Dickinson College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 550,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (26%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,291
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 26%
From Region 33%
Athletes 530 (23.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 67%
International 12%
Hispanic 8%
Asian 5%
Mixed 5%
Black 4%
Native American 0%

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
Dickinson College 601 40% 66% 4% 4% 8% 13% $77,737 67 +0.42 60 96%
Computer Science 35 — 77% 34% 6% 3% 0% 57% $116,877 44 -0.24 96 — — — — —
Data Analytics 33 +8 45% 33% 9% 0% 6% 45% $107,852 35 -0.15 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 13 — 15% 54% 15% 0% 0% 15% $69,851 44 -0.17 40 — — — — —
Geosciences 4 +2 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,300 60 +0.11 30 — — — — —
Mathematics 10 +17 50% 40% 10% 10% 0% 30% $88,267 67 +0.11 77 100% — — — —
Physics 4 +2 100% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $88,882 70 +0.38 78 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 30 — 13% 80% 0% 0% 7% 13% $51,284 3 -1.80 5 87% — — — —
Biology 30 — 33% 70% 0% 10% 10% 0% $76,215 92 +1.13 57 96% — — — —
Neuroscience 20 — 10% 60% 5% 0% 5% 20% $77,331 87 +0.91 59 — — — — —
Environmental Science 30 +2 27% 70% 13% 3% 10% 3% $65,156 82 +0.82 27 96% — — — —
Environmental Studies 13 +1 38% 69% 8% 8% 0% 8% $65,156 82 +0.82 27 96% — — — —
Economics 25 +5 72% 76% 4% 0% 12% 4% $96,930 62 -0.04 86 97% — — — —
International Business 64 +10 70% 61% 3% 5% 11% 19% $106,381 81 +1.00 91 94% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 17 +23 47% 65% 0% 0% 6% 18% $96,930 62 -0.04 86 97% — — — —
African Studies 3 — 67% 0% 0% 33% 33% 0% $70,467 80 +0.89 42 93% — — — —
American Studies 9 +2 33% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $70,467 80 +0.89 42 93% — — — —
Archaeology 8 +5 38% 88% 0% 0% 0% 12% $60,223 76 +0.32 16 — — — — —
Chinese 4 +2 0% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% $55,589 44 -0.22 9 — — — — —
Classical Languages 6 +6 17% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $55,337 43 -0.24 8 — — — — —
East Asian Studies 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $70,467 80 +0.89 42 93% — — — —
English 24 +4 25% 79% 8% 8% 0% 0% $60,404 87 +0.97 16 100% — — — —
French 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,533 31 -0.49 6 90% — — — —
German 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $55,232 41 -0.25 8 — — — — —
History 21 +9 71% 76% 0% 0% 14% 0% $60,933 78 +0.39 17 100% — — — —
Italian Studies 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $70,467 80 +0.89 42 93% — — — —
Japanese 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,522 44 -0.22 8 — — — — —
Latin American Studies 2 +3 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $70,467 80 +0.89 42 93% — — — —
Medieval and Renaissance Studies — +3 — — — — — — $63,855 86 +0.68 24 — — — — —
Middle Eastern Studies 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $70,467 80 +0.89 42 93% — — — —
Philosophy 8 +1 12% 75% 0% 0% 0% 12% $62,629 60 +0.09 21 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,553 92 +1.32 19 — — — — —
Russian 6 +1 0% 67% 17% 0% 0% 0% $55,071 40 -0.26 8 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $52,533 31 -0.49 6 90% — — — —
Spanish and Iberian Studies 18 +3 33% 61% 0% 6% 17% 11% $70,467 80 +0.89 42 93% — — — —
Women's Studies 4 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $64,944 87 +1.07 27 — — — — —
Anthropology 7 +2 29% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $59,121 69 +0.20 14 — — — — —
International Affairs 9 +9 56% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,314 59 +0.08 52 97% — — — —
Political Science 37 +18 54% 86% 0% 3% 5% 0% $79,166 78 +0.51 63 95% — — — —
Psychology 33 +13 21% 67% 3% 9% 9% 3% $62,554 88 +1.14 21 100% — — — —
Sociology 5 +4 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $53,361 41 -0.32 6 100% — — — —
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 15 +2 13% 47% 0% 13% 20% 13% $64,765 94 +1.53 26 100% — — — —
Dance 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,215 90 +1.09 5 — — — — —
Music 1 +3 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,924 83 +0.77 7 — — — — —
Studio Art 17 +2 18% 59% 12% 6% 12% 12% $54,326 85 +0.80 7 — — — — —
Theater — +1 — — — — — — $50,502 88 +1.00 4 — — — — —
Legal Studies 14 +6 21% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $63,447 73 +0.49 23 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $70,130
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 68%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
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
Humanities 22.3% 134 34% 72% 3% 4% 10% 3% $62,501 84 +0.51 21 96% —
Business & Economics 17.6% 106 67% 65% 3% 3% 10% 15% $102,636 88 +0.59 89 95% —
Social Sciences 15.1% 91 37% 78% 2% 4% 7% 1% $69,702 86 +0.63 40 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 13.3% 80 20% 71% 1% 4% 8% 10% $67,145 46 -0.02 33 92% —
Computer Science 11.3% 68 62% 34% 7% 1% 3% 51% $112,497 53 -0.19 94 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 7.2% 43 30% 70% 12% 5% 7% 5% $65,156 73 +0.82 27 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.2% 31 39% 58% 10% 3% 0% 19% $77,789 47 +0.03 60 100% —
Arts 3.2% 19 16% 58% 11% 5% 16% 11% $54,141 62 +0.82 7 — —
Education 2.5% 15 13% 47% 0% 13% 20% 13% $64,765 93 +1.53 26 100% —
Professional 2.3% 14 21% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $63,447 39 +0.49 23 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #343 21% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #434 43% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #430 77% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #412 81% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #394 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #440 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.7M #515 41% $0 — — — —

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 D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 77 $352K $420K -$67K
Lacrosse 59 $347K $289K $57K
Track & Field (indoor) 44 $33K $30K $2K
Track & Field (outdoor) 44 $39K $30K $8K
Baseball 38 $218K $163K $54K
Soccer 36 $133K $127K $5K
Cross Country 24 $94K $116K -$21K
Swimming 19 $54K $67K -$13K
Basketball 18 $216K $235K -$18K
Golf 16 $80K $43K $36K
Squash 16 $71K $70K $1K
Tennis 7 $36K $40K -$4K
Total 323 $1.7M $1.6M $41K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 34 $28K $26K $2K
Track & Field (outdoor) 34 $36K $26K $9K
Soccer 32 $156K $119K $37K
Lacrosse 30 $196K $183K $12K
Field Hockey 23 $104K $110K -$6K
Cross Country 19 $74K $131K -$56K
Softball 16 $125K $96K $29K
Volleyball 16 $82K $84K -$2K
Basketball 14 $153K $163K -$9K
Swimming 14 $46K $56K -$9K
Squash 11 $56K $56K $800
Tennis 11 $48K $52K -$4K
Golf 7 $19K $16K $2K
Total 207 $1.1M $1.1M $5K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 89 $543K $473K $70K
Track & Field (indoor) 78 $61K $56K $4K
Track & Field (outdoor) 78 $75K $56K $18K
Football 77 $352K $420K -$67K
Soccer 68 $290K $246K $43K
Cross Country 43 $169K $247K -$78K
Baseball 38 $218K $163K $54K
Swimming 33 $101K $124K -$23K
Basketball 32 $369K $398K -$28K
Squash 27 $128K $126K $1K
Field Hockey 23 $104K $110K -$6K
Golf 23 $99K $60K $38K
Tennis 18 $84K $93K -$8K
Softball 16 $125K $96K $29K
Volleyball 16 $82K $84K -$2K
Total 530 $4.9M $4.9M $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 42%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Early Action Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 49% 51% 13%
Early Decision 69% 72% 18%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 17%
SAT Range 1340 – 1440
SAT Math Range 660 – 710
SAT RW Range 680 – 730