After Middlebury: graduation, pay and debt
Middlebury, Vermont · Private · 2,738 undergrads
93% of Middlebury students finish within six years, the typical student earns $85,077 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,437 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$85.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
93%
finish within six years.
71%
finish in four years.
94%
of first-years come back for year two.
$18.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
88%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
71%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
93%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
94%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
92%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
93%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
634
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
92%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
7%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
694
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
2.7%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$67,384
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$85,077
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
71%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$18,437
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$11,522
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,027
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$9,271
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
88%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
87%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
93%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: middlebury.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Test rule: middlebury.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 4, 2026)
Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers