Dartmouth College
Admission Factor Importance
Academic
| Rigor of secondary school record | Very Important |
| Class rank | Very Important |
| Academic GPA | Very Important |
| Standardized test scores | Very Important |
| Application Essay | Very Important |
| Recommendation(s) | Very Important |
Non-academic
| Extracurricular activities | Very Important |
| Character/personal qualities | Very Important |
| Talent/ability | Important |
| Interview | Considered |
| First generation | Considered |
| Alumni/ae relation | Considered |
| Geographical residence | Considered |
| Volunteer work | Considered |
| Work experience | Considered |
| Level of applicant's interest | Considered |
| State residency | Not Considered |
| Religious affiliation/commitment | Not Considered |
Cost & Tuition
Scholarships & Grants
Students with need-based aid: 596
Average need-based scholarship/grant: $71,873
Student Debt
Median total debt: $15,157
Students with federal loans: 12.0%
Students with Pell grants: 14.8%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $68,361
After 5 years: $108,126
Majors(51 programs)
- Economics.(166 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(129 graduates)
- Engineering Science.(103 graduates)
- Computer Science.(99 graduates)
- Research and Experimental Psychology.(63 graduates)
- Biology, General.(53 graduates)
- Anthropology.(53 graduates)
- History.(50 graduates)
- Mathematics.(46 graduates)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences.(43 graduates)
- Area Studies.(41 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(40 graduates)
- Mathematics and Statistics, Other.(38 graduates)
- Sociology.(35 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(33 graduates)
- Geography and Cartography.(26 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(25 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(22 graduates)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(22 graduates)
- Chemistry.(18 graduates)
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(16 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(16 graduates)
- Philosophy.(15 graduates)
- Cognitive Science.(12 graduates)
- Physics.(12 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(10 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(10 graduates)
- Music.(10 graduates)
- Classical and Ancient Studies.(9 graduates)
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering.(8 graduates)
- Religion/Religious Studies.(8 graduates)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(7 graduates)
- Statistics.(3 graduates)
- Engineering Physics.(2 graduates)
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(1 graduates)
- Astronomy and Astrophysics.(1 graduates)
- Engineering, General.
- Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.
- Applied Statistics.
- Data Science.
- Psychology, General.
- Social Sciences, Other.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 4,367 students
Admission Rate: 6.2%
Retention Rate: 97.8%
Graduation Rate: 96.0%
Student Demographics
White (46.4%)
Hispanic (9.5%)
Black (6.2%)
Asian (14.0%)
Two or More (7.0%)
International (13.8%)
Gender Distribution
Men (51.1%)
Women (48.9%)