10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$16,188at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Middlebury College
⌖ Middlebury, VT · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$16,188 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
9.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
+5%Modeled 10-year ROI
$77,212Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$31,483Average net price / year
$85,880Cost of attendance
$77,212Median earnings · year 5 after completion
91.4%Completion rate
10.8%Admission rate
2,738Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$50,392Year 1
$71,188Year 4
$77,212Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$128,6882Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$128,4713Economics · Bachelor's Degree$123,4774Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services · Master's Degree$95,6255International Relations and National Security Studies · Bachelor's Degree$92,7286International Relations and National Security Studies · Master's Degree$92,1767International Business · Master's Degree$91,5718Neurobiology and Neurosciences · Bachelor's Degree$90,917Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in VT
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Northfield, VT
Norwich University
- Annual net price
- $22,257
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,483
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +6%
Champlain College
- Annual net price
- $35,860
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,133
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -56%
Saint Michael's College
- Annual net price
- $25,239
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,162
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Bennington College
- Annual net price
- $30,947
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $34,772
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -134%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $128,688 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $128,471 | $13,500 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $123,477 | $19,500 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Master's Degree | $95,625 | Not available |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $92,728 | Not available |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Master's Degree | $92,176 | Not available |
| International Business | Master's Degree | $91,571 | Not available |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $90,917 | $11,900 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $89,916 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $77,444 | $19,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Master's Degree | $75,807 | Not available |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Master's Degree | $72,805 | Not available |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | $61,632 | Not available |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,241 | Not available |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | $57,179 | Not available |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | $56,529 | Not available |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $56,508 | $11,593 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $53,914 | $19,092 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $53,518 | $13,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $13,648 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $13,435 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $17,256 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,000 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.