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title: Middlebury College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Middlebury, VT
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $76,310 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $48,442 – $124,474 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $11,522 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 91% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $85,880 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 84% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.15× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $48,310 | derived |

**91% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $11,522 (≈ 15% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $18,960 to $74,716 across 22 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,716 | $13,500 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,712 | $19,500 |
| International Business. | Master's Degree | $65,380 | not reported |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Master's Degree | $58,169 | $74,123 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Master's Degree | $57,928 | $76,938 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's Degree | $53,933 | $16,042 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Master's Degree | $53,031 | $77,000 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $51,883 | $80,881 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,074 | $18,297 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Master's Degree | $45,813 | $17,995 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,313 | not reported |
| Education, Other. | Master's Degree | $42,155 | $66,117 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,656 | not reported |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,735 | $11,900 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $38,056 | not reported |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,925 | $11,593 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,769 | $17,256 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,318 | $23,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,997 | not reported |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,943 | $13,435 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,553 | $13,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,960 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Middlebury College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?230959

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