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Dickinson College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Carlisle, PA
Population 550,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,157
Men / Women 40% / 60%
White 64%
International 12%
Asian 9%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 4%
Black 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 40%
Life & Natural Sciences 26%
Business & Economics 17%
Engineering, Computing & Math 10%
Arts 5%
Education 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $65,650
Est. Cost of Attendance $82,902
10-Year ROI $169,000
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 68%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (26th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 33%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Early Decision Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #342
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #506
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #509

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 28%
SAT Range 1,310 – 1,460
ACT Range 30 – 33

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Dickinson College 460 39% / 61% 9% $80,578
Computer Science 20 65% / 35% 50%
Data Analytics 12 +2 50% / 50% 42%
Mathematics 7 +10 29% / 71% 0% $90,213
Physics 7 86% / 14% 0%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 25 +2 24% / 76% 4%
Biology 29 +1 34% / 66% 3% $79,128
Chemistry 4 25% / 75% 50%
Environmental Science 23 +1 26% / 74% 9% $66,710
Environmental Studies 14 +2 21% / 79% 0% $66,710
Geosciences 3 67% / 33% 0%
Neuroscience 22 14% / 86% 27%
Economics 18 +1 83% / 17% 6% $89,658
International Business 49 +2 59% / 41% 10% $106,416
Quantitative Economics 12 +9 67% / 33% 50% $89,658
African Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $57,023
American Studies 4 +2 50% / 50% 0% $57,023
Anthropology 8 +4 12% / 88% 0%
Archaeology 6 33% / 67% 0%
Chinese 1 0% / 100% 0%
Classical Languages 3 +2 67% / 33% 0%
East Asian Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,023
English 13 +2 15% / 85% 0% $60,577
French 5 20% / 80% 0% $82,234
German
History 8 +7 62% / 38% 12% $62,571
International Affairs 14 +7 50% / 50% 7% $88,948
Italian Studies 4 50% / 50% 25% $57,023
Japanese 1 0% / 100% 0%
Latin American Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $57,023
Legal Studies 14 +4 50% / 50% 0%
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Middle Eastern Studies
Philosophy 3 +2 33% / 67% 0%
Political Science 29 +11 55% / 45% 3% $74,582
Psychology 33 +6 15% / 85% 0% $78,058
Religious Studies 2 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Russian 7 +1 71% / 29% 0%
Sociology 8 +2 12% / 88% 0%
Spanish 2 50% / 50% 0% $82,234
Spanish and Iberian Studies 10 +3 10% / 90% 0% $57,023
Women's Studies 2 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 11 +4 9% / 91% 0%
Dance 5 20% / 80% 0%
Music 1 100% / 0% 0%
Studio Art 13 +2 38% / 62% 0%
Theater 3 0% / 100% 0%