Dartmouth
Basic Information
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
4,367
Men / Women
52% / 48%
White
47%
International
15%
Asian
12%
Hispanic
9%
Black
5%
Mixed
4%
Native American
1%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering
17%
Computer Science & Math
15%
Business & Economics
13%
Life & Natural Sciences
10%
Arts
4%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$69,207
Est. Cost of Attendance
$87,793
10-Year ROI
$295,000
ROI Percentile
97th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
98%
4-Year Graduation Rate
75%
6-Year Graduation Rate
96%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours
2,520 (36th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation
235 (23th pctl)
Muggyness
Nice
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
6%
Yield (Unbound)
55%
Early Decision
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R1
Expenditure
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $42M | #37 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $235M | #76 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $81M | #80 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 44 | #107 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 142 | #163 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 9 | #484 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
test_required
Submitted Test Scores
100%
SAT Range
1460
–
1530
SAT Math Range
720
–
790
SAT RW Range
720
–
770
ACT Range
32
–
35
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Sciences | 1,043 | 52% / 48% | 10% | $120,391 | |
| Applied Statistics | 29 +15 | 72% / 28% | 10% | — | |
| Computer Science | 103 +40 | 75% / 25% | 12% | $183,665 | |
| Data Science | 17 — | 65% / 35% | 24% | — | |
| Mathematics | 44 +7 | 75% / 25% | 23% | — | |
| Astronomy | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 67% | — | |
| Biology | 41 +19 | 51% / 49% | 7% | $71,972 | |
| Chemistry | 15 +1 | 33% / 67% | 7% | — | |
| Earth Sciences | 14 — | 64% / 36% | 7% | — | |
| Geosciences | 11 — | 27% / 73% | 0% | — | |
| Neuroscience | 29 +4 | 24% / 76% | 0% | $68,444 | |
| Physical Chemistry | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Physics and Astronomy | 8 +3 | 50% / 50% | 12% | — | |
| Quantitative Economics | 163 +33 | 63% / 37% | 15% | $145,995 | |
| African and African American Studies | 8 +3 | 62% / 38% | 0% | — | |
| Ancient Studies/Civilization | |||||
| Anthropology | 30 +4 | 30% / 70% | 0% | — | |
| Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages | 11 +1 | 45% / 55% | 27% | $86,892 | |
| Classical Languages | 5 — | 80% / 20% | 60% | — | |
| Classical Studies | 4 +1 | 50% / 50% | 25% | — | |
| Cognitive Science | 14 +2 | 29% / 71% | 7% | — | |
| Comparative Literature | 4 — | 75% / 25% | 25% | — | |
| English | 29 +13 | 21% / 79% | 3% | $86,304 | |
| French and Italian | 6 — | 17% / 83% | 17% | — | |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 63 +15 | 35% / 65% | 11% | — | |
| German | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | — | |
| Government | 122 +27 | 61% / 39% | 7% | $96,289 | |
| Hispanic Studies | 10 +3 | 30% / 70% | 0% | — | |
| History | 32 +16 | 59% / 41% | 9% | $91,301 | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 4 — | 50% / 50% | 50% | — | |
| Italian | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | — | |
| Jewish Studies | 5 +1 | 60% / 40% | 0% | $86,892 | |
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 4 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $86,892 | |
| Linguistics | 12 +1 | 25% / 75% | 0% | — | |
| Native American Studies | 8 +1 | 25% / 75% | 0% | — | |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 1 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $86,892 | |
| Philosophy | 23 +1 | 70% / 30% | 9% | — | |
| Psychology | 60 — | 18% / 82% | 8% | — | |
| Religion | 5 +1 | 60% / 40% | 0% | — | |
| Romance Languages | 4 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | — | |
| Russian | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | — | |
| Russian Studies | |||||
| Sociology | 33 +1 | 48% / 52% | 0% | $70,826 | |
| Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 9 +4 | 33% / 67% | 0% | — | |
| Art History | 6 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | — | |
| Film Studies | 19 +6 | 42% / 58% | 0% | — | |
| Music | 15 +4 | 47% / 53% | 7% | — | |
| Studio Art | 7 +8 | 71% / 29% | 0% | — | |
| Theater | 4 +4 | 25% / 75% | 0% | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thayer School of Engineering | 214 | 51% / 49% | 8% | $94,731 | |
| Biomedical Engineering | 14 +1 | 50% / 50% | 0% | — | |
| Engineering | 101 — | 48% / 52% | 9% | — | |
| Engineering Physics | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Engineering Sciences | 98 +3 | 56% / 44% | 9% | $94,731 |
Rankings
Academics
Future Patagonia Vest Owners
Top Investment Banking Feeders
Goldman, JP, or Bust
Future Ambulance Chasers
Top Law School Feeders
Future SCOTUS Clerks
Can't Hide Behind Your GPA
SAT-required, Highest Medians
Above Average in High School is Not Enough
Syllabus Week Lasts All Semester
Grade Hyperinflation
Generous Graders
College Costs
Bring Me Your Tired, Your Poor
Need-Blind for Internationals
Come, Baby, Come
We Marked It Up Just to Put It on Sale
Highest List Price
Premium Price Tag
Fun and Games
Ski Bums and Surf Bros
Top Recreation
Ski
Prestige
Grandma Eyebrow Raisers
Easy Brags for the Prestigious-Conscious
Ivies, But
Someone Like Me
I Have Practice at 5 AM
Most Athletes
Conference Champions
Richy Rich
Wealthiest Students
Comfortable in First Class
Engineering
I Have Always Loved Legos
General Engineering
I Build Robots While Reading Plato, Kneel Before My Megamind
Computer Science & Math
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer
Computer Science
Wait, We Have a CS Major?
No Words Allowed
Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
Mitosis Mode
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Pre-Med Darwinian Thunderdome
Doomsday Prepping with Data
Environmental Science
Field Station
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite
Physics & Astronomy
String Theorists
Business & Economics
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings
Business Administration
We Don't Actually Offer Undergrad Business
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets
Business Analytics
Supply Chain Bottlenecks
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro
Economics
I Actually Wanted to do Finance
Wolf of Wall Street Prep
Finance
Wait, I Majored in Econ?
Tik-Tok Generation
Marketing
Getting There
Humanities & Social Sciences
Much Ado About Nothing
English, Literature & Writing
Well-Versed
Mappy Few, the Cartography Crew
Geography & Cartography
Plot Twisters
Model UN Generation
Government & Politics
Campaign Trail
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary)
History & Archaeology
The Time Travelers
I'll Figure Out the Career Later
Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary
Renaissance Wannabes
I Want To Understand Myself
Psychology
Maze Runners
Everything is a Construct
Sociology & Anthropology
The Collective