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Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont
Admit Rate
11%* (source: College Scorecard · 2024)Ultra-Selective
Cost of Attendance
$85,880
per year, before aid
Test Policy
SAT/ACT optional‡ (source: Middlebury College admissions · 2026-27 · accessed Sep 28, 2026)

Data sourced from Common Data Set (Institutional), Institutional Website, for the record as a whole — figures marked with a star are sourced separately, as noted at the bottom of the page. Testing policy checked against the college's own pages on Oct 18, 2026.

Preparation

Helpful high school preparation
4 years English4 years math3-4 years lab science3-4 years social studies4 years of one foreign language (strongly preferred)

This is helpful preparation, not a formal admission requirement.

Admissions

How admission works here

Where you apply
The Common App. Common App requirements grid
Test scores
Submitting SAT or ACT scores is optional. Middlebury College admissions
Essays
The Common App personal essay is required. Common App requirements grid
Recommendations
2 teacher recommendations, a counselor recommendation, a mid-year report. Common App requirements grid
Portfolio
Portfolios go through SlideRoom. Common App requirements grid
Application fee
$0. The Common App fee waiver is accepted. Common App requirements grid
Deadlines
Early Decision (binding) November 2, 2026, Early Decision II (binding) January 4, 2027, Regular Decision January 4, 2027. Common App requirements grid
Overall
11%* (source: College Scorecard · 2024)

My Fit uses this overall rate to classify your chances here.

Mid-50% SAT
1450-1530
SAT/ACT optional
Top 10 majors
  1. 1Quantitative Economics
  2. 2Environmental Studies
  3. 3Computer Science
  4. 4Neuroscience
  5. 5English
  6. 6Research and Experimental Psychology
  7. 7Political Science
  8. 8International Relations and Affairs
  9. 9Mathematics
  10. 10Biology

Ordered by how many students graduated in each, 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS Completions survey). Names are the federal categories, so Middlebury College may call a major something slightly different.

Applying

Application Deadlines† (source: Common App requirements grid · 2026-27)
Early Decision
November 2, 2026 · Binding
Early Decision II
January 4, 2027 · Binding
Regular Decision
January 4, 2027 · Non-binding

Applying through the Common App

Application fee
$0
Common App fee waiver
Accepted
Common App personal essay
Required
Portfolios collected through
SlideRoom
Recommendations
2 teacher recommendations, counselor recommendation, mid-year report

Source: Common App requirements grid, updated 2026-09-18. Anything not listed here wasn't stated in the grid, which is not the same as not required.

Essay details are being verified

College-specific prompts can change each application cycle. Check the school's official application page for the latest requirements.

View official application requirements

Music & Sports Tracks

Music

  • Middlebury accepts optional arts supplements through SlideRoom; music applicants should send no more than 10-15 minutes, with solo performances preferred.Application Instructions and Deadlines
  • Private lessons are open to non-majors with no audition; they carry no credit and cost $550 per fall or spring series, with fee breaks for some students.Music: Private Lessons

Sports

NCAA Division III
Varsity sports (17)
BaseballBasketballCross countryField hockeyFootballGolfIce hockeyIndoor track and fieldLacrosseOutdoor track and fieldSkiingSoccerSoftballSquashSwimming and divingTennisVolleyball
U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics data (2024-25)
How music and sports fit into an application

Academics

Flagship Programs

Middlebury Language SchoolsEnvironmental StudiesInternational & Global Studies / Economics

Career & Major Pathways

Primary Disciplines
Environmental StudiesInternational & Global StudiesEconomicsForeign Languages & Literatures
Interdisciplinary Pathways

None documented yet.

Cost

Cost of attendance, per year
$85,880* (source: College Scorecard · 2024)

This is the full yearly cost before any financial aid. What your family would actually pay is in the Financial Aid section. Cost figures are approximate, so confirm current numbers on the college's website.

Tuition only (part of the cost above)
Tuition $67,600* (source: College Scorecard · 2024)

Financial Aid

What families actually paid, by household income

Average for students who received federal aid. Your own figure depends on your family's finances and the aid this school offers you.

Under $30,000
$12,723
$30,001 – $48,000
$8,229
$48,001 – $75,000
$17,510
$75,001 – $110,000
$18,526
Over $110,000
$49,824

College Scorecard (latest.cost.net_price.private.by_income_level.*), 2024

Estimate what your family would pay

Every school is required to publish a net price calculator. It asks about your family's finances and returns an estimate for you specifically, which is worth more than any average on this page. Your school counselor and the college's financial aid office can also help.

Scholarships and merit aid

Middlebury meets 100% of demonstrated need with a need-based aid model and awards essentially no merit aid (fewer than a handful of non-need institutional grants campus-wide).

Campus

Campus Fit

Location
Middlebury, Vermont· Rural
Undergraduates
2,760
Setting
Rural
In a fraternity or sorority
0% of students
Living on campus
Not publicly reported

*College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) · 2024

†Common App requirements grid · 2026-27

‡Middlebury College admissions · 2026-27 · accessed Sep 28, 2026