Middlebury College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 30,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,280 (12%)
Days Without Precipitation 217 (13%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,016
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 5%
From Region 29%
Athletes 768 (28.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 55%
Hispanic 12%
International 12%
Asian 7%
Mixed 7%
Black 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Middlebury College 809 49% 57% 7% 6% 12% 11% $88,057 86 +0.84 76 95%
Computer Science 57 +15 65% 47% 14% 7% 9% 16% $145,334 78 +0.60 99 100% — — — —
Chemistry 11 +3 55% 73% 0% 0% 9% 0% $69,211 40 -0.23 35 — — — — —
Earth Systems Science 14 +8 50% 64% 7% 0% 21% 7% $70,117 77 +0.46 38 — — — — —
Mathematics 13 +3 69% 62% 8% 0% 0% 31% $106,386 86 +0.79 91 — — — — —
Physics 14 +2 71% 50% 14% 0% 7% 14% $91,789 77 +0.59 80 — — — — —
Statistics 6 +3 67% 33% 17% 0% 17% 17% $128,261 84 +0.62 98 — — — — —
Biochemistry 7 +4 14% 43% 0% 29% 14% 14% $64,669 19 -0.61 23 83% — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 35 — 37% 51% 9% 3% 11% 14% $64,669 19 -0.61 23 83% — — — —
Biology 19 +20 32% 42% 11% 11% 32% 0% $51,116 4 -1.78 4 95% — — — —
Neuroscience 52 +3 31% 62% 8% 13% 4% 10% $90,022 99 +2.02 78 95% — — — —
Environmental Studies 84 +2 45% 67% 7% 0% 8% 8% $56,741 41 -0.24 9 97% — — — —
Economics 128 +19 71% 63% 5% 3% 6% 12% $138,783 91 +1.53 99 100% — — — —
African Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $82,995 96 +1.89 68 78% — — — —
African-American Studies 3 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $83,247 98 +1.91 69 — — — — —
American Studies 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,995 96 +1.89 68 78% — — — —
Arabic 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,840 68 +0.43 19 — — — — —
Chinese 5 +2 40% 0% 20% 40% 0% 20% $62,620 67 +0.41 19 — — — — —
Classical Studies 5 +1 80% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $65,921 88 +0.88 27 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 3 +2 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% $61,703 91 +1.13 17 — — — — —
Comparative Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $79,415 96 +2.12 61 — — — — —
East Asian Studies 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% $82,995 96 +1.89 68 78% — — — —
English 27 +10 30% 59% 4% 15% 11% 0% $64,251 94 +1.44 22 — — — — —
European Studies 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $82,995 96 +1.89 68 78% — — — —
French 2 +3 50% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $63,469 68 +0.48 20 94% — — — —
German 1 +5 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $62,686 67 +0.41 19 — — — — —
History 35 +8 63% 63% 3% 0% 23% 9% $58,887 71 +0.19 11 100% — — — —
Italian 1 +3 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $62,781 68 +0.42 19 — — — — —
Japanese 3 +3 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,825 68 +0.43 19 — — — — —
Latin American Studies 3 — 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% $82,995 96 +1.89 68 78% — — — —
Liberal Arts 6 — 33% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $77,018 95 +1.89 56 — — — — —
Middle Eastern Studies — — — — — — — — $82,995 96 +1.89 68 78% — — — —
Philosophy 3 +4 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,296 78 +0.59 36 — — — — —
Religion 4 +5 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $64,098 95 +1.63 22 — — — — —
Russian 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,682 67 +0.41 19 — — — — —
Russian Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,995 96 +1.89 68 78% — — — —
South Asian Studies 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $82,995 96 +1.89 68 78% — — — —
Spanish 7 +14 57% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $63,469 68 +0.48 20 94% — — — —
Women's Studies 4 +2 25% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $69,768 96 +1.66 37 — — — — —
Anthropology 8 +1 38% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $65,548 90 +0.79 26 — — — — —
Geography 9 +9 56% 67% 0% 0% 11% 11% $67,644 77 +0.63 31 — — — — —
International Relations 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $75,164 66 +0.13 51 84% — — — —
International Studies 45 — 49% 38% 11% 2% 27% 16% $75,164 66 +0.13 51 84% — — — —
Political Science 46 +13 52% 61% 7% 9% 17% 4% $101,098 95 +2.13 88 90% — — — —
Psychology 56 +9 27% 61% 11% 4% 5% 9% $81,574 98 +2.22 66 — — — — —
Sociology 19 +9 47% 26% 21% 21% 21% 0% $61,698 77 +0.44 17 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $64,524 95 +1.82 23 — — — — —
Secondary Education 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,522 88 +1.11 23 — — — — —
Architecture 19 +9 47% 58% 0% 5% 11% 21% $69,726 58 +0.19 37 — — — — —
Art History 6 +4 17% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $47,931 40 -0.30 3 100% — — — —
Dance 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $50,425 88 +0.99 4 — — — — —
Film Studies 11 +9 36% 45% 0% 9% 27% 18% $53,155 76 +0.60 5 — — — — —
Music 5 +2 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,826 67 +0.44 4 — — — — —
Studio Art 3 +6 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,931 58 +0.12 3 100% — — — —
Theatre 5 +1 20% 20% 0% 0% 40% 40% $50,027 88 +0.93 4 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $72,532
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 66%
6-Year Graduation Rate 91%
Transfer-Out Rate 5%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 23.4% 189 42% 53% 10% 6% 16% 9% $81,256 97 +1.32 65 88% —
Business & Economics 15.8% 128 71% 63% 5% 3% 6% 12% $138,783 98 +1.53 99 100% —
Humanities 15.8% 128 48% 55% 5% 9% 15% 8% $66,354 91 +1.00 28 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.0% 113 32% 54% 8% 11% 12% 10% $74,057 84 +0.40 48 90% —
Agriculture & Food Science 10.4% 84 45% 67% 7% 0% 8% 8% $56,741 36 -0.24 9 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 7.2% 58 62% 59% 9% 0% 10% 14% $89,321 75 +0.45 77 — —
Computer Science 7.0% 57 65% 47% 14% 7% 9% 16% $145,334 86 +0.60 99 100% —
Arts 6.2% 50 38% 58% 0% 4% 18% 18% $57,911 75 +0.33 10 100% —
Education 0.2% 2 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $64,523 93 +1.46 23 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.7M #304 99% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.9M #345 98% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #346 48% $0 3 #297 — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #334 87% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #414 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.5M #426 87% $0 3 #533 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 99 $877K $877K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 63 $151K $151K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 62 $195K $195K $0
Lacrosse 50 $384K $384K $0
Soccer 37 $323K $323K $0
Baseball 36 $506K $506K $0
Swimming & Diving 30 $186K $186K $0
Ice Hockey 27 $387K $387K $0
Cross Country 18 $89K $89K $0
Basketball 15 $298K $298K $0
Skiing 15 $341K $341K $0
Squash 15 $130K $130K $0
Golf 14 $112K $112K $0
Tennis 10 $295K $295K $0
Total 426 $4.3M $4.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 53 $157K $157K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 53 $282K $282K $0
Swimming & Diving 40 $224K $224K $0
Lacrosse 35 $538K $538K $0
Soccer 34 $333K $333K $0
Ice Hockey 29 $464K $464K $0
Field Hockey 27 $503K $503K $0
Cross Country 23 $93K $93K $0
Softball 18 $287K $287K $0
Volleyball 16 $206K $206K $0
Basketball 15 $309K $309K $0
Skiing 12 $345K $345K $0
Tennis 12 $239K $239K $0
Squash 11 $138K $138K $0
Golf 10 $140K $140K $0
Total 342 $4.3M $4.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 116 $309K $309K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 115 $477K $477K $0
Football 99 $877K $877K $0
Lacrosse 85 $922K $922K $0
Soccer 71 $656K $656K $0
Swimming & Diving 70 $410K $410K $0
Ice Hockey 56 $851K $851K $0
Cross Country 41 $182K $182K $0
Baseball 36 $506K $506K $0
Basketball 30 $607K $607K $0
Field Hockey 27 $503K $503K $0
Skiing 27 $686K $686K $0
Squash 26 $268K $268K $0
Golf 24 $252K $252K $0
Tennis 22 $534K $534K $0
Softball 18 $287K $287K $0
Volleyball 16 $206K $206K $0
Total 768 $11.4M $11.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 12.8%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Early Decision 1 Nov 2
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 10% 10% 10%
Early Decision 39% 39% 39%
Unhooked Early Decision 30% 30% —

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 49%
SAT Range 1460 – 1530
SAT Math Range 720 – 780
SAT RW Range 730 – 770