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Dartmouth

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

Location Hanover, NH

Population 70,000

Website http://www.dartmouth.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,367

Men / Women 52% / 48%

White 47%

International 15%

Asian 12%

Hispanic 9%

Black 5%

Mixed 4%

Native American 1%

From State 2%

From Region 13%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 41%

Engineering 17%

Business & Economics 13%

Computer Science 10%

Physical Sciences & Math 10%

Life & Natural Sciences 6%

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 (50%)

Sunshine Hours 2,520 (36%)

Days Without Precipitation 235 (23%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 6%

Yield (Unbound) 55%

Early Decision 1 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	#162
Humanities & Social Sciences	9	#481

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy 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 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).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Arts and Sciences	1,043	52% / 48%	10%	$110,044		96%
Computer Science	103 +40	75% / 25%	12%	$192,848	100	98%
Data Science	17 —	65% / 35%	24%	$156,421	100	—
Applied Statistics	29 +15	72% / 28%	10%	$148,024	100	—
Astronomy	3 —	0% / 100%	67%	$102,519	94	—
Chemistry	15 +1	33% / 67%	7%	$85,041	81	—
Earth Sciences	14 —	64% / 36%	7%	$62,102	32	—
Geosciences	11 —	27% / 73%	0%	$62,222	32	—
Mathematics	44 +7	75% / 25%	23%	$165,208	100	100%
Physical Chemistry	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$103,003	94	—
Physics and Astronomy	8 +3	50% / 50%	12%	$101,206	93	—
Biology	41 +19	51% / 49%	7%	$75,571	67	96%
Neuroscience	29 +4	24% / 76%	0%	$71,866	59	91%
Quantitative Economics	163 +33	63% / 37%	15%	$153,295	100	95%
African and African American Studies	8 +3	62% / 38%	0%	$46,352	4	96%
Ancient Studies/Civilization	— +1	—	—	$87,946	84	—
Anthropology	30 +4	30% / 70%	0%	$69,429	53	96%
Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages	11 +1	45% / 55%	27%	$91,237	87	94%
Classical Languages	5 —	80% / 20%	60%	$73,907	63	—
Classical Studies	4 +1	50% / 50%	25%	$88,187	84	—
Cognitive Science	14 +2	29% / 71%	7%	$79,211	73	—
Comparative Literature	4 —	75% / 25%	25%	$72,416	60	—
English	29 +13	21% / 79%	3%	$90,619	86	96%
French and Italian	6 —	17% / 83%	17%	$72,274	60	—
Geography and Environmental Studies	63 +15	35% / 65%	11%	$68,078	49	—
German	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$72,919	61	—
Government	122 +27	61% / 39%	7%	$101,103	93	93%
Hispanic Studies	10 +3	30% / 70%	0%	$76,875	69	—
History	32 +16	59% / 41%	9%	$95,866	90	98%
Interdisciplinary Studies	4 —	50% / 50%	50%	$93,661	88	—
Italian	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$73,912	63	—
Jewish Studies	5 +1	60% / 40%	0%	$91,237	87	94%
Latin American and Caribbean Studies	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$91,237	87	94%
Linguistics	12 +1	25% / 75%	0%	$71,996	59	—
Native American Studies	8 +1	25% / 75%	0%	$46,352	4	96%
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	1 +2	0% / 100%	0%	$91,237	87	94%
Philosophy	23 +1	70% / 30%	9%	$80,526	75	—
Psychology	60 —	18% / 82%	8%	$97,357	91	100%
Religion	5 +1	60% / 40%	0%	$71,049	57	—
Romance Languages	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$73,036	62	—
Russian	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$72,837	61	—
Russian Studies	— +1	—	—	$83,544	79	—
Sociology	33 +1	48% / 52%	0%	$74,367	64	100%
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies	9 +4	33% / 67%	0%	$46,352	4	96%
Art History	6 —	33% / 67%	0%	$67,153	47	95%
Film Studies	19 +6	42% / 58%	0%	$61,708	31	—
Music	15 +4	47% / 53%	7%	$55,051	14	—
Studio Art	7 +8	71% / 29%	0%	$67,153	47	95%
Theater	4 +4	25% / 75%	0%	$45,532	4	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Thayer School of Engineering	214	51% / 49%	8%	$102,200		94%
Biomedical Engineering	14 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$99,328	92	—
Engineering	101 —	48% / 52%	9%	$104,953	95	—
Engineering Physics	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$132,200	99	—
Engineering Sciences	98 +3	56% / 44%	9%	$99,468	92	94%