Dartmouth College — College Profile

About

Dartmouth College is an Ivy League institution renowned for pairing the robust research resources of a major university with the deeply personalized, teaching-centric focus of a liberal arts college. Its strongest and most popular undergraduate programs include government, economics, biology, and engineering via the distinctive, unified Thayer School of Engineering. Campus culture is defined by fierce school pride, an active Greek life, and a deep appreciation for the outdoors fostered by the historic Dartmouth Outing Club and the college's scenic Upper Valley setting. Setting Dartmouth apart is its flexible "D-Plan," a year-round quarter system that allows students to strategically customize their academic terms, internships, and global study experiences.

Wikipedia:Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock and Samson Occom to train Native American Christian missionaries, Dartmouth is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution.

Location

Hanover, NH, 03755-3529 · Town campus

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Nearest airport from college

BTV · Burlington VT

68 mi away

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Cost & aid

Cost of attendance

YoursEveryone

Tuition & fees$68,268

Housing & food (on campus)$19,999

Books & supplies$1,005

Cost of attendance$98,946

Average net price$29,519

Same price for all students

Tuition & fees$68,268

Housing & food (on campus)$19,999

Books & supplies$1,005

Cost of attendance$98,946

Average net price$29,519

Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: admissions.dartmouth.edu

How it’s made up · 2026-27

Dartmouth College’s own figures for 2026-2027, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.

Tuition$71,697

Fees$2,426

Housing$13,032

Food$8,746

Books & supplies$1,005

Personal expenses$2,040

Total published by the school$98,946

Source: admissions.dartmouth.edu · checked Sep 28, 2026

Net price by family income · 2023-24

$0–30k

$41

$30–48k

$489

$48–75k

$2,695

$75–110k

$8,534

$110k+

$52,036

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Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Outcomes

Completion

Within 6 yrs

96%

Entered 2017–18

Within 4 yrs

75%

Back for yr 2

98%

Transferred

8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students

95% graduated · 3% transferred · 2% left or unknown · none still enrolled

Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021

6 yrs after entry$82,541

10 yrs after entry$97,434

Debt

Median at graduation$17,500

Monthly payment$186

Middle 50% owe$5.5k–$22k

90th percentile$27,000

Green marks a figure above the typical Doctoral University: 70% graduate within 6 yrs, $63,395 earned 10 yrs after entry.

Admissions

Getting in · applied for fall 2024

Admit rate

Test policy

Test optional

Per College Scorecard

SAT average

1534

R 740–780 · M 760–790

ACT midpoint

Comp 33–35 · E 35–36 · M 32–35

SAT middle 50%: 1500–1570

40080012001600

Application deadlines · first-year, fall 2027 entry

Early Decision

Nov 1 2026

binding in 30 days

If admitted, you must enroll and withdraw other applications.

Regular Decision

Jan 1 2027

in 91 days

Not binding: the standard deadline.

Checked Sep 2026 · admissions.dartmouth.edu · Confirm on the school's site before you apply.

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Essay prompts

If Dartmouth College asks for supplemental essays, the prompts are in the Common App.

The personal essay is separate: see the Common App essay prompts.

Student Body

Gender

Men 52%Women 48%

Who enrolls

Faculty ratio

7 : 1

Pell grant

14%

First-gen

17%

Family income

$68,455

Independent

15%

Age at entry

20.0

Part-time

Race & ethnicity

White

44%

Hispanic

10%

Black

Asian

13%

Two or more

Non-resident

15%

AI/AN

Unknown

Varsity sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · EADA 2024-25

Baseball
Men's
Basketball
Men's · Women's
Equestrian
Women's
Field Hockey
Women's
Football
Men's
Golf
Men's · Women's
Ice Hockey
Men's · Women's
Lacrosse
Men's · Women's
Other Sports
Women's
Rowing
Men's · Women's
Sailing
Co-ed
Skiing
Men's · Women's
Soccer
Men's · Women's
Softball
Women's
Squash
Men's · Women's
Swimming and Diving (combined)
Men's · Women's
Tennis
Men's · Women's
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
Men's · Women's
Volleyball
Women's

Programs & Earnings

Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings

Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021

After 6 yrs

$82,541

After 10 yrs

$97,434

Economics196

Political Science and Government182

Computer Science136

Biology, General86

Engineering Science79

Geography and Environmental Studies78

Mathematics64

Applied Statistics53

Research and Experimental Psychology51

English Language and Literature, General43

History41

Neurobiology and Neurosciences40

Area Studies39

Sociology39

Philosophy34

Cognitive Science33

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Institutional

Resources

Endowment

$8.3B

Full-time faculty

81%

Faculty salary

$19,770/mo

Teaching spend

$32,539

per student

Federal loans

12%

Classification

Carnegie type

Doctoral University

Research activity

R1 — very high research

$418M research spending · 105 research doctorates a year

Undergraduate profile

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