by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Middlebury College was awarded 442 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is german language & literature.
Explore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.
According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Middlebury is ranked #76 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Middlebury held the #105 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Middlebury also holds the #1 spot on the Best Colleges in Vermont ranking.
Middlebury College has a very low acceptance rate of 13%, making it one of the most selective out of all the colleges and universities in the nation. It's probably a good idea to apply to other schools in addition to Middlebury just in case you don't make the cut.
About 31% of students accepted to Middlebury submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 690 and 750. Math scores were between 690 and 780.
The student to faculty ratio at Middlebury is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Middlebury College is 90%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 94% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Middlebury College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Middlebury for first-time, full-time students is 85%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Middlebury College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,580 undergraduates at Middlebury with 2,552 being full-time and 28 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,294 | $7,221 | $13,580 | $20,196 | $42,583 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Middlebury, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Middlebury, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $6,550 a year. That adds up to $26,200 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Middlebury is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of Middlebury College.
Contact details for Middlebury are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Old Chapel, Middlebury, VT 05753 |
| Phone: | 802-443-5000 |
| Website: | https://www.middlebury.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Economics | 97 | $69,712 |
| Political Science & Government | 62 | $51,074 |
| Computer Science | 56 | $74,716 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 46 | $22,553 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 42 | $39,735 |
| International Relations & National Security | 38 | $43,313 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 29 | NA |
| Child Development & Psychology | 29 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 29 | $26,943 |
| History | 28 | $34,318 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 540 students took at least one online class at Middlebury College. This is a decrease from the 2,631 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 540 | 100 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,631 | 713 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
If you’re considering Middlebury College, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.
Curious on how these schools stack up against Middlebury? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.