Is Middlebury test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1500 and hold it if it's under.

What is Middlebury's acceptance rate?

11% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 1,348 of 12,540 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 41%, from 8,891 in 2015 to 12,540 in 2024, and Middlebury's admit rate went from 17% to 11%.

What ACT score do you need for Middlebury?

18% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 33–35, with a median of 34. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1450–1530 works out to about 33–35.

Why might Middlebury's SAT range look high?

Only 28% of enrolled students sent an SAT. The range counts only those who did, and students with lower scores tend to hold theirs back.

How many students get off the waitlist at Middlebury?

109 of the 1,878 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 5.8%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Middlebury? (Middle 50%: 1450–1530)

First-year students at Middlebury who sent an SAT scored 1450–1530, with a median of 1500 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Middlebury admits 11% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Middlebury

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1450–1530, median 1500

Your score

Middle 50% of admitted students Median Fewer than half sent a score, so the range runs high

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Middlebury by the numbers

Admit rate: 11%
Middle 50% SAT: 1450–1530
Median SAT: 1500
About on the ACT: 33–35
Sent an SAT: 28%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Middlebury admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Middlebury admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 41%, from 8,891 in 2015 to 12,540 in 2024, and Middlebury's admit rate went from 17% to 11%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	12,540	1,348	11%
2023	13,297	1,379	10%
2022	12,952	1,644	13%
2021	11,906	1,601	13%
2020	9,174	2,022	22%
2019	9,754	1,498	15%
2018	9,227	1,542	17%
2017	8,909	1,523	17%
2016	8,819	1,423	16%
2015	8,891	1,551	17%

In fall 2024, 598 of the 1,348 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Middlebury

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1400Far reachHold
1400–1490ReachHold
1500 and upReachSend

1300135014001450150015501600

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Middlebury SAT sections and ACT

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	725	760	790
SAT Reading and Writing	720	740	760
SAT total	1450	1500	1530
ACT composite	33	34	35

Of enrolled first-year students, 28% sent an SAT and 18% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Middlebury waitlist

Waitlist

1,996 applicants were offered a spot, 1,878 took it, and 109 were admitted from it.

5.8%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Middlebury cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $31,483; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 91%
Median earnings: $76,310; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 4,036

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Middlebury

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

More colleges in Vermont

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Sources

Middlebury Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Middlebury admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Middlebury website
Middlebury College

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1450–1530, and the median was 1500. At 1500 or higher you're above half of them. Middlebury admits 11% of applicants, so a top score keeps you in the running but doesn't decide it.

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