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Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont. Middlebury is very selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Middlebury is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $65,933 10 years after enrolling, 1st in Vermont, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Middlebury bachelor students earn 12% more than the national average. Middlebury is ranked 1st in Vermont.
Middlebury College’s median net annual cost of $26,525 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Middlebury sorted by number of graduates - Economics, Computer Science, Poli Sci/Government, Natural Resource Conservation, International Relations, Neurobiology & Neurosciences - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$26,525
Average years to graduate
4.2
Sociology
Rank: #182
Economic score: 6.25
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
Rank: #3
Economic score: 6.8
Romance Language & Linguistics
Rank: #113
Economic score: 7.92
History
Rank: #300
Economic score: 12.16
Geography/Cartography
Rank: #91
Economic score: 15.49
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 22.98
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Rank: #121
Economic score: 72.03
Area Studies
Rank: #61
Economic score: 116.19
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 2 graduate programs at Middlebury - Romance Language & Linguistics, English Language & Lit - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 93% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Middlebury is 25% higher than the state average, and 24% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Middlebury, Pell Grant recipients represent 16% of the measured graduating class, 19% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Middlebury graduates within 4.1 years.
Middlebury is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Middlebury College’s economic mobility score of 15.44 is calculated by adjusting the 0.51 economic score of lower-income students by the 16% pell grant recipients within the student body. Middlebury’s EMS of 15.44 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Middlebury College pays $26,525 a year, $50,421 less than the $76,946 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $26,525
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Middlebury, 52% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $26,525 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 29% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,550. This is 25% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,384
Pell grants
$5,263
State grants
$2,133
Institutional grants
$47,860
Middlebury College's very selective admissions are indicated by their 13% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 11,906 applicants, of which 1,601 were admitted and 680 enrolled. Middlebury doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
53%
59%
First time
100%
59%
In-state
3%
68%
1st generation
22%
35%
White
60%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
11%
15%
Asian
8%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
17%
12%