SIT Graduate Institute

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$18,796

2021 Enrolled Students

473

71% Full-Time

About

SIT Graduate Institute is a higher education institution located in Windham County, VT. In 2021, the most popular Masters Degree concentrations at SIT Graduate Institute were Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language Instructor (14 degrees awarded), International & Comparative Education (11 degrees), and Sustainability Studies (9 degrees).

In 2021, 50 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at SIT Graduate Institute. 64% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 36% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (29 degrees), 5.8 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (5 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at SIT Graduate Institute is $18,796, which is $4,296 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,500).

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Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at SIT Graduate Institute is $18,796, which is $4,296 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,500).

In 2020, 28% of undergraduate students attending SIT Graduate Institute received financial aid through grants.

Tuition Costs

$18,796

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at SIT Graduate Institute was $18,796. The cost of tuition at SIT Graduate Institute is $4,296 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,500).

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.

Financial Aid by Income Level

28%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

28% of undergraduate students at SIT Graduate Institute received financial aid through grants or loans in 2020.

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.

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at SIT Graduate Institute was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 95 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 473 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at SIT Graduate Institute is 336 students and the part-time enrollment is 137. This means that 71% of students enrolled at SIT Graduate Institute are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at SIT Graduate Institute, both undergraduate and graduate, is 53.1% White, 7.82% Hispanic or Latino, 7.61% Black or African American, 4.86% Two or More Races, 4.02% Asian, and 0.211% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at SIT Graduate Institute in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (42.2%), followed by White Male (13.5%) and Black or African American Female (6.42%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (37.5%), followed by Black or African American Female (12.5%) and White Male (7.5%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

71%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at SIT Graduate Institute in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 473 students. The full-time enrollment at SIT Graduate Institute is 336 and the part-time enrollment is 137. This means that 71% of students enrolled at SIT Graduate Institute are enrolled full-time compared with 69.7% 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 (2021)

White
251 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
37 enrolled students
Black or African American
36 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at SIT Graduate Institute is 53.1% White, 7.82% Hispanic or Latino, 7.61% Black or African American, 4.86% Two or More Races, 4.02% Asian, and 0.211% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 43.6% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 14% 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, 90 students (19%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 14 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 (29 degrees awarded). There were 5.8 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (5 degrees).

The most common Masters Degree concentration at SIT Graduate Institute is Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language Instructor (14 degrees awarded), followed by International & Comparative Education (11 degrees) and Sustainability Studies (9 degrees).

In 2021, 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 Interdisciplinary Studies (13 degrees awarded), EDUCATION. (27 degrees), and Natural Resources & Conservation (2 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 (1,736,069 people), Secondary school teachers (451,614 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (359,511 people), Other managers (352,236 people), and Education administrators (305,766 people).

The most specialized majors at SIT Graduate Institute in 2021 are Interdisciplinary Studies (13 degrees awarded), EDUCATION. (27 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (2 degrees), Social Sciences (5 degrees), and Protective Services (3 degrees) (as of 2021).

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, Physicians, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Chief executives & legislators

The most specialized majors at SIT Graduate Institute are Interdisciplinary Studies (13 degrees awarded), EDUCATION. (27 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (2 degrees), Social Sciences (5 degrees), and Protective Services (3 degrees) (as of 2021).

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 (2,965,938 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (510,389 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (455,932 people), Legal services (306,156 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (304,210 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 (2020)

International & Comparative Education
16 degree-majors awarded
Sustainability Studies
11 degree-majors awarded
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language Instructor
8 degree-majors awarded

In 2020, the most common masters degree concentration at SIT Graduate Institute was International & Comparative Education with 16 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 2021

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 18 degrees were awarded to men at SIT Graduate Institute, which is 0.563 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (32).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 5 degrees were awarded to men at SIT Graduate Institute in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language Instructor, which is 0.556 times less than the 9 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 9 degrees were awarded to men at SIT Graduate Institute in International & Comparative Education, which is 2.25 times more than the 4 male recipients with that same degree.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
29 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
5 degrees awarded
Black or African American
2 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at SIT Graduate Institute is white (29 degrees awarded). There were 5.8 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (5 degrees).

12% of degree recipients (6 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
22 degrees awarded
White Male
7 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
4 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at SIT Graduate Institute is white female (22 degrees awarded). There were 3.14 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (7 degrees).

Operations

SIT Graduate Institute has an endowment valued at nearly $49.1M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 10.7M (21.8%) compared to the 4.56% average return (574k on 12.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2021, SIT Graduate Institute had a total salary expenditure of 50M. SIT Graduate Institute employs 3 Associate professors, 2 Professors and 1 Assistant professors. Most academics at SIT Graduate Institute are Female Professor (2), Female Associate professor (2), and Male Associate 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 33 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 11 employees, and Management with 8 employees.

Endowment

$49.1M

2021 Endowment

5.25%

growth from 2020

SIT Graduate Institute has an endowment valued at about $49.1M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of SIT Graduate Institute grew 5.25% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $36.5M 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

$22.3M

2021 Salaries

26.9%

decline from 2020

In 2021, SIT Graduate Institute paid a median of $22.3M in salaries, which represents 44.6% of their overall expenditure ($50M) and a 26.9% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.06M (42.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$426k

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2021, SIT Graduate Institute paid a total of $426k to 6 employees working as instructors, which represents 1.91% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $871k (28.4%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

3 Employees

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

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

33 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at SIT Graduate Institute were Associate professor with 3 employees, Professor with 2 employees, and Assistant professor with 1 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at SIT Graduate Institute were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 33 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 11 employees, and Management with 8 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Professor
Female Associate professor
Male Associate professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at SIT Graduate Institute was Female Professor with 2 employees, Female Associate professor with 2 employees, and Male Associate professor with 1 employees.

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