- The Inkwell
- New Hampshire
- Dartmouth College
Hanover, NHTown: remoteZIP 03755Founded 1769
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1769
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- dartmouth.edu
- Member of
- AAU
New HampshirePrivate nonprofit
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private nonprofit university in Hanover, New Hampshire, with 4,541 undergraduates. It admits 5.4% of applicants, graduates 95% within six years and costs $26,707 a year after aid.
95%graduate
Admission rate5.4%
Retention98%
4-year graduation78%
Pell Grant share17%
Federal loans15%
$26,707net price / year
5.4%admission rate
1534average SAT
95%graduate in 6 years
$111,162median earnings, 10 yrs
$13,000median debt
#29 of 1,704 for earnings#1,330 of 1,739 for lowest net price#24 of 1,738 for graduation rate#13 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $91,312tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $71,525
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $71,525
- Average net price
- $26,707national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$1,399
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000$1,680
$75,001–110,000$11,641
$110,001+$56,894
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 5.4%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1534
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 740–780
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 760–790
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 33–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college5.4%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college98%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college95%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college17%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 95%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 78%
- First-year retention
- 98%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 97%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $98,535
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $111,162middle 50%: $71,837–$206,454
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$206,454
Median, Dartmouth College$111,162
Lower quarter$71,837
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 4,541
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 17%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 81%
- Average faculty salary
- $19,770 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $32,539
- Endowment, end of year
- $8,273,315,722
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White44%
Hispanic9.9%
Black6.2%
Asian13%
Two or more races7.6%
U.S. nonresident15%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.1%
Unknown2.9%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences24%
Engineering18%
Computer & information sciences10%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies9.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.1%
Mathematics & statistics5.2%
Area, ethnic & gender studies4.4%
Visual & performing arts4.4%
keep comparing
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH | $34,382 | 80% | $83,058 |
| Rivier University Nashua, NH | $26,585 | 56% | $72,105 |
| New England College Henniker, NH | $24,059 | 38% | $47,863 |
| Franklin Pierce University Rindge, NH | $23,023 | 55% | $64,588 |
| Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH | $26,739 | 56% | $61,214 |
| Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Merrimack, NH | $18,810 | 71% | $41,534 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University Providence, RI | $26,976 | 96% | $99,974 |
| University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | $25,339 | 95% | $113,124 |
| Duke University Durham, NC | $23,706 | 96% | $113,937 |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | $29,577 | 97% | $121,687 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | $25,808 | 86% | $88,716 |
| Northeastern University Boston, MA | $29,060 | 91% | $99,371 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 182670. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q49116.