Middlebury College vs Duke University

Middlebury College and Duke University, two prestigious institutions of higher learning, offer distinct educational experiences. Middlebury, a liberal arts college nestled in the picturesque town of Middlebury, Vermont, boasts a tight-knit community and a focus on undergraduate teaching. Duke, a renowned research university located in Durham, North Carolina, offers a wide range of academic programs and opportunities for interdisciplinary study. With acceptance rates of 15% and 8%, respectively, both universities are highly selective. Middlebury's student body is predominantly White (69%) and female (56%), while Duke's student body is more diverse, with a larger proportion of Asian (18%) and Hispanic (13%) students and a more balanced gender ratio. Popular majors at Middlebury include English, Economics, and Political Science, while Duke students commonly pursue majors in Biology, Public Policy, and Computer Science. With graduation rates of 94% and 93%, both institutions ensure that their students are

	Duke University	Middlebury College
Overview
Location	Durham, North Carolina	Middlebury, Vermont
Campus setting	City: Large	Town: Distant
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	98.0%	94.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Methodism

Admission
Acceptance rate	5.9%	13.4%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $85 Graduate: $95	Undergraduate: $65 Graduate: $75
SAT range	1468 - 1558	1380 - 1530
ACT range	33 - 35	32 - 34
Students submitting SAT score	47.0%	31.0%
Students submitting ACT score	46.0%	23.0%
Total number of applicants	49,703	11,906
Total number of admissions given out	2,927	1,601
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,744	680
Yield rate	59.6%	42.5%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$79,860	$78,820
Average net price	$27,297	$26,958
Tuition	$58,085	$59,330
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $9,164 Meal plan: $6,862	Room/dormitory: $9,600 Meal plan: $7,450
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	46.0% Average amount $50,731	52.0% Average amount $49,988
Students receiving federal student loan	20.0% Average amount $4,537	25.0% Average amount $4,384
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $22,957	10.0% Average amount $7,858

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	6,883 Men 48.4% Women 51.6%	2,858 Men 46.4% Women 53.6%
Graduate students	10,737 Men 45.5% Women 54.5%	79 Men 8.9% Women 91.1%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	94.7%
International students	21.4%	12.3%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	5,718	2,891
First year students are required to live on campus?	Yes	Yes
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	New York Mississippi California Connecticut Vermont

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Health Professions Engineering Legal Profession Social Sciences	Foreign Languages and Literatures Social Sciences Ethnic Studies English Language and Literature Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	6:1	9:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	New England Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	95.9%	91.2%
Dropout rate	4.0%	1.7%
Transferred out	N/A	7.1%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	International Business (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $151,472 Year 2: $213,978 Year 3: $201,782 Law (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $155,031 Year 2: $168,098 Year 3: $200,300 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $143,622 Year 2: $148,189 Year 3: $163,560 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $163,977 Year 2: $138,342 Year 3: $159,598 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $115,135 Year 2: $106,898 Year 3: $134,542 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $123,138 Year 2: $116,541 Year 3: $124,406 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $108,817 Year 2: $97,071 Year 3: $117,262 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $94,699 Year 2: $90,856 Year 3: $112,646 Engineering-Related Fields (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $97,661 Year 2: $91,078 Year 3: $108,736 Economics (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $104,348	Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,712 Year 2: $75,518 Year 3: $98,106 International Relations and National Security Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,169 Year 2: $60,523 Year 3: $68,272 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,074 Year 2: $41,025 Year 3: $62,953 International Business (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $65,380 Year 2: $55,512 Year 3: $62,186 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,883 Year 2: $56,544 Year 3: $61,255 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,031 Year 2: $40,485 Year 3: $60,732 Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,928 Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: $57,550 Education, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,155 Year 2: $46,869 Year 3: $50,725 Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $38,056 Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $44,126 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,769 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $41,771

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