Published
January 22, 2013
This article discusses important factors to consider when evaluating and choosing a liberal arts college.
Old Chapel, Middlebury, VT 5753
Tel:
(802)443-5000
Private not-for-profit | 2,476 students
Middlebury is one of the country's top liberal arts colleges. It offers its students a broad curriculum embracing the arts, humanities, literature, foreign languages, social sciences, and natural sciences. Middlebury is an institution with a long-standing international focus, a place where education reflects a sense of looking outward, and a realization that the traditional insularity of the United States is something of the past.
School Overview: | Middlebury College | |
| County | Addison County, VT | |
| Title IV Eligible | Participat | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate Colleges--Liberal Arts | |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | |
| Institution Control | Private not-for-profit | |
| Instructional Staff Total (research/public service staff included) | 275 staff | 115 staff |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Enrollment | 2,476 students | 1,633 students |
| # Full-Time Students | 2,453 students | 1,434 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 23 students | 137 students |
| % American Indian/Alaskan | - | 1% |
| % Asian | 6% | 2% |
| % Hawaiian | - | 1% |
| % Hispanic | 9% | 3% |
| % Black | 3% | 6% |
| % White | 78% | 84% |
| % Two or more races | 4% | 2% |
| Finances and Admission | ||
| In-State Tuition Fees (2012-13) | $44,111 | $24,462 |
| Out-State Tuition Fees (2012-13) | $44,111 | $24,744 |
| Percent Admitted | 18% | 64% |
| SAT Reading (25-75%) | 640-740 | 450-570 |
| SAT Math (25-75%) | 650-740 | 460-573 |
| SAT Writing (25-75%) | 650-760 | 440-570 |
| ACT Composite (25-75%) | 30-33 | 20-25 |
School Notes:
- The facilities at Middlebury—academic, residential, artistic, and athletic—are among the very best in the country. Over the past two decades, the College has engaged in an ambitious building program and continued to maintain its facilities to a high standard, with little deferred maintenance. Almost all of Middlebury's residence halls have been renovated or newly constructed since the mid-1980s.
- We have more than 850 courses in 44 majors and have 9:1 student-faculty ratio.
- The College curriculum is designed to ensure that each student's education includes a certain breadth of experience, as well as in-depth study in one area defined by the major. Curricular breadth is achieved through a set of distribution requirements that encompass seven academic categories and four courses in different cultures and civilizations. There are also other general requirements—which Middlebury sees as opportunities—providing the chance to explore new areas of inquiry. In all of these areas students have a broad range of choices.
- Athletics are an essential part of the overall educational experience at Middlebury College. The College endeavors to provide athletic programs that are comprehensive and varied, offering athletic opportunities to all students
- Middlebury College is charter member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). Other members are Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Connecticut College, Hamilton, Trinity, Tufts, Williams and Wesleyan.
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