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Statement · Middlebury, VT

Middlebury College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $12,723 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $85,880.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $76,310 ten years after entering, the 89th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 91% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
4,813

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $85,880 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $8,229 and $49,824 a year depending on income at Middlebury College.

Statement of cost · Middlebury College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$85,880
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$12,723
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$31,483
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$67,600

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $12,723; $30–48k: $8,229; $48–75k: $17,510; $75–110k: $18,526; over $110k: $49,824. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$12,723
$30k–$48k$8,229
$48k–$75k$17,510
$75k–$110k$18,526
Over $110k$49,824

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $76,310; the median graduate who borrowed owes $13,857.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$57,291
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$71,957
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
89th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$76,310
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
7th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$13,857
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$11,522

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $57,291; 8 yrs after entry: $71,957; 10 yrs after entry: $76,310. Median graduate debt: $13,857. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $13,857.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$57,291
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$71,957
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$76,310
Median graduate debt$13,857

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Middlebury College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
EconomicsBachelor's Degree106$150,031$19,500
English Language and Literature, GeneralMaster's Degree76not reportednot reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMaster's Degree71$62,818not reported
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree58not reported$13,000
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree57not reported$13,500
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree48not reported$11,900
International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree48$116,041not reported
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree48not reported$19,500
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree41not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree37not reportednot reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's Degree37not reported$13,435
MathematicsBachelor's Degree31not reportednot reported
Show all 25 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree29not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree23not reported$13,648
PhysicsBachelor's Degree19not reportednot reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree18not reportednot reported
AnthropologyBachelor's Degree16not reportednot reported
Area StudiesBachelor's Degree15$59,026$11,593
ChemistryBachelor's Degree15not reportednot reported
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree14not reportednot reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's Degreenot reportednot reportednot reported
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesMaster's Degreenot reported$84,793not reported
International Relations and National Security StudiesMaster's Degreenot reported$99,255not reported
International BusinessMaster's Degreenot reported$92,026not reported
Public AdministrationMaster's Degreenot reported$80,208not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Middlebury College: 2,738 undergraduates; 16% of students receive Pell grants; 11% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

11%

3rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

2,738

84th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

16%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

13th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

91%

finish within 150% of normal time

95th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

22%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$57,882

69th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k22%
  • $30k–$48knot reported
  • $48k–$75knot reported
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k22%
$30k–$48knot reported
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.