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The smallest school in the Ivy League, Dartmouth places a special emphasis on undergraduate pedagogy. You won't see teaching assistants leading much classroom instruction, as they do at many large schools. Dartmouth operates on an unusual, year-round quarter system, giving students the flexibility to arrange, say, a winter internship and still graduate on time. Partly as a result, 95% of undergraduates finish within six years. Recent graduates report earnings of $65,100 in the years after college, according to PayScale. Greek life is rich on campus; about half of students participate in a fraternity or sorority. In addition to the Dartmouth Outing Club, the oldest and largest such group in the country, the college organizes a freshman orientation program that gives incoming students the opportunity to explore the region's natural beauty by hiking the nearby Appalachian Trail and venturing further afield to Dartmouth's 27,000-acre wilderness expanse, a few hours north of the Hanover campus. Among its better-known alumni are New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, screenwriter and producer Shonda Rhimes, and actor Connie Britton.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
FALL 2020 PLAN: Thanks to its quarter system, Dartmouth College's academic calendar is unusually well-equipped to handle the pandemic. Students were offered single-occupancy rooms, and each class year is permitted to spend two out of the four quarters on campus.
costs
Est. Full Price 2020-2021
$76,100
% of students who get any grants
54%
Est. price for students who receive aid
$24,400
Average price for low-income students
$14,500
admissions
Acceptance rate
9%
Median SAT/ACT Score
1490/33
SAT/ACT Required for Fall 2021?
no
Enrollment
4,310
Financial Aid
% of students with need who get grants
95%
% of need met
100%
% of students who get merit* grants
N/A
Average merit grant
N/A
student success
Graduation rate
95%
Average time to a degree
4.1 years
Average student debt
$12,500
Average salary within 5 years
$65,100
% earning more than $28,000
89%
key deadlines
Early decision application
Nov 1
Regular application
Jan 1
coronavirus update
FALL 2020 PLAN: Thanks to its quarter system, Dartmouth College's academic calendar is unusually well-equipped to handle the pandemic. Students were offered single-occupancy rooms, and each class year is permitted to spend two out of the four quarters on campus.
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