Key differences on Outcomes
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Middlebury grads earn $4.9K more ten years out than Vassar's ($76,310 vs. $71,366)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Middlebury graduates 0 pts more of its students than Vassar (93% vs. 92%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Vassar$71.4K
Middlebury$76.3KHighest
Graduation rate
Vassar92%
Middlebury93%Highest
Retention rate
Vassar95%Highest
Middlebury94%
Borrowing
Median debt
Vassar$18.6K
Middlebury$13.9KLowest
Undergrads with a federal loan
Vassar39%
Middlebury23%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Vassar$12.5KLowest
Middlebury$13K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Vassar88%
Middlebury86%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Vassar93%
Middlebury93%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Vassar6%
Middlebury5%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Vassar87%
Middlebury86%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Vassar88%
Middlebury93%
Pell graduation gap
Vassar1 pts lower
Middlebury6 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Vassar | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|
| White | 91% | 91% |
| Asian | 96% | 94% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 91% | 89% |
| Black | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
| Two or more races | 88% | 94% |
| International | 87% | 93% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Vassar | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | 80% | Not published |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 79% | Not published |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | 81% | Not published |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | 86% | Not published |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 88% | Not published |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | 88% | Not published |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why