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# Middlebury College Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Updated October 1, 2026

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## How much does Middlebury College cost after financial aid?

Middlebury College lists a published cost of attendance of $85,880, an average across living arrangements. Its tuition and fees are $67,600 and room and board $19,250.

For aid recipients, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) — what families pay after grants and scholarships — is $31,483. That figure is $4,112 above the $27,371 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Financial aid reduces the published cost by an average of $54,397. Azimuth ranks the university #913 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Affordability is the weakest pillar for Middlebury College. Azimuth places it at the 35th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) is the amount aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships. That amount is $31,483, $4,112 above the median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

The lowest income band averages $12,723 and the highest averages $49,824, a spread of $37,101. Borrowers who finish owe a median of $13,857 in federal student loans, $10,342 below the peer median of $24,199.

The average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) varies by family income. 15.9% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants.

Aid recipients earning under $30,000 pay $12,723 on average; those earning $30,001–$48,000 pay $8,229; $48,001–$75,000 pay $17,510; $75,001–$110,000 pay $18,526; and those earning over $110,000 pay $49,824. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $37,101.

Average net price by family income

**$0–30K**
$12,723

**$30–48K**
$8,229

**$48–75K**
$17,510

**$75–110K**
$18,526

**$110K+**
$49,824

Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Overall average annual net price: **$31,483**. After grants and scholarships, including living costs. [Source and coverage](#cost-data-notes).

Aid covers about 63% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. The pattern across income bands shows a steep increase in average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) at the top of the income scale.

The lowest band averages $12,723, while the highest band averages $49,824. The middle bands sit closer to the low end, with the $30,001–$48,000 band averaging $8,229.

The pricing structure concentrates the largest aid discounts on families with the lowest incomes, while families above $110,000 face an average net price that is closer to the published cost.

The published cost of attendance is $85,880 (an average across living arrangements). Azimuth ranks Middlebury College #913 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

After grants and scholarships, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $12,723, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $17,510, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $49,824. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $37,101.

Aid covers about 63% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. The average net price across all aid recipients is $31,483, which is $4,112 above the $27,371 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Borrowers who finish carry a median of $13,857 in federal student loans. That is $10,342 below the $24,199 peer median.

84.4% of federal aid recipients take federal loans. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $27,380.

If repaid over ten years, the median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $157 a month.

## Student loans: what does repayment look like?

Four years after completion, federally aided graduates of Middlebury College who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $71,188. That is $2,938 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

The raw earnings figure sits at the 78th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $26,123 less than the model expects for similar students, a result that places the gap at the 1st percentile.

Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, show a wide range: a typical scenario of $71,188, a downside scenario of $49,883, and an upside scenario of $118,682. Borrowers who finish leave with a median of $13,857 in federal loans, $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.

For the separate population of parent borrowers, median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is $27,380. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $157 a month if repaid over ten years.

[Repayment figures](#combined-borrowing) are in the Financial GPS card below. [Borrowing populations and model assumptions](#cost-data-notes).

## Parent loans: what can the family afford?

[How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/)

**Median Parent PLUS debt**
$27,380

**Estimated parent payment**
$348/mo

Modeled Parent PLUS pressure by income

| Income | Risk level |
| --- | --- |
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | High pressure |
| $100,000 | Caution |
| $150,000 | Safe |
| $200,000 | Safe |

The model holds the parent balance fixed and varies parent income. [Read the assumptions and limits](#cost-data-notes).

## Student and parent loans: the monthly payments

Financial GPS

### What does repayment look like?

**Institution median student debt**
$13,857

**Institution Parent PLUS debt**
$27,380

Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.

**Estimated student payment · monthly**
$157/mo

**Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly**
$348/mo

**Modeled student + parent payments**
$505/mo

Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.

#### Student payment as a share of available income

At median graduate earnings of $71,188, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:

**3.9%** of income above the allowance · Excellent

1.  Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
2.  Good 8–under 12%
3.  Concerning 12–20%
4.  High risk Over 20%

How this estimate works

These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $22,590, uses the published framework’s 2024 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.

[Read the framework and its limits](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Payment assumptions

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.

[Explore your own numbers in Financial GPS](/financial-gps/?tool=student&school=middlebury-college#student-tool)

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).

**Net price and borrowing.** The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. [College Scorecard data and documentation](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/).

A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.