The return picture at Middlebury College shows a gap between raw earnings and what the model expects. Graduates earn a median of $71,188 four years after completion, which is $2,938 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
That places the median in the 78th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $26,123 less than the model expects for similar students.
That gap sits at the 1st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Return is at the 59th percentile.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $5,294. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $31,417. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,721.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of Middlebury College who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $71,188. That figure is $2,938 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size), and places the college in the 78th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The earnings cohort is 463 completers. Graduates earn about $26,123 less than the model expects for similar students.
That gap sits at the 1st percentile. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix put the typical scenario at the observed median, with a downside of $49,883 and an upside of $118,682.
An estimated 42.4% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $71,188, in the 78th percentile nationally. That is $2,938 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks Middlebury College #600 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $26,123 less than the model expects for similar students.
That outcome sits at the 1st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $5,294.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $31,417. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,721.
The program mix leans heavily toward the social sciences, biological sciences and natural resources and conservation. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from $49,883 on the downside to $118,682 on the upside. An estimated 42.4% continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Earnings scenarios are estimated from the program mix rather than based on actual graduate cohorts. The downside earnings scenario reaches $49,883 and the upside reaches $118,682.
That wide spread shows how much outcomes vary by program. Computer Science graduates earn $128,471 four years after completion, from 53 degrees a year.
Economics follows at $123,477, with 111 degrees a year. Natural Resources Conservation and Research sits far below those program medians, at $53,518.
Graduates of Middlebury College earn about $26,123 less than the model expects for similar students. That is a large gap, and it changes the return calculation for anyone borrowing to attend.
The median federal student loan debt for borrowers who finish is $13,857, which is $10,342 below the $24,199 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $157 a month if repaid over ten years.
Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $27,380 in Parent PLUS loans. The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $31,483.
Aid covers about 63% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, though this is an average rather than a personal quote. A family weighing the cost should look closely at the net price for their income band and the program-level earnings, since the return varies sharply by field.