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University or college · Private nonprofit

Landmark College

Putney, VT185 online only

Landmark College is a private nonprofit college in Putney, VT, with about 465 students on campus.

Students on campus
465
plus 185 studying only online
Admission rate
49%
lower than at 84% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$56,954
higher than at 99% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
43%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$29,813
lower than at 81% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Landmark College

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $44,712 a year after grants. The average family on aid pays $56,954, more than at 99% of 4-year colleges. What it costs ↓

Rent in Putney is below the state median

Median rent in Putney is $508 a month, 59% below the state median. Living in Putney ↓

Landmark College is very small

About 465 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓

Men outnumber women about two to one

65% of undergraduates are men and 35% are women. The students ↓

Landmark College is mostly about liberal arts

56% of the degrees Landmark College awards are in liberal arts; the next biggest field, biology, is 11%. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $83,124 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $66,540Room & board $14,886Books & supplies $1,400

After grants, the average family on aid pays $56,954.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$54,846

About $219,384 over 4 years · 34% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Landmark College?

49%

of applicants admitted

About 10 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Landmark College is likely test-optional.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
43%
within 6 years · Pell students 40%
Come back for year two
63%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$29,813
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$17,500
about $186 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$186 a month against about $2,503 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

63%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 79% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 56%Biology 11%Communication 10%Computer science 8%Psychology 6%Visual & performing arts 6%Everything else 2%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Communication and Media Studies10 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer Science8 graduates a year
—not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities7 graduates a year
$24k1 yr out
Psychology, General6 graduates a year
—not reported
Fine and Studio Arts5 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General2 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

455 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 71%Hispanic 7%Black 5%Asian 3%Two or more 5%International 1%

Women and men

Women 35%Men 65%
7 : 1
students per teacher
16%
get Pell grants (lower income)
22%
take federal loans
9%
undergrads 25 or older
18%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Putney

20% of Putney’s 2,575 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Putney pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Landmark College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.