SIT Graduate Institute

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition

$18,796

2020 Default Rate

on Student Loans

2023 Enrolled Students

640

91.3% Full-Time

About

SIT Graduate Institute is a higher education institution located in Windham County, VT. In 2023, the most popular Masters Degree concentrations at SIT Graduate Institute were International & Comparative Education (10 degrees awarded), International Relations & Affairs (9 degrees), and Sustainability Studies (9 degrees).

In 2023, 49 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at SIT Graduate Institute. 77.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 22.4% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (34 degrees), 11.3 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (3 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at SIT Graduate Institute is $18,796, which is $3,632 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,164).

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at SIT Graduate Institute was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 61 total borrowers.

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Costs

In 2023, the median undergraduate tuition at SIT Graduate Institute is $18,796, which is $3,632 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,164).

In 2023, 34% of undergraduate students attending SIT Graduate Institute received financial aid through grants.

Tuition Costs

$18,796

2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at SIT Graduate Institute was $18,796. The cost of tuition at SIT Graduate Institute is $3,632 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,164).

This chart compares the tuition costs of SIT Graduate Institute (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

This chart compares the average net price of SIT Graduate Institute (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

The average yearly cost of room and board at SIT Graduate Institute was of $0 in 2023. The cost of room and board remained the same by NaNM% between 2022 and 2023.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

34%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

34% of undergraduate students at SIT Graduate Institute received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a growth of 30.8% with respect to 2022, when 26% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at SIT Graduate Institute (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2020 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at SIT Graduate Institute was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 61 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

SIT Graduate Institute had a total enrollment of 640 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at SIT Graduate Institute is 584 students and the part-time enrollment is 56. This means that 91.3% of students enrolled at SIT Graduate Institute are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at SIT Graduate Institute, both undergraduate and graduate, is 45% White, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian, 9.06% Black or African American, and 0.469% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at SIT Graduate Institute in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (32.4%), followed by White Male (13.6%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (10.3%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (25%), followed by White Male (11.4%) and Black or African American Female (9.09%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

91.3%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at SIT Graduate Institute in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 640 students. The full-time enrollment at SIT Graduate Institute is 584 and the part-time enrollment is 56. This means that 91.3% of students enrolled at SIT Graduate Institute are enrolled full-time compared with 70.4% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at SIT Graduate Institute (in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
288 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
79 enrolled students
Asian
69 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at SIT Graduate Institute is 45% White, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian, 9.06% Black or African American, and 0.469% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 41.6% White, 19.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 14.5% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 115 students (18%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2023, 27 more women than men received degrees from SIT Graduate Institute. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at SIT Graduate Institute is white (34 degrees awarded). There were 11.3 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (3 degrees).

The most common Masters Degree concentration at SIT Graduate Institute is International & Comparative Education (10 degrees awarded), followed by International Relations & Affairs (9 degrees) and Sustainability Studies (9 degrees).

In 2023, the most specialized majors across all degree types at SIT Graduate Institute, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (13 degrees), and Education (18 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at SIT Graduate Institute are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,596,586 people), Secondary school teachers (533,254 people), Other managers (391,905 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (377,851 people), and Education administrators (313,776 people).

The most specialized majors at SIT Graduate Institute in 2023 are Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (13 degrees), Education (18 degrees), Social Sciences (9 degrees), and Protective Services (4 degrees) (as of 2023).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at SIT Graduate Institute are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Podiatrists, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Media and communication workers, all other

The most specialized majors at SIT Graduate Institute are Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (13 degrees), Education (18 degrees), Social Sciences (9 degrees), and Protective Services (4 degrees) (as of 2023).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at SIT Graduate Institute are Elementary & secondary schools (5,586,329 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,275,256 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (2,452,532 people), Computer Systems Design (2,343,824 people), and Construction (1,303,670 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by SIT Graduate Institute.

Most Common (2023)

International & Comparative Education
10 degrees awarded
International Relations & Affairs
9 degrees awarded
Sustainability Studies
9 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common masters degree concentration at SIT Graduate Institute was International & Comparative Education with 10 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from masters degree programs at SIT Graduate Institute according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2023

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2023

In 2023, 11 degrees were awarded to men at SIT Graduate Institute, which is 0.289 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (38).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at SIT Graduate Institute by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 4 degrees were awarded to men at SIT Graduate Institute in Sustainability Studies, which is 0.8 times less than the 5 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 11 degrees were awarded to men at SIT Graduate Institute in International & Comparative Education, which is 11 times more than the 1 male recipients with that same degree.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
34 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
3 degrees awarded
Two or More Races
2 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at SIT Graduate Institute is white (34 degrees awarded). There were 11.3 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (3 degrees).

12.2% of degree recipients (6 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)

White Female
28 degrees awarded
White Male
6 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
2 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at SIT Graduate Institute is white female (28 degrees awarded). There were 4.67 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (6 degrees).

Operations

SIT Graduate Institute has an endowment valued at nearly $42.5M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 2.69M (6.33%) compared to the 1.93% average return (240k on 12.4M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2023, SIT Graduate Institute had a total salary expenditure of 114M. SIT Graduate Institute employs 2 Associate professors, 1 Professors and 1 Assistant professors. Most academics at SIT Graduate Institute are Male Associate professor (1), Female Professor (1), and Female Assistant professor (1).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at SIT Graduate Institute are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 56 employees, Management, with 37 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 25 employees.

Endowment

$42.5M

2023 Endowment

0.0338%

decline from 2022

SIT Graduate Institute has an endowment valued at about $42.5M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of SIT Graduate Institute declined 0.0338% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $30.1M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at SIT Graduate Institute (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$30.5M

2023 Salaries

10.9%

growth from 2022

In 2023, SIT Graduate Institute paid a median of $30.5M in salaries, which represents 26.7% of their overall expenditure ($114M) and a 10.9% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 23.6% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 26.9% decline between 2020 and 2021.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.17M (40.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$339k

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2023, SIT Graduate Institute paid a total of $339k to 4 employees working as instructors, which represents 1.11% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $208k (5.9%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

2 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

56 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at SIT Graduate Institute were Associate professor with 2 employees, Professor with 1 employees, and Assistant professor with 1 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at SIT Graduate Institute were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 56 employees, Management with 37 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 25 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)

Male Associate professor
Female Professor
Female Assistant professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at SIT Graduate Institute was Male Associate professor with 1 employees, Female Professor with 1 employees, and Female Assistant professor with 1 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at SIT Graduate Institute.

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