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Dartmouth College Overview

Dartmouth College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hanover, New Hampshire. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Hanover draws many to the area.

What Is Dartmouth College Known For?

1,384 Undergraduate Awards
$54,689 Avg Cost After Aid
9% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Dartmouth may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 7 to 1.
  • The student loan default rate at Dartmouth is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Dartmouth.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 83% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Dartmouth bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $91,627 a year. That's about 125% more than their peers at other schools.
  • It takes the average Dartmouth student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

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Dartmouth College Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, Dartmouth is ranked #4 out of 2,018 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 1% of all schools in the nation! Out of the 16 colleges in New Hampshire, it is ranked at #1.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Dartmouth has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#4 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Dartmouth.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#24 Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Dartmouth has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#3 Best Engineering Schools College Factual
#5 Best Schools Grad Degree
#8 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools College Factual
#13 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools College Factual
#16 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#19 Best Psychology Schools College Factual

Where Is Dartmouth College?

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Contact details for Dartmouth are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 207 Parkhurst Hall, Hanover, NH 03755-3529
Phone: 603-646-1110
Website: www.dartmouth.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dartmouth
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dartmouth

How Do I Get Into Dartmouth?

You can apply to Dartmouth online at: admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply/apply-dartmouth

Admission Requirements for Dartmouth

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank considered but not required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Dartmouth?

9% Acceptance Rate
50% Of Accepted Are Women
57% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Dartmouth is 9%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 9%, and the acceptance rate for women is 9%.

Average Test Scores

About 57% of students accepted to Dartmouth submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 710 and 770. Math scores were between 730 and 790.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Dartmouth College  ( 710 to 770 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Dartmouth College  ( 730 to 790 )
200
800
Dartmouth received ACT scores from 43% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 33 and 36. Math scores were between 30 and 35. Composite scores were between 32 and 35.

ACT English Scores for Dartmouth College  ( 33 to 36 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Dartmouth College  ( 30 to 35 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Dartmouth College  ( 32 to 35 )
1
36

Can I Afford Dartmouth College?

$54,689 Net Price
41% Take Out Loans
1.3% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Dartmouth is $54,689. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Dartmouth, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $5,960 a year. That adds up to $23,840 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Dartmouth is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Dartmouth College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,169 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,170 undergraduate students at Dartmouth, with 4,169 being full-time and 1 being part-time.

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There are also 2,122 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,169 full-time undergraduates at Dartmouth, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Dartmouth College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 632
Black or African American 245
Hispanic or Latino 431
White 2,036
International Students 448
Other Races/Ethnicities 377

Geographic Diversity

New Hampshire students aren't the only ones who study at Dartmouth College. At this time, all 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

At this time, 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 112 countries are represented at Dartmouth. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Online Learning at Dartmouth College

3,582 Took All Classes Online
5,374 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2019-2020, 5,374 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Dartmouth has changed over the last few years.

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Dartmouth College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Economics 174 0 0 174
Political Science & Government 168 0 0 168
General Engineering 0 153 0 153
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 152 0 152
Computer Science 109 23 9 141
Business Administration & Management 0 130 0 130
Engineering Science 93 3 18 114
Public Health 0 101 0 101
Medicine 0 0 99 99
General Biology 82 0 5 87
Mathematics 47 8 6 61
General English Literature 59 0 0 59
History 59 0 0 59
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 52 1 5 58
Child Development & Psychology 54 0 0 54
Other Statistics 50 0 0 50
Area Studies 49 0 0 49
Natural Resources Conservation 40 0 0 40
Geography & Cartography 39 0 0 39
Anthropology 38 0 0 38
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 35 0 35
Sociology 31 0 0 31
Ethnic Studies 28 0 0 28
Fine & Studio Arts 28 0 0 28
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 19 7 0 26
Philosophy 25 0 0 25
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 24 0 24
Geological & Earth Sciences 17 5 1 23
Physics 15 2 6 23
Chemistry 13 1 2 16
Biomedical Engineering 14 0 0 14
Biological & Physical Science 0 13 1 14
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 14 0 0 14
Cognitive Science 12 0 0 12
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 1 10 11
Romance Languages 11 0 0 11
Drama & Theater Arts 8 0 0 8
Music 6 2 0 8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 7 7
Statistics 6 0 0 6
Classical & Ancient Studies 6 0 0 6
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 6 0 0 6
Classical Languages & Literature 4 0 0 4
Germanic Languages 3 0 0 3
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 2 2
Genetics 0 0 2 2
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 2 0 0 2
Other Health Professions 0 1 1 2
Engineering Physics 1 0 0 1
Religious Studies 1 0 0 1
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1 0 0 1
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 0
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 0
Other Engineering 0 0 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0
East Asian Languages 0 0 0 0
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,384 662 174 2,220

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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