (fall to spring): 89.2%
• Percentage of residence students versus commuters: 46%
• Number of majors: 28 undergraduate bachelor’s programs
• Career placement within six months after graduation: 91% for 2008 graduates
• Number of students graduated in 2008: 194
• Ratio of faculty to students: 15 students per 1 faculty member
• Ratio of computers to students: 5 students per 1 computer
• Percentage of full-time faculty with terminal degrees in their fields: 93%
• Average class size: 15 students
• Graduation rate: 33% (compared to national average of 32%)
• Percentage of first-in-family students: 53%
• Tuition in state: $7,992
• Tuition out of state: $17,232
• Room and board: $7,808
• Percentage of students on financial aid: 85%
• Percentage of students that work on campus: 15%
• State appropriations, as a percentage of revenue: 18.6%
• Annual operating budget: $29 million
• Size of endowment: $2,731,936
• Private giving: $567,000 (fiscal year 2008)
• Federal grants: $2,857,604 (fiscal year 2008)