<p>Middlebury, once again, had over 60% of alumni supporting the college with a donation this year. I'm not entirely certain, but I believe there are only four other schools in the country that can claim that level of alumni support. I know Carleton is one of them, as is Princeton. I think Centre College is another. Let me know the others who can make that claim.</p>
<p>Williams and Amherst have danced around the 60 percent mark in the past. Not sure where they are this year.</p>
<p>I did note that they don’t have a “donor” slot for parents of students. Just saying, As someone who has sat on many annual fund committees, participation numbers are huge. It should be possible for every demographic to contribute and for the school to keep track of those. Not sure if I missed something but all I saw was alumni on the website.</p>
<p>64% , Carleton
61% , Amherst
60% , Williams
58% , Middlebury
55% , Bowdoin
54% , Davidson
51% , Wesleyan
50% , Swarthmore
50% , Wellesley
49% , Haverford
48% , W&L
48% , Colby
47% , Pomona
45% , Claremont McK
43% , Grinnell
43% , Colgate
43% , Hamilton
43% , Bates
42% , Bryn Mawr
42% , Macalester
41% , Oberlin
38% , Harvey Mudd
38% , Smith
35% , Vassar
34% , US Military Acad
23% , US Naval Acad
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<p>that means midd has secured a $1 million dollar grant from an anonymous donor, yes!</p>
<p>mythmom, thanks for the list, but it’s at least a couple years old, as Middlebury had 60% alumni participation last year as well. It’s also important to note that it’s easier for smaller schools to achieve higher participation rates, because one donor represents a higher percentage of alumni in such schools. All of the schools at the top of that list are smaller than Midd.</p>
<p>No diss to Mid intended. Just the list I found. I am not the least bit competitive. As far as I’m concerned, Mid can top the list.</p>
<p>I saw wondering, and provided the data I found.</p>
<p>No offense intended.</p>
<p>It’s also worth noting that that Middlebury is in the second year of what will probably be a six year long capital campaign:
<a href=“http://www.middlebury.edu/about/pubaff/news_releases/2007/pubaff_633271934902244506[/url]”>http://www.middlebury.edu/about/pubaff/news_releases/2007/pubaff_633271934902244506</a></p>
<p>no offense taken mythmom. I’ve seen you on here before. I know you’re not competitive and that your post was helpful. I just felt the need to clarify . . . because I can be competitive ;)</p>
<p>Well, pleased to meet you urbanslaughter. I fell in love with Middlebury after S applied to his colleges so he never did apply.</p>
<p>mythmom, I too love Middlebury though my frustration (tongue in cheek) is from a different source. S and I visited 3x, spent time with deans, professors and students, it became S’s top choice, he was accepted…and chose to attend elsewhere. Ah, well, I can still love Midd for myself.</p>
<p>laxtaxi: Where did he go?</p>
<p>We visited to, but our info session was not good, and we got the wrong impression. Then H and I went back for a few days just for a vacation. My mom’s family is originally from VT.</p>
<p>My S is at Wiliams, and I’m pretty sure he would have chosen it over Midd because he absolutely fell in love with it. </p>
<p>If would be hard for me if they went toe-to-toe. Midd is so beautiful.</p>
<p>My D just graduated from Barnard, and it took me quite a while to say goodbye to the schools she did not attend.</p>
<p>We are lucky folks to have these choices.</p>
<p>S had other schools I adored that he had to turn down, too. But as long as they are where they want to be, we’re good, right?</p>
<p>I am a college professor, and I worked professionally with a young girl who desperately wanted to go to Williams. I told her mom immediately that I thought Middlebury was a better fit, but helped as I could. She was deferred/rejected at Williams and is going to Midd, so I have a kid there vicariously.</p>