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Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Middlebury College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Middlebury, Vermont. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 2,803 students in fall 2024, including 2,760 undergraduates and 43 graduate students.

Middlebury College offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 59 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, English Language and Literature, General, and Environmental Studies. It awarded 972 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

94% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

2,803
Students enrolled
94%
First-year retention
972
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
59
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 59

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Social Sciences 7
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 12
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
English Language and Literature 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Psychology 1
Visual and Performing Arts 6
History 1
Education 3
Physical Sciences 2
Architecture 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 11
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
94%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
809
Master's degrees
156
Doctoral degrees (research)
7

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,803
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,760
Graduate students, fall 2024
43
Full-time, fall 2024
98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,569
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,036
Graduate students, 2024-25
533
Full-time, 2024-25
97%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
56%
Men
44%
White
51%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
12%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Four-one-four plan
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
New England Small College Athletic Conference
President
Ian Baucom
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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