Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH · Private nonprofit · Graduate degree-granting
Dartmouth College, based in Hanover, New Hampshire, is a private nonprofit institution, accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. With 4,541 students, it is a small institution. Graduates earn a median of $97,434 ten years after enrollment, which is 139% above the national median of $40,747. Regarding student success, the graduation rate is 95.8%. Mmedian graduate debt is $17,500, yielding an earnings-to-debt ratio of 5.57x. The average net price after financial aid is $29,519 per year. The most popular programs include Economics, Political Science, Engineering, Business Administration & Management, and Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.
Key Outcomes
Median Earnings (10yr)
$97,434
Graduation Rate
95.8%
Median Debt
$17,500
Average Net Price
$29,519
Earnings-to-Cost Ratio
0.83x
Earnings-to-Debt Ratio
5.57x
Admissions & Enrollment
Total Enrollment
4,541
Admission Rate
5.4%
Average SAT
1534
Retention Rate
98.4%
Cost
In-State Tuition
$68,268
Out-of-State Tuition
$68,268
Pell Grant Rate
14.3%
Federal Loan Rate
12.0%
Net Cost by Family Income
Income $0–$30K
$41
Income $30K–$48K
$489
Income $48K–$75K
$2,695
Income $110K+
$52,036
Student Demographics
Women
52.4%
White
44.0%
Black
6.2%
Hispanic
9.9%
Asian
13.1%
Two or More Races
7.6%
Student Loan Performance
Repayment Rate (3yr)
86.8%
Accreditations
- American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation — Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs (Accredited)
- Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., Accreditation Commission — (CPE) - Clinical pastoral education (CPE) centers offering CPE programs (Accredited)
- Council on Education for Public Health — Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health (Accredited)
- Liaison Committee on Medical Education — Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree (Accredited)
- National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation — Theatre (THEA) (Accredited)
- New England Commission of Higher Education — Institutional Accreditation (Accredited)
Programs (76)
Bachelor (36)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Economics | $152,929 | 196 |
| Political Science | $106,153 | 182 |
| Computer Science | $201,702 | 136 |
| Biology | $87,026 | 86 |
| Engineering Science | $113,749 | 79 |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | Not reported | 78 |
| Mathematics | $168,580 | 64 |
| Data Science & Analytics | Not reported | 53 |
| Clinical Psychology | $99,344 | 51 |
| English Language & Literature | $58,090 | 43 |
| History | $136,403 | 41 |
| Neuroscience | $143,067 | 40 |
| Area Studies | $65,226 | 39 |
| Sociology | $81,722 | 39 |
| Philosophy | Not reported | 34 |
| Cognitive Science | Not reported | 33 |
| Anthropology | $70,846 | 33 |
| Fine Arts | $68,523 | 32 |
| Ethnic & Gender Studies | Not reported | 29 |
| Geological Sciences | Not reported | 23 |
| Linguistics | Not reported | 22 |
| Physics | Not reported | 20 |
| Romance Languages | Not reported | 16 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | Not reported | 14 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | Not reported | 12 |
| Music | Not reported | 12 |
| Chemistry | Not reported | 11 |
| Religion | Not reported | 10 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Not reported | 9 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 8 |
| Data Science | Not reported | 8 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | Not reported | 5 |
| Astronomy | Not reported | 4 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | $67,020 | 0 |
| Psychology | $86,896 | 0 |
| Geography | $72,985 | 0 |
Master (15)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | Not reported | 155 |
| Business Administration & Management | $239,178 | 150 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Not reported | 148 |
| Public Health | Not reported | 86 |
| Health Services Administration | $186,380 | 46 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Not reported | 38 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences | $67,367 | 20 |
| Computer Science | Not reported | 19 |
| Mathematics | Not reported | 10 |
| Linguistics | Not reported | 8 |
| Geological Sciences | Not reported | 5 |
| Engineering Science | Not reported | 4 |
| Neuroscience | Not reported | 4 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Not reported | 4 |
| Music | Not reported | 3 |
Doctoral (11)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Science | Not reported | 21 |
| Neuroscience | Not reported | 9 |
| Chemistry | Not reported | 9 |
| Physics | Not reported | 9 |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Not reported | 8 |
| Microbiology | Not reported | 8 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Not reported | 8 |
| Mathematics | Not reported | 7 |
| Genetics | Not reported | 5 |
| Ecology | Not reported | 5 |
| Biology | Not reported | 4 |
First Professional (2)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine | $104,011 | 74 |
| Public Health | $116,416 | Not reported |
Show 12 additional programs with limited data
| Program | Level | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Doctoral | 2 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor | 2 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor | 2 |
| Germanic Languages | Bachelor | 2 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor | 2 |
| Chemistry | Master | 2 |
| Public Health | Doctoral | 2 |
| Physiology | Doctoral | 1 |
| Ecology | Master | 1 |
| Geological Sciences | Doctoral | 1 |
| Physics | Master | 1 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Doctoral | 1 |
Rankings Featuring This Institution
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Computer Science Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Nursing & Health Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Business Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Psychology Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Mathematics Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Biology Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Social Sciences Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Visual & Performing Arts Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's History Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Liberal Arts Programs