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Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town

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At a glance

Average net price
$29,519What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate
5%
Graduation rate
96%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates
4,541
In-state tuition
$68,268Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition
$68,268
SAT midpoint
1,500
Median earnings, 10 yrs
$97,434Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.

How it compares to similar colleges

Each rating covers one measure against private nonprofit 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.

Affordability

$29,519

Better than 21% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1092 compared).

Completion

96%

Better than 99% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1063 compared).

Earnings

$97,434

Better than 97% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1087 compared).

Debt at graduation

$17,500

Better than 89% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1020 compared).

What these ratings are based on
Affordability
Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
Completion
Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
Earnings
Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
Debt at graduation
Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
Why there is no rating for selectivity
A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.

What it actually costs

Published cost

$87,793

The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.

Average net price

$29,519

What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.

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Outcomes

Graduation, retention, debt and earnings for Dartmouth College
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time96%
Retention rateFirst-year students who return98%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed$17,500
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled$97,434

What graduates of each major earn

Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.

Bachelor’s programs at Dartmouth College by graduate earnings
MajorEarnings, 1 yrDegrees awarded
Computer Science$132,919136
Mathematics$108,25564
Mathematics and Statistics, Other$102,938Not reported
Economics$94,675196
Engineering Science$89,92979
Political Science and Government$72,618182
Sociology$64,37739
History$61,12741
Geography and Cartography$56,756Not reported
Area Studies$48,56539
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$47,671Not reported
English Language and Literature, General$45,15743
Research and Experimental Psychology$42,94751
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$41,67340
Anthropology$40,07133
Biology, General$36,52586
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$31,96729
Fine and Studio Arts$30,24632
Geography and Environmental StudiesNot reported78
Applied StatisticsNot reported53
PhilosophyNot reported34
Cognitive ScienceNot reported33
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesNot reported23
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesNot reported22
PhysicsNot reported20
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported16
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsNot reported14
Classical and Ancient StudiesNot reported12
MusicNot reported12
ChemistryNot reported11
Religion/Religious StudiesNot reported10
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringNot reported9
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported8
Data ScienceNot reported8
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftNot reported5
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNot reported4
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported2
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported2
Engineering PhysicsNot reported2
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherNot reported2
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyNot reportedNot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesNot reportedNot reported
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, OtherNot reportedNot reported
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
StatisticsNot reportedNot reported
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesNot reportedNot reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyNot reportedNot reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Psychology, GeneralNot reportedNot reported

All 50 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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