How are financial aid/ merit scholarships at Middlebury?

<p>How are financial aid/ merit scholarships at Middlebury? Generous? Easy to get? Virtually nonexistent?</p>

<p>I've read that there are no merit scholarships--financial aid is based purely off of need. Doesn't help with the $50,000/year tuition cost...</p>

<p>Middlebury is need blind and meets 100% of demonstrated need for all admitted students. The average financial aid award is in the $30K/year range.</p>

<p>Merit scholarships are LITERALLY nonexistent, but the college does seem generous with financial aid. Provided you need it, of course.</p>

<p>For more info, you'll want to check out the college's "Data Sets" for in-depth information:
<a href="http://www.middlebury.edu/NR/rdonlyres/38CD6DF6-9AE0-4D6E-829B-BB56151DA0F0/0/CDS2008_2009.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.middlebury.edu/NR/rdonlyres/38CD6DF6-9AE0-4D6E-829B-BB56151DA0F0/0/CDS2008_2009.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>