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Middlebury College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Middlebury, VT
Population 30,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,785
Men / Women 46% / 54%
White 50%
International 12%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 8%
Asian 6%
Black 2%
Native American 0%
From State 5%
From Region 29%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 38%
Life & Natural Sciences 25%
Business & Economics 15%
Computer Science 8%
Physical Sciences & Math 8%
Arts 6%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,600
Est. Cost of Attendance $85,880
10-Year ROI $214,000
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 13%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #359
Life & Natural Sciences $3M #373
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #477
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 3 #542
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 49%
SAT Range 1460 – 1520
SAT Math Range 720 – 780
SAT RW Range 730 – 760
ACT Range 33 – 35

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Middlebury College 727 46% / 54% 9% $88,019 94%
Computer Science 55 +9 64% / 36% 15% $125,902 99 96%
Chemistry 9 +5 67% / 33% 11% $65,011 38
Earth Systems Science 7 +6 29% / 71% 0% $60,835 26
Mathematics 24 +4 58% / 42% 17% $118,928 98
Physics 19 +2 74% / 26% 32% $87,711 83
Biochemistry 10 +2 50% / 50% 0% $64,006 35 83%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 24 +1 29% / 71% 12% $64,006 35 83%
Biology 10 +17 20% / 80% 10% $50,592 7 95%
Environmental Studies 75 +1 37% / 63% 5% $52,448 8 100%
Neuroscience 61 +1 23% / 77% 7% $89,099 84 95%
Economics 112 +12 74% / 26% 10% $150,031 100 96%
African Studies $58,461 20
African-American Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $58,879 21
American Studies 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $59,026 21 89%
Anthropology 12 +4 17% / 83% 25% $69,268 51
Arabic 1 +3 100% / 0% 0% $62,313 30
Chinese 5 +3 60% / 40% 0% $62,273 30
Classical Studies 4 25% / 75% 0% $62,597 31
Comparative Literature 4 25% / 75% 25% $61,143 27
Comparative Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $67,177 45
East Asian Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $59,026 21 89%
English 41 +5 32% / 68% 2% $61,600 28
European Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $59,026 21 89%
French 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $62,818 32 94%
Geography 14 +5 43% / 57% 7% $72,228 58
German 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $62,328 30
History 20 +5 40% / 60% 5% $58,283 19 100%
International Relations 13 46% / 54% 0% $116,041 98 82%
International Studies 32 47% / 53% 12% $116,041 98 82%
Italian $62,217 30
Japanese 5 +3 40% / 60% 20% $62,325 30
Latin American Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $59,026 21 89%
Liberal Arts 3 33% / 67% 0% $71,434 56
Middle Eastern Studies $59,038 21
Philosophy 9 +2 56% / 44% 0% $70,275 53
Political Science 31 +11 52% / 48% 10% $75,895 66 93%
Psychology 39 +6 28% / 72% 10% $61,831 29
Religion 8 +2 62% / 38% 12% $61,297 27
Russian +3 $62,237 30
Russian Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $59,026 21 89%
Sociology 11 +8 45% / 55% 18% $64,699 37 100%
Spanish 5 +17 40% / 60% 0% $62,818 32 94%
Women's Studies 3 +2 33% / 67% 67% $58,536 20
Elementary Education 2 +3 0% / 100% 0% $55,228 13
Secondary Education +1 $60,890 26
Architecture 14 +6 43% / 57% 7% $64,484 37
Art History 3 +4 33% / 67% 0% $52,735 9
Dance $42,607 2
Film Studies 11 +10 45% / 55% 18% $52,277 8
Music 4 +3 75% / 25% 0% $44,901 3
Studio Art 2 +5 0% / 100% 0% $52,051 8
Theatre 6 +4 17% / 83% 0% $42,434 2