	Middlebury College 2016 University Academic Rankings
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,526 undergraduates from all 50 states and 74 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts, humanities, literature, foreign languages, social sciences, and natural sciences. Middlebury follows a 4-1-4 academic calendar, with two four-course semesters and a one-course January term. Middlebury is the first American institution of higher education to have granted a bachelor's degree to an African-American, graduating Alexander Twilight in the class of 1823. Middlebury was also one of the first formerly all-male liberal arts colleges in New England to become a coeducational institution, following the trustees' decision in 1883 to accept women. Middlebury has an acceptance rate of 16% and was listed as tied for the fourth-best liberal arts college in the U.S. in the 2016 U.S. News & World Report rankings. History \| 19th century Middlebury received its founding charter on November 1, 1800, as an outgrowth of the Addison County Grammar School, which had been founded three years earlier in 1797. The College's first president-Jeremiah Atwater-began classes a few days later, making Middlebury the first operating college or university in Vermont. One student named Aaron Petty graduated at the first commencement held in August 1802. The College's founding religious affiliation was loosely Congregationalist. Yet the idea for a college was that of town fathers rather than clergymen, and Middlebury was clearly "the Town's College" rather than the Church's. Chief among its founders were Seth Storrs and Gamaliel Painter, the former credited with the idea for a college and the latter as its greatest early benefactor. In addition to receiving a diploma upon graduation, Middlebury graduates also receive a replica of Gamaliel Painter's cane. Painter bequeathed his original cane to the College and it is carried by the College President at official occasions including first-year convocation and graduation. Alexander Twilight, class of 1823, was the first black graduate of any college or university in the United States; he also became the first African American elected to public office, joining the Vermont House of Representatives in 1836. At its second commencement in 1804, Middlebury granted Lemuel Haynes an honorary master's degree, the first advanced degree ever bestowed upon an African American. In 1883, the trustees voted to accept women as students in the college, making Middlebury one of the first formerly all-male liberal arts colleges in New England to become a coeducational institution. The first female graduate-May Belle Chellis-received her degree in 1886. As valedictorian of the class of 1899, Mary Annette Anderson became the first African American woman elected to Phi Beta Kappa. 20th century The College's centennial in 1900 began a century of physical expansion beyond the three buildings of Old Stone Row. York and Sawyer designed the Egbert Starr Library (1900), a Beaux-Arts edifice later expanded and renamed the Axinn Center, and Warner Hall (1901). Growth in enrollment and the endowment led to continued expansion westward. McCullough Hall (1912) and Voter Hall (1913) featured gymnasium and laboratories, respectively, adopting Georgian Revival styling while confirming the campus standard of grey Vermont limestone, granite, and marble. The national fraternity Kappa Delta Rho was founded in Painter Hall on May 17, 1905. Middlebury College abolished fraternities in the early 1990s, but the organization continued on campus in the less ritualized form of a social house. Due to a policy at the school against single-sex organizations, the house was forced to coeducate durin ... [more on wikipedia]

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Middlebury College Details

Middlebury College Details
detail	value
state	Vermont
conference	New England Small College Ath Conf
public	Private
scores	2075/1383/31
level	Elite
rank	[90
overall ROI rank	[135
size	small
undergrads	2526
grads	7
price	61160
drop	7
stem	13
research	0
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Middlebury College?

1. number 90 for Academics.

2. number 135 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Middlebury College?

1. Wellesley College

2. Wesleyan University

3. Hamilton College

4. Washington and Lee University

5. Amherst College

6. Barnard College

7. Gettysburg College

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Middlebury College National Academic Rankings

Middlebury College National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	90	42	91	108	102	153	159	172	135
All	95	39	70	85	84	82	82	81	96
All Nonivy	86	33	66	79	79	79	79	78	92
Private	56	41	70	54	48	53	53	76	75
New England Region	43	26	47	46	42	60	60	51	45
State of Vermont	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Top Ten Top250	90	42	91	108	102	153	159	172	135
Top Ten State of Vermont	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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Middlebury College Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Middlebury College

Middlebury College Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Middlebury College
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
86.13	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Elite	78	158
85.75	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
85.03	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
84.99	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
84.73	Amherst College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	86	158
79.88	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
79.79	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
79.75	Wheaton College	Illinois	College Conference of Illinois...	Private	Excellent	149	114
79.72	Vassar College	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Elite	82	177
79.57	Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	187	201
79.19	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
79.08	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
79.02	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
78.80	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146
78.72	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
78.69	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
78.37	University of Richmond	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	128	150
78.10	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162
78.00	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129
77.85	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
77.69	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
77.26	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
76.77	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118
71.05	Kenyon College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	147	91
70.13	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
69.74	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
69.34	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
69.30	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
69.23	Scripps College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	127	204
68.82	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
68.80	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	61	106
68.38	Boston College	Massachusetts	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	47	75
68.23	George Washington University	Washington DC	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	Excellent	51	135
67.60	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
67.58	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64

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Middlebury College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Middlebury College

Middlebury College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Middlebury College
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.84	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
97.19	New England Small College Ath Conf (Low)	-	New England Small College Ath Conf	-Conf-	Excellent	-	165
97.10	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf (Average)	-	Southern California Intercoll ...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	130
96.21	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
96.14	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
95.89	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69
95.31	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
94.28	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (Average)	-	New England Women's & Men's At...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	60
94.21	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
94.13	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118
93.72	Patriot League (Average)	-	Patriot League	-Conf-	Excellent	-	43
92.70	Stevens Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Empire Eight	Private	Excellent	99	43
92.66	Amherst College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	86	158
92.03	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
90.65	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
90.58	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association (Average)	-	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	130
90.37	Polytechnic Institute of New York University	New York	No Reported Affiliation	Private	Good	76	72
88.24	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Good	105	32
87.72	American University	Washington DC	Patriot League	Private	Good	113	180
87.06	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
84.27	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
82.19	Big Ten Conference (Low)	-	Big Ten Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	51
82.02	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
81.50	American Athletic Conference (Average)	-	American Athletic Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	98
80.05	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
76.02	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
75.33	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
74.11	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
72.47	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60

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