Middlebury College

Yes — Middlebury is highly selective, admitting about 12.8% of applicants in the most recent cycle. It offered admission to roughly 1,511 of nearly 11,831 first-year applicants and enrolled about 634 students. Beyond the numbers, the rigor of your high school record, GPA, and class rank are all weighed as very important factors in a holistic review.

Middlebury's overall acceptance rate is about 12.8%. Its binding Early Decision rounds (ED I and ED II combined) admitted 460 of 1,179 early applicants — roughly a 39% early admit rate, well above the regular-round odds. Middlebury offers no Early Action, so the early path is binding ED only.

No. Middlebury is test-optional, so you may apply without submitting scores. Among enrolled students who did submit, the middle 50% scored 1460–1530 on the SAT and 33–35 on the ACT, and the vast majority of those submitters landed in the top score band.

A 1500 is solidly competitive — it sits right at the median for enrolled students and within the middle-50% range of 1460–1530 on the SAT. About 92% of enrolled first-years who submitted SAT scores scored in the 1400–1600 band. Since Middlebury is test-optional, you can also apply without a score if it doesn't represent you well.

Middlebury does not publish an average admitted GPA in its Common Data Set, but the rigor of your high school record, academic GPA, and class rank are each weighed as very important factors. There is no hard cutoff, but admitted students typically rank near the top of their class with a demanding course load.

Tuition and required fees run about $70,640 per year, with housing and food adding roughly $20,116 for the full cost of attendance. Middlebury meets 100% of demonstrated financial need; about 46% of first-years receive need-based grant or scholarship aid, with an average need-based package near $62,170.

The social sciences are the single most popular area at about 30% of degrees, followed by the biological sciences (13%) and environmental studies (8%). Computer science, foreign languages, and psychology round out the most-conferred fields, reflecting Middlebury's strengths in language study and environmental work.

Yes. Middlebury rates the application essay as an important factor in its holistic review, alongside recommendations and demonstrated interest, and just below the very important academic factors. With an admit rate around 12.8%, a specific, well-revised essay is one of the clearest ways a strong applicant can stand out.

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