$76,310
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Middlebury College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Middlebury, Vermont with 2,738 undergraduates and 43 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $31,483 a year (tuition and fees $67,600). It admits 11% of applicants and 91% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $76,310 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $13,857 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$31,483
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$67,600
US median $11,837
Admission rate
11%
US median 78%
Completion rate
91%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$13,857
About $147 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$76,310
Rank 246 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $31,483
- Tuition and fees
- $67,600
- Cost of attendance
- $85,880
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 23%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,723
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,229
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,510
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,526
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $49,824
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $47,828 in 2015-16 to $67,600 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1,508
- SAT reading, middle
- 720
- SAT math, middle
- 735
- ACT, middle
- 33
- Undergraduates
- 2,738
- Graduate students
- 43
- Part-time students
- 0.4%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 91%
- Retention rate
- 94%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 62
- Endowment
- $1.4B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 246 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 10 in Vermont (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $31,483 | $25,239 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $67,600 | $48,795 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 11% | 67% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 91% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 94% | 82% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,857 | $20,951 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $57,291 | $44,119 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $76,310 | $54,358 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 88% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
62 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $19,500 | $85,879 | $123,477 | $82,686 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 76 | $16,042 | $75,793 | $75,807 | $55,512 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMaster's | Master's | 71 | $17,995 | $53,716 | $61,632 | $60,728 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $13,000 | $46,758 | $53,518 | $55,012 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $13,500 | $80,158 | $128,471 | $107,009 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $11,900 | $44,585 | $90,917 | $62,451 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | Withheld | $68,344 | $92,728 | $66,596 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $18,297 | $59,026 | $77,444 | $63,293 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,707 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $13,435 | $44,142 | Withheld | $65,466 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $13,648 | $34,891 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $11,593 | $40,467 | $56,508 | $56,625 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $23,000 | $40,195 | Withheld | $50,680 |
| ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,914 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Geography and CartographyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,853 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Middlebury and Vermont on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Vermont
- Homes: Homes for sale in Vermont
Questions and answers
How much does Middlebury College cost?
$31,483 a year is the average net price at Middlebury College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $67,600, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $85,880. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,723 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Middlebury College?
11% of applicants are admitted to Middlebury College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,508 and the middle ACT score is 33. The median admission rate of colleges in Vermont is 67%.
How much do Middlebury College graduates earn?
$76,310 a year is the median pay of former Middlebury College students who work, 10 years after they started ($57,291 after 6 years). That ranks 246 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 10 in Vermont. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Economics (Bachelor's) at $85,879.
How much student debt do Middlebury College graduates have?
$13,857 is the median federal student loan debt of Middlebury College graduates, about $147 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 23% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Middlebury College?
91% of first-time, full-time students at Middlebury College finish within 6 years. 94% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Middlebury College?
Economics (106 bachelor's graduates), English Language and Literature, General (76 master's graduates), Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (71 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 62 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.