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Johnson State College
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Information Summary
Ranks 1572nd overall and 12th in Vermont
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
61.3 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$16,714 |
| Admission
Success rate |
81% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
22 / 1050 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
21 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
58% / 40% |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
1,928 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Johnson, VT 05656-9464
| Surrounding community | Distant rural area (between 5 to 25 mi. away from an urban area) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 3,306 (N/A urban / 3,306 rural) |
| Households | 1,184 (2.43 people per house) |
| Families | 680 (2.98 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 27 |
| Pop. — Asian | 25 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 2 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 57 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 3,231 |
| Pop. — Other | 13 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Master's Colleges and Universities (smaller programs)
| Undergraduate | Arts & sciences plus professions, some graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Postbaccalaureate with arts & sciences (education dominant) |
| Undergraduate Population | Medium full-time four-year, inclusive |
| Enrollment | Very high undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Small four-year, primarily residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Post-master's certificate |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |  |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force |  —
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| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification | |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Johnson State College?
Ranks 1173rd for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $7,056 | $7,056 | $15,240 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $188 | $188 | $188 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $294 | $294 | $635 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $8,832 | $8,832 | $19,056 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $368 | $368 | $794 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $16,714 | $16,714 | $24,898 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $16,714 | $16,714 | $24,898 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $9,594 | $9,594 | $17,778 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $6,484  $7,244 |
$6,484  $7,244 |
$13,804  $15,428 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $800  $1,000 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $6,674  $7,220 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $1,320  $1,250 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | $6,674  $7,220 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | $1,320  $1,250 |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | $1,320  $1,350 |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $35 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $60 |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 1,023 (500 male / 523 female) |
| Admitted | 827 (390 male / 437 female) |
| Admission rate | 81% |
| First-time Enrollment | 288 (143 male / 145 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 279 (137 male / 142 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 9 (6 male / 3 female) |
| Total Enrollment | 1,928 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Johnson State College use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record |  / N/A / |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations |  |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
= Neither required nor recommended
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Johnson State College accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) | |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Basketball Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 1113th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 14% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 14 / 23 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 16 / 20 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 16 / 22 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 1083rd for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 89% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 410 / 530 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 390 / 520 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 800 / 1050 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility | |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 533 |
| Meals per Week | N/A |
| Room Fee | $4,300 |
| Board Fee | $2,920 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Johnson State College Ranks 2198th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $2,941 | 107 |  43% |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $1,543 | 68 |  28% |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $1,535 | 124 |  50% |
| Student Loan Aid | $4,442 | 165 |  67% |
| Any financial aid type | 205 |  83% |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Johnson State College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 13 | 7 | 20 |
Hispanic | 7 | 19 | 26 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 3 | 10 | 13 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 7 | 7 | 14 |
White Non-Hispanic | 640 | 1,053 | 1,693 |
Race Unknown | 61 | 99 | 160 |
| Total | 732 | 1,196 | 1,928 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at Johnson State College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Black Non-Hispanic | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Hispanic | 2 | N/A | 2 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | N/A | N/A | N/A |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 2 | 3 | 5 |
White Non-Hispanic | 103 | 84 | 187 |
Race Unknown | 15 | 24 | 39 |
| Total | 122 | 111 | 233 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Johnson State College.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 38 | 44 | |
| 12 | 23 | 35 | |
| 22 | 12 | 34 | |
| 3 | 30 | 33 | |
| 7 | 22 | 29 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
Johnson State College Ranks 1577th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $53,626 ($54,493 male / $51,892 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 54 (36 male / 18 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 146 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 0.4 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $1,115,853 |
Johnson State College Summary
The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.
Johnson State College is a public liberal arts college, founded in 1828 by John Chesamore at Johnson in the U.S. state of Vermont. Both the college, and the town of Johnson are named for William Samuel Johnson (1727-1819), American jurist, statesman and educator. The town of Johnson, and a part of neighboring Cambridge, Vermont together once made up the King’s College Tract, a land grant chartered by King George III in 1774 for the eventual expansion of King’s College in New York, today’s Columbia University. John Chesamore founded Johnson State College as Johnson Academy, a grammar school instructing students in Greek, Latin, algerbra and geometry. Through the early to mid-twentieth century Johnson emerged as a college of the liberal arts and natural sciences. The original campus was built in the village of Johnson and over time, the college expanded; Today the college is a part of the Vermont State Colleges, a consortium of five colleges governed by a common board of trustees, chancellor, and Council of Presidents, each college with its own president and deans. Johnson emphasizes the self development of undergaraduate students with what the college terms “education by engagement.” All undergraduate programs at Johnson require the college’s unique interdisciplinary study course “Peace and War,” a course examining issues of violence and non-violence; in Studio Arts, a Master of Arts in Education, and Master of Arts in Counseling. in Studio Arts program includes course work in conjunction with the Vermont Studio Center, located in the village of Johnson. Dibden, president of Johnson State College 1967-69, Dibden oversaw the expansion and development of the fine and performing arts programs. The center is located on the southwest side of the campus and houses the college’s Dance, Music, and Theater programs as well as gallery exhibition space for the Fine Arts programs. Practice and instruction rooms wrap around the theater and the Julian Scott Memorial Gallery on the front of the center showcases exhibitions of fine art and design by the college’s fine art students as well as travelling exhibitions and the work of visiting artists. Recitals and concerts, theater and contemporary dance performances, and open rehearsals bring performing arts into the daily life of the college. Several performing arts series available to the college community, are also available to the public by subscription. The John Dewey Campus Center on the south side of the quadrangle was built in 1963 in the International Style to house the college’s library. Today the building houses the office of the Dean of Students, the Student Association, WJSC–the college’s low-frequency FM radio station, Basement Medicine–the student newspaper, academic advising, and career placement offices. Johnson’s Visual Arts Center (VAC) houses the college’s Visual Arts Programs, with studios for design, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, ceramics and woodworking. Exhibitions in many mediums both of work produced within the college, and by work exhibited by visiting artists exposes students to a wide range of contemporary thinking and art-making methods. The Babcock Nature Preserve, located ten miles from Johnson in Eden, Vermont is a 1,000-acre tract of forest land owned and maintained by the college for scientific and educational study.
Johnson State College Academics
There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Besides, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. For example, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, External Degree Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Army, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Visiting/Exchange Student Program. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Johnson State College is unique in its study options.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Johnson State College.
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biology, Cellular Biology/Histology, Molecular Biology
- English Language and Literature:
- English
- Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
- Exercise Sciences, Health/Physical Fitness, recreation & fitness – general, Sport/Fitness Administration
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Premedicine, Wellness & Alternative Medicine
- Communications & Journalism:
- Journalism
- Education:
- Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Drama/Dance Teacher Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, multiple levels
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Art – General, Arts – General, Dance, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Jazz Studies, Music – General, Music – General Performance, Music – Piano/Organ, Music – Voice/Opera, Music History/Literature, Music Management/Merchandising, Music Theory/Composition, Theater Design/Stagecraft
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Hospitality Administration/Management, Travel/Tourism Management
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- Social Sciences:
- Anthropology, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology
- Foreign Language and Literature:
- Comparative Literature
- History:
- History – General
- Popular majors:
- fifty percent business per marketing, twenty-five percent liberal arts, twenty-five percent visual and performing arts, twenty-one percent liberal arts, seventeen percent psychology, fifteen percent education, thirteen percent business per marketing, eleven percent visual and performing arts, six percent history
The cost per credit hour (overall) was $568 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall.
Johnson State College Admissions
Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 95%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For example, there were one hundred and sixty-four total number of transfer students who applied and one hundred and thirty-four total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school did not report their application fee.
Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 1st of March. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application due date was not reported. SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Besides, Similarly, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of March. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year.
Johnson State College Financial Aid
Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid distribution is at ten percent scholarships per grants and ninety percent loans per jobs. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama and State/District Residency. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and State aid form.
Johnson State College Students
The university is a Public, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, Coed, where 95 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Additionally, the student body consists of sixty-three percent in-state students, thirty-seven percent out-of-state students, four percent part-time students, fifty-one percent women, forty-nine percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, two percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, eighty-eight percent white per non-hispanic and seven percent race per ethnicity unreported. Again, it is part of an Rural setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus. Johnson State College offers Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. The school’s size is approximately one thousand, four hundred and fifty-two degree-seeking undergrads, two hundred and fifty-one first-time degree-seeking freshmen and three hundred graduate enrollment.
Students should note the housing policies: Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates, seventy-four percent of first-year students live in college housing, forty-one percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, two hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Further, the university has many unique facilites such as 1,000-acre nature preserve, visual arts center, human performance laboratory, interactive multimedia math and science laboratory, community service learning center, Vermont Interactive Television site. This school features the Rural setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus. Indeed, the school is located 50 miles from Burlington, 90 miles from Montreal.
Johnson State College Athletics
The Badgers are a member of NAIA , NCAA. The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Cross_country
- Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Golf
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
- Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Volleyball
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