Middlebury College vs Harvard University

Middlebury, VT · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair VT:MA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-TIGHT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE VT × MA
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Harvard University: acceptance rate tightened -40.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).
  • Middlebury College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.28).
  • Middlebury College: enrollment grew +12.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +34 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.
  • Harvard University: enrollment ranged 6,099–7,973 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Middlebury College vs Harvard University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Harvard University leads on acceptance rate (3.6% vs 10.8% at Middlebury College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Harvard University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($99,572 vs $57,291 at Middlebury College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Harvard University leads on avg net price ($19,066 vs $31,483 at Middlebury College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Middlebury College and Harvard University?
Harvard University leads on acceptance rate at 3.6% versus 10.8% at Middlebury College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Middlebury College and Harvard University?
Harvard University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $99,572 versus $57,291 at Middlebury College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Middlebury College and Harvard University?
Harvard University leads on avg net price at $19,066 versus $31,483 at Middlebury College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025