How to get into Middlebury
What 107 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 241 Middlebury results that students posted for the 2016 to 2027 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.
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Middlebury admits by the numbers
Median unweighted GPA
3.95
Middle half 3.86 to 4.00
Median SAT
1,520
Middle half 1,488 to 1,550
Median ACT
34
Middle half 33 to 35
Median weighted GPA
4.44
Middle half 4.22 to 4.70
Results posted: 107 admitted, 82 rejected, 52 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the Middlebury acceptance rate; the official rate is in Middlebury’s Common Data Set.
Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference
| Median | Admitted | Rejected |
|---|---|---|
| Unweighted GPA | 3.95 | 3.84 |
| SAT | 1,520 | 1,510 |
| ACT | 34 | 34 |
When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.
What Middlebury admits did outside class
Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.
- Nonprofit/Service54%
- Athletics50%
- Work/Job45%
- Internship39%
- Tutoring/Teaching37%
- Advocacy/Politics30%
- Music30%
- Research30%
Held a leadership role
86%
Founded something
38%
National or intl. award
69%
Did research
30%
Intended majors of Middlebury admits
- Economics12%
- Political Science10%
- International Relations9%
- Business7%
- Computer Science7%
- Chemistry5%
Who got in
Of the admitted posters, 23% first-generation, 28% low income, 21% underrepresented minority, 15% legacy, 0% recruited athlete and 9% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 13% chose Middlebury.
Three recent Middlebury admits
2027 cycle · ED · Environmental
Rural Montana first-gen student balancing jobs and family care, with a fertilizer research project and a late academic push.
GPA 2.61 UW · SAT 1590 · Original post
2026 cycle · RD · Public Policy
Health-policy-minded DECA leader and club-sports captain who worked through housing and utility instability.
GPA 3.87 UW · SAT 1510 · Original post
2026 cycle · Chemistry
Multi-year chemistry researcher and basketball starter who led a regional youth volunteer network.
GPA 3.85 UW · SAT 1550 · Original post
Where else Middlebury admits got in
Middlebury admissions questions
- What GPA do you need to get into Middlebury?
- Among 107 applicants who posted a Middlebury admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.95 and the middle half reported 3.86 to 4.00 (77 reported a GPA). Middlebury sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
- What SAT score do you need for Middlebury?
- Among 107 applicants who posted a Middlebury admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,520 and the middle half scored 1,488 to 1,550 (84 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.
- What extracurriculars do Middlebury admits have?
- The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (54%), athletics (50%), work/job (45%), internship (39%). 86% held at least one leadership role and 69% listed a national or international award.
- What is the Middlebury acceptance rate?
- The official rate is published by Middlebury in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.
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A Specialist who got into a school like Middlebury can read your student’s file against these numbers and say where it stands out and where it doesn’t.
Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2016 to 2027 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Middlebury. All colleges