Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 76.05
Liaison Jack Byrne
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Middlebury College
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.57 / 4.00 Jack Byrne
Director of Sustainability Integration
Environmental Affair
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Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
100

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
54

Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
18

Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
96.50

A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:

The College follows a need-blind admission policy for domestic students, which means that a student's financial status does not influence the admission decision. Middlebury makes every effort to help all candidates obtain the financial aid they need in the form of grants, loans, and work/study jobs once they are accepted. Middlebury will offer an aid package that meets 100 percent of a student’s financial need as calculated by the Student Financial Services Office. Additionally, the maximum amount of loans given to a student is based on the family’s annual income so that students do not acquire loans beyond their family’s means.


A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:

The Student Government Association Diversity Committee provides a first generation college student peer mentoring program. For Middlebury, first generation students are considered non-traditional.

The Anderson Freeman Center is our other notable program to support non-traditional students. From advising and mentoring to community-building and celebrating identity, the Anderson Freeman Resource Center provides its students with a variety of offerings to support them in all aspects of academic, social, personal, and communal life. Starting with First@Midd pre-orientation, the AFC offers continued support to first generation students with programming the brings together first-generation faculty staff and students.


Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
12

Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
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Regarding the "percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students" item above: at minimum it is 12% as stated though likely higher since that number is only for lower income students. Non-traditional students data was not readily available at the time of filing this report.


Regarding the "percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students" item above: at minimum it is 12% as stated though likely higher since that number is only for lower income students. Non-traditional students data was not readily available at the time of filing this report.

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