Type | 4 year |
Control | Private |
Business model | Not for Profit |
Campus size | Medium |
Campus locale | Town |
Degrees offered | Undergrad & Graduate |
Calendar system | Quarter |
Total enrollment | 6,409 |
Religious affiliation | None |
Students with disability | 6% |
Student to faculty ratio | 7:1 |
Campus housing | |
Dormitory capacity | 3,763 students |
Freshmen are required to live on campus |
Dartmouth College is one of the most selective institutions in its admission process in the U.S. In Fall 2016, it received 20,675 applications and only 2,190 students were granted admission. Dartmouth College is at the #9 spot (in a scale of 1 to 100) in terms of admission difficulty out of 1,781 4 year colleges in the U.S.
Among other admission requirements, applicants must submit ACT or SAT test scores in order to get their application considered. In Fall 2016, 47% of the enrollees submitted ACT scores and 53% submitted SAT scores.
SAT | 1350 to 1560 |
ACT | 30 to 34 |
In 2016-2017 academic year, Dartmouth College's tuition was $49,998 for all students regardless of residency (86.6% more expensive than the national average tuition of a typical 4-year private institution)
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In 2016-2017 academic year, 62% of Dartmouth College's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. 15% of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of $4,490 (which is 2% above the national average.)
The total number of federal student loan recipients at Dartmouth College in 2016-2017, was 267, which is 24% of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was $5,243 (which is 11.1% below the national average.)
In Fall 2016, Dartmouth College has enrolled a total of 6,409 students (6,298 students full-time and 111 on a part-time basis). Out of the total 6,409 students, 18 of those students were transfer students. The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 51% men and 49% women and 4,310 students were enrolled for undergraduate programs and 2,099 for graduates studies.
White: 48%
Non-resident alien: 15%
Asian: 13%
Hispanic: 8%
Black/African American: 6%
Two or more races: 4%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
Listed below are the 10 largest majors offered at Dartmouth College.
Study areas with their online column set to zero are those programs that have an online option but there was no graduate in 2016-2017 academic year.Study Areas | Percent | Total Graduates | Online |
---|---|---|---|
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 23% | 552 | |
Health Professions And Related Programs | 19% | 463 | |
Engineering | 7% | 157 | |
Social Sciences | 5% | 124 | |
Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 3% | 64 | |
Mathematics And Statistics | 2% | 52 | |
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies | 2% | 46 | |
Physical Sciences | 2% | 43 | |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics | 2% | 43 | |
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities | 2% | 42 |
Graduation rate is a key indicator of an institution's education quality and the level of academic and financial support provided to students.
The following section details graduation and dropout rates of Dartmouth College full-time students who started class in 2010 and graduated or dropped out prior to August 31, 2016.
The above graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within 150% of the normal graduation time. For a 4 year degree program, 150% of 4 years is 6 years and for a 2-year program 150% is 3 years.
The typical median income of Dartmouth College graduates 6 years after enrollment is $54,700. Last year, out of the total 749 graduates who entered the institution 6 years ago, 689 were reported to have been employed. On the same note, out of 840 graduates, who enrolled 10 years ago, 756 were employed.
6 years after enrollment | 10 years after enrollment | |
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Annual Income | $54,700 | $70,000 |
Employment Rate | 92% | 90% |
Total Graduates | 749 | 840 |
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