Middlebury College

What are the graduation rates for students at Middlebury College?

Middlebury reports a 91% six-year graduation rate for the first-time, full-time student cohort covered by its 2024-25 federal reporting. Its reported four-year rate is 66%. These measures track defined entering cohorts; they are not the share of all current students who will graduate.

The gap between the four- and six-year figures means that a notable share of students in the measured cohorts completed after the four-year point. Rates from different reporting years or cohorts should not be read as a single student group's progression. Middlebury also reports a 94% first-year retention rate, meaning most students in that measure returned for the following year. None of these statistics, on its own, establishes why students stayed or when they finished.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Middlebury College?

College Scorecard field-of-study figures report earnings measured one year after completion for qualifying former students. They describe observed outcomes for federally aided graduates included in the measure, not a salary offered to every graduate or a forecast of lifetime income.

For Middlebury fields with reported figures in the October 2026 data, the one-year median is $74,716 for computer science and $69,712 for economics. Reported medians also vary substantially across other fields: political science is $51,074, while fine and studio arts is $18,960. Small cohorts and privacy rules limit which fields receive a published figure.

These comparisons need context. A graduate studying full time, working part time, entering a lower-paid public-service role, or living in a different labor market may follow a very different path. The figures do not isolate the effect of a Middlebury degree from occupation, location, prior experience, or further education.