Colleges / Dartmouth College
College · Private nonprofit · Hanover, NH · Town
Dart

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Address207 Parkhurst Hall, Hanover, NH 03755-3529
Websitedartmouth.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate5%
6-yr median pay$83k
Net price / yr$30k
Undergrad size4,541
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $30k/yr for a shot at a $83k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 5% means this is a reach for most people, even strong applicants. Admitted students average SAT 1534 · ACT 34.

If you get in

4,541 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $88k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $30k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$351k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$118k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$233k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$68.3k
Room & board
$20.0k
Books & supplies
$1,005

How students pay for it.

Pell grants14%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans12%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention98%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr96%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$83k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$97k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
4,541
Location
Hanover, NH
Region
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
New England Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Dartmouth, Big Green
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • International15%
  • Asian13%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Two or more races8%
  • Black6%
  • Unknown3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students17%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$68k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 50

What you can study.

Colleges / Dartmouth College
College · Private nonprofit · Hanover, NH · Town
Dart

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Address207 Parkhurst Hall, Hanover, NH 03755-3529
Websitedartmouth.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate5%
6-yr median pay$83k
Net price / yr$30k
Undergrad size4,541
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $30k/yr for a shot at a $83k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 5% means this is a reach for most people, even strong applicants. Admitted students average SAT 1534 · ACT 34.

If you get in

4,541 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $88k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $30k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$351k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$118k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$233k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$68.3k
Room & board
$20.0k
Books & supplies
$1,005

How students pay for it.

Pell grants14%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans12%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention98%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr96%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$83k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$97k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
4,541
Location
Hanover, NH
Region
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
New England Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Dartmouth, Big Green
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • International15%
  • Asian13%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Two or more races8%
  • Black6%
  • Unknown3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students17%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$68k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 50

What you can study.