Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont · Private · 2,738 undergraduates · middlebury.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
13%
of 11,831 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1460 to 1530
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$98,160Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Middlebury College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
13% of applicants admitted
Reach
It admits only 13% of applicants, so it's a reach for everyone.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$98,160
a year in 2027-28, from a $98,160 sticker price
What to do with your 1500
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1500).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Application Instructions and Deadlines | Middlebury College · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov2Early Decision · November 2, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan4Early Decision II · January 4, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan4Regular Decision · January 4, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
13%
of applicants were admitted: 1,511 of 11,831 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 39% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
1,996 students were offered a spot; 109 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 33% of them sent SAT scores and 16% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1460 to 1530
Reading and Writing 730 to 770
Math 720 to 780
ACT composite 33 to 35
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160092%
- 1200 to 13997.1%
- 1000 to 11990.5%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$98,160
a year
- Tuition$75,840
- Fees$560
- Food and housing$21,760
Middlebury College published $90,756 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$7,548
- $30,001 to $48,000$8,388
- $48,001 to $75,000$13,993
- $75,001 to $110,000$23,522
- Over $110,000$50,664
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$62,768
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
0.5%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $2,700 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 11/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 2/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP credit
Not given
AP scores may still place you into higher courses.
Placement for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Places you into |
|---|---|---|
| Art History | 4 | HARC 0100 |
| Biology | 5 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | MATH 0121 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | MATH 0121 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | MATH 0121 and MATH 0122 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | MATH 0121 |
| Chemistry | 4 | CHEM 0103 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | CSCI 0145 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | |
| European History | 4 | HIST 103 OR 104 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | |
| Human Geography | 5 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | |
| Latin | 4 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | ECON 0150 |
| Macroeconomics | 5 | ECON 0150 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | ECON 0155 |
| Microeconomics | 5 | ECON 0155 |
| Music Theory | 4 | MUSC 0160 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | |
| Psychology | 4 | PSYC 0105 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | |
| Statistics | 4 | ECON 0111 |
| Statistics | 5 | ECON 0111 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | |
| United States History | 4 | HIST 203 OR 204 |
| World History: Modern | 4 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
93%
Come back for a second year
94%
Typical earnings
$85,077
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Middlebury College$137,360
- All colleges$89,628
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 8 majors here have earnings data.
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