Since 1791, the University of Vermont has worked to move humankind forward. Today, UVM is a Public Ivy and top research university of a perfect size, large enough to offer a breadth of ideas, resources, and opportunities, yet small enough to enable close faculty-student mentorship across all levels of study.

Fifth oldest university in New England (after Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, and Brown

First institution of higher education to declare public support for freedom of religion

First university to admit women and African-Americans into Phi Beta Kappa honor society

Called UVM for Universitas Virdidis Montis, Latin for "University of the Green Mountains"