The student-faculty ratio at Dartmouth College is 7:1, and the school has 62.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Dartmouth College include: Social Sciences; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Engineering; Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services; and History. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 97 percent.
Faculty & classes
Faculty
Total faculty
606 full time
178 part time
Minority
20% full time
7% part time
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree
95%
Classes taught by graduate assistants
0%
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Class Size
Class sizes
Classes with fewer than 20 students62.1%
20-4930.7%
50 or more7.2%
Requirements
General education/core curriculum required
No
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts
Humanities
Mathematics
English (including composition)
Foreign languages
Sciences (biological or physical)
Social science
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Graduation & retention
Freshmen Retention
Average first-year student retention rate
97%
International Student Retention
International student retention rate
94%
Graduation Rates
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell grant
92%
6-year graduation rate of students who received a subsidized Stafford loan
98%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell grant or subsidized Stafford loan
95%
6-year graduation rate of international students
91%
Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)
Post-bachelor's certificates
-
Post-master's certificates
-
Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship
81
Doctoral degrees - professional practice
77
Doctoral degrees - other
-
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Full-time
Employed as entrepreneur
-
Employed in temporary/contract work
-
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
-
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Part-time
Employed as entrepreneur
-
Employed in temporary/contract work
-
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
-
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Other
Enrolled in a volunteer service program
-
Enlisted in the military
-
Enrolled in continuing education
12.1%
Attended a graduate education program
5.5%
Attended a graduate engineering program
-
Attended medical school
1%
Attended a graduate nursing program
-
Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
Harvard University
Stanford University
University of Oxford
Seeking continuing education
-
No information provided by graduate
41.6%
Prominent Alumni
School's most prominent alumni
Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO General Electric Company, Kirsten Gillibrand, United States Senator from New York, Theodore "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, Author
Majors
General Information
Declare major deadline
end of second year
Credits apply to multiple majors
usually
Five Most Popular Majors
Five most popular majors for 2018 graduates
Social Sciences 34%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 8%
Engineering 8%
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 7%
History 5%
Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology$67,500
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.$56,000
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$52,800
Engineering
Electrical Engineering (EE)$79,300
Mechanical Engineering (ME)$72,300
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature$55,900
Mathematics and Statistics
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Social Sciences
Economics$71,900
Political Science and Government$62,100
Geography and Cartography$56,600
Sociology$46,900
Visual and Performing Arts
Fine and Studio Arts$55,600
Film, Video and Photographic Arts$50,100
Majors Offered at This School
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
African-American/Black Studies
American Indian/Native American Studies
Asian Studies/Civilization
Italian Studies
Latin American Studies
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biomedical Sciences, General
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Neuroscience
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Engineering
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Engineering Physics
Engineering Science
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Arabic Language and Literature
Chinese Language and Literature
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Comparative Literature
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
Mathematics, General
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Ancient Studies/Civilization
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
Cognitive Science
Mathematics and Computer Science
Natural Resources and Conservation
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies
Physical Sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry, General
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
Geology/Earth Science, General
Physics, General
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Economics, General
Geography
Political Science and Government, General
Sociology
Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Music, General
Academic programs
Academic Programs
Degrees offered
Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs
M.D./M.B.A.
Ph.D/M.B.A
M.D./M.S. (Medicine & Engineering)
M.D./Ph.D. (Medicine & Graduate Arts & Sciences)
A.B./M.S. [4+1] (Biophysical Chemistry)
M.D./Ph.D (Medicine & Engineering)
Student participation in special study options
Study abroad48%
Independent study35%
Double major17%
Exchange student program (domestic)1%
Student participation in special academic programs
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience100%
First-year experiences95%
Qualified undergraduate students may take graduate-level classes
Yes
Pre-professional programs
Pre-medicine
Cooperative education programs
-
Teacher certification is offered in
-
Subject areas offering education certification
0
Counseling services offered
academic
birth control
career
minority student
personal
psychological
religious
veteran student
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Honors college 2018 enrollment
-
Honors program 2018 enrollment
-
Online bachelor's degree program offered
No
Percentage of bachelor's degree programs that are available online
-
Individual online courses offered for bachelor's degree credit
No
Domestic Study Away
Semester/term-away programs
-
Student exchange programs offered with
Amherst College
Bowdoin College
Connecticut College
Morehouse College
Mount Holyoke College
Percent of 2018 graduates participating in domestic student exchange programs
1
Study Abroad
Countries where study abroad opportunities are available
Argentina
Austria
Brazil
Canada
China
Costa Rica
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
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2018 graduates participating in study abroad programs
48%
Consortia
Consortia
SALT (Southern African Large Telescope)
Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P)
Consortium for Graduate Study in Management
CASA Cuba Exchange
MDM observatory (Kitts Peak)
Veterans
Institution is G.I. Bill certified
Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program
Yes
