Middlebury College
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 69 Title IV programs, 18 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 51 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing18 · 26.1%
- No Data51 · 73.9%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
New England Commission of Higher Education
Action history · 2
- Apr 2020Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
- Mar 2012Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 585 students received $3.6M in Pell grants, alongside $12.7M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 541 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Middlebury College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 17
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus20
- Non-campus1
- Public property1
Includes 8 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Religion3
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Forest Hall1 fireOpen flamesDamage $0-$99
- Gifford Hall1 fireStudent lighting paper on fire intentionally.Damage $0-$99
- Meeker House1 fireDamage $0-$99
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Middlebury College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Middlebury College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMiddlebury College | 91% | — | 2,803 | $31,483 | Baccalaureate |
| 73% | 84.5% | 1,323 | $25,239 | Baccalaureate | |
| 93% | 16.5% | 4,011 | $30,177 | Baccalaureate | |
| 71% | 44.5% | 927 | $30,947 | Baccalaureate | |
| 87% | 17.6% | 3,126 | $38,782 | Baccalaureate | |
| 89% | 21.0% | 2,857 | $27,579 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 88% | 21.0% | 2,830 | $30,562 |
Institutions like Middlebury College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Middlebury College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateVermont
Saint Michael's College
Grad rate73%Admit rate84.5%Enrollment1,323Net price$25,239View data - BaccalaureateConnecticut
Wesleyan University
Grad rate93%Admit rate16.5%Enrollment4,011Net price$30,177View data - BaccalaureateVermont
Bennington College
Grad rate71%Admit rate44.5%Enrollment927Net price$30,947View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
College of the Holy Cross
Grad rate87%Admit rate17.6%Enrollment3,126Net price$38,782View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Smith College
Grad rate89%Admit rate21.0%Enrollment2,857Net price$27,579View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up Middlebury College.
Middlebury College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Assessment and Institutional Research works with departments and constituencies across the institution to actively shape the future of Middlebury, ensuring the education provided is consonant with the institution's mission.
Visit IR office page- Adela LangrockDirector of Assessment and Institutional Research
- Tom McManamyAssistant Director of Assessment and Institutional Research
- Katie MoonResearch and Data Analyst
Common Data Set
Middlebury College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C112,540 applied → 1,348 admitted (10.7%) → 598 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Highly selective — 10.7% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1450–1530 (median 1500).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 33–35 (median 34).
Waitlist outcome
C22,285 offered a waitlist spot, 2,256 accepted it, 45 admitted (2.0% of those who stayed on).
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Where grant aid comes from
H192% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H542% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $21,631 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 91%; first-year retention 94%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 5 pts below the overall rate (86% vs 91%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I360% of classes have under 20 students; 1% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~28% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B212% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B12,760 undergraduates and 43 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1323 transfer applicants → 27 admitted (8.4%) → 9 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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