Dartmouth

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 70,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,520 (36%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (23%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,909
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 2%
From Region 13%
Athletes 882 (19.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
International 14%
Asian 13%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 8%
Black 6%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Arts and Sciences 1,110 48% 47% 12% 6% 11% 14% $114,688 98 +2.27 95 97%
Computer Science 136 +20 67% 36% 18% 4% 6% 24% $207,136 97 +2.41 100 95% — — — —
Data Science 9 +1 44% 67% 0% 0% 11% 22% $166,472 96 +2.52 100 — — — — —
Applied Statistics 30 +7 43% 37% 23% 3% 13% 17% $162,818 92 +1.71 100 — — — — —
Astronomy 4 +1 75% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $103,574 92 +1.44 90 — — — — —
Chemistry 10 +6 60% 50% 10% 0% 30% 10% $81,610 89 +0.97 69 — — — — —
Earth Sciences 9 — 44% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,900 81 +0.53 45 — — — — —
Geosciences 10 — 20% 50% 0% 0% 20% 10% $70,900 81 +0.53 45 — — — — —
Mathematics 41 +9 73% 34% 24% 0% 5% 34% $148,701 95 +2.39 99 96% — — — —
Physical Chemistry 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $103,649 92 +1.45 90 — — — — —
Physics and Astronomy 9 +6 67% 67% 11% 0% 11% 0% $103,525 91 +1.44 90 — — — — —
Biology 59 +10 27% 46% 12% 12% 15% 7% $75,909 92 +1.10 57 96% — — — —
Neuroscience 38 +4 37% 42% 18% 8% 8% 24% $83,449 94 +1.44 72 100% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 128 +58 68% 41% 16% 3% 7% 21% $158,356 95 +2.27 100 96% — — — —
African and African American Studies 14 — 21% 7% 0% 64% 0% 29% $44,145 4 -1.20 2 96% — — — —
Ancient Studies/Civilization — — — — — — — — $84,742 97 +2.72 74 — — — — —
Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages 17 — 29% 29% 29% 6% 18% 12% $106,607 100 +3.77 92 100% — — — —
Classical Languages 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,321 96 +1.81 63 — — — — —
Classical Studies 9 — 22% 67% 11% 0% 0% 11% $82,771 96 +2.52 71 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 5 +2 40% 40% 60% 0% 0% 0% $67,511 96 +1.84 35 — — — — —
English 33 +10 15% 73% 9% 0% 9% 3% $67,573 96 +1.85 36 100% — — — —
French and Italian 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $77,427 96 +1.73 61 — — — — —
German 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,070 96 +1.79 62 — — — — —
Hispanic Studies 4 +10 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,833 96 +1.88 71 — — — — —
History 57 +9 63% 63% 7% 7% 9% 5% $105,659 100 +4.76 91 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 +1 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% 25% $83,146 97 +2.47 71 — — — — —
Italian — +1 — — — — — — $78,610 96 +1.83 63 — — — — —
Jewish Studies 4 +1 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $106,607 100 +3.77 92 100% — — — —
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 9 +2 33% 11% 0% 0% 78% 11% $106,607 100 +3.77 92 100% — — — —
Linguistics 6 +1 67% 33% 17% 0% 0% 50% $77,060 96 +1.70 60 — — — — —
Native American Studies 6 +2 33% 0% 0% 0% 17% 0% $44,145 4 -1.20 2 96% — — — —
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 8 +1 62% 62% 25% 0% 0% 12% $106,607 100 +3.77 92 100% — — — —
Philosophy 10 +1 50% 80% 10% 10% 0% 0% $52,969 29 -0.64 6 — — — — —
Religion 5 +1 60% 40% 0% 0% 40% 0% $70,362 98 +2.41 43 — — — — —
Romance Languages 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,976 96 +1.78 62 — — — — —
Russian 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,491 96 +1.82 63 — — — — —
Russian Studies — — — — — — — — $106,607 100 +3.77 92 100% — — — —
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 2 +2 50% 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% $44,145 3 -1.48 2 96% — — — —
Anthropology 41 +4 22% 29% 15% 10% 20% 7% $81,403 98 +2.22 68 91% — — — —
Cognitive Science 28 — 54% 54% 14% 4% 11% 7% $83,676 73 +0.05 72 — — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 74 +8 32% 57% 3% 3% 15% 9% $85,005 98 +2.63 74 — — — — —
Government 126 +51 59% 57% 10% 7% 11% 6% $109,210 98 +2.72 93 98% — — — —
Psychology 56 +6 20% 41% 12% 4% 20% 14% $92,721 99 +3.44 83 100% — — — —
Sociology 37 +2 32% 30% 11% 27% 8% 8% $79,238 97 +2.03 64 100% — — — —
Art History 11 — 18% 36% 18% 9% 9% 18% $63,955 85 +0.94 26 95% — — — —
Film Studies 20 — 50% 50% 0% 10% 10% 10% $75,275 100 +3.83 56 94% — — — —
Music 13 +14 77% 62% 15% 8% 15% 0% $63,879 99 +1.84 26 — — — — —
Studio Art 11 +9 18% 55% 0% 0% 9% 18% $63,955 96 +1.83 26 95% — — — —
Theater 5 — 40% 40% 0% 0% 20% 0% $60,144 99 +2.29 17 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Thayer School of Engineering 247 59% 53% 10% 6% 8% 15% $108,842 97 +0.78 93 94%
Biomedical Engineering 16 +1 50% 44% 19% 12% 0% 19% $104,732 75 +0.51 91 — — — — —
Engineering 127 — 63% 50% 9% 7% 9% 18% $111,530 91 +0.99 94 91% — — — —
Engineering Physics 4 — 50% 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% $144,847 99 +2.86 99 — — — — —
Engineering Sciences 100 +5 56% 59% 7% 5% 8% 10% $104,647 79 +0.46 91 98% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,588
ROI Percentile 95th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 98%
4-Year Graduation Rate 75%
6-Year Graduation Rate 96%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 26.7% 362 40% 48% 10% 8% 14% 9% $93,523 99 +2.48 83 98% —
Engineering 18.2% 247 59% 53% 10% 6% 8% 15% $108,843 77 +0.78 93 94% —
Humanities 15.0% 204 43% 54% 10% 8% 10% 9% $84,428 99 +2.61 73 99% —
Computer Science 10.7% 145 66% 38% 17% 3% 6% 24% $204,612 98 +2.41 100 95% —
Business & Economics 9.4% 128 68% 41% 16% 3% 7% 21% $158,356 99 +2.27 100 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 8.4% 114 57% 46% 17% 1% 11% 20% $128,019 95 +1.66 98 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.1% 97 31% 44% 14% 10% 12% 13% $78,863 93 +1.23 64 97% —
Arts 4.4% 60 43% 50% 7% 7% 12% 10% $67,394 95 +2.37 35 94% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $105M #60 54% $7.4M — — 11 8
Life & Natural Sciences $92.0M #61 63% $0 49 #54 357 64
Humanities & Social Sciences $64.4M #26 18% $0.0M — — — 39
Engineering $50.6M #99 69% $0.8M 19 #133 173 35
Physical Sciences & Math $47.4M #69 37% $0.4M 20 #124 145 41
Business & Economics $23.2M #21 1% $0.2M — — — 3
Computer Science $19.9M #54 25% $0.1M 16 #63 64 8
Agriculture & Food Science $1.4M #141 50% $0.0M — — — 4
Education $0.1M #369 0% $0 — — — —
Total $404M #76 46% $8.9M 104 #170 750 202

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 108 $3.8M $3.8M $0
Track & Field (combined) 96 $646K $646K $0
Rowing 76 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Lacrosse 45 $830K $830K $0
Baseball 31 $774K $774K $0
Soccer 29 $598K $598K $0
Ice Hockey 28 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Swimming & Diving 26 $421K $421K $0
Skiing 21 $668K $668K $0
Basketball 15 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Squash 11 $262K $262K $0
Tennis 11 $408K $408K $0
Golf 9 $243K $243K $0
Sailing 8 $196K $196K $0
Total 457 $13.3M $13.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 124 $596K $596K $0
Rowing 57 $824K $824K $0
Other Sports 34 $620K $620K $0
Soccer 31 $675K $675K $0
Lacrosse 30 $739K $739K $0
Swimming & Diving 28 $391K $391K $0
Skiing 26 $736K $736K $0
Ice Hockey 24 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Field Hockey 23 $441K $441K $0
Softball 20 $588K $588K $0
Volleyball 20 $573K $573K $0
Sailing 17 $417K $417K $0
Basketball 16 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Equestrian 15 $653K $653K $0
Squash 11 $261K $261K $0
Tennis 11 $402K $402K $0
Golf 10 $321K $321K $0
Total 425 $10.8M $10.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 220 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Rowing 133 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Football 108 $3.8M $3.8M $0
Lacrosse 75 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Soccer 60 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Swimming & Diving 54 $812K $812K $0
Ice Hockey 52 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Skiing 47 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Other Sports 34 $620K $620K $0
Baseball 31 $774K $774K $0
Basketball 31 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Sailing 25 $614K $614K $0
Field Hockey 23 $441K $441K $0
Squash 22 $523K $523K $0
Tennis 22 $810K $810K $0
Softball 20 $588K $588K $0
Volleyball 20 $573K $573K $0
Golf 19 $564K $564K $0
Equestrian 15 $653K $653K $0
Total 882 $42.0M $42.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 5.8%
Yield (non-ED) 47%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 4% 4% 3%
Early Decision 24% 25% 14%
Unhooked Early Decision 10% 11% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1440 – 1550
SAT Math Range 720 – 790
SAT RW Range 720 – 770