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Hanover, NH, United States
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Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, chartered in 1769. Its mission is to educate the most promising students and prepare them for a lifetime of learning and responsible leadership through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge. The College combines a liberal arts undergraduate programme of more than 4,000 students with graduate and professional schools, and the undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio is 7:1, with most classes at 20 or fewer students.
The 269-acre main campus sits on the Connecticut River in the Upper Connecticut River Valley, around the Dartmouth Green, and brings a liberal arts college, a medical school, a school of engineering, a business school, and athletic and arts complexes into one walkable community. The adjoining town of Hanover has restaurants, shops and services. Dartmouth owns the 27,000-acre Second College Grant wilderness, 140 miles to the northeast, and operates Moosilauke Lodge, the Dartmouth Skiway and an organic farm.
Undergraduate study is in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (more than 700 faculty members) with more than 40 academic departments and programs; students do not need to declare a major until sophomore year, and custom majors are possible. The graduate and professional schools are the Geisel School of Medicine, the Thayer School of Engineering, the Tuck School of Business and the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies. Sixty percent of undergraduates engage in research and 80% take part in internships. More than 75 centers and institutes support research in areas including medicine, the arts, engineering and business, and the Dickey Center for International Understanding, the Rassias Center and the Neukom Institute are among them.
Nearly 90% of students live on campus in residence halls, living learning communities, affinity houses or Greek organizations. First-years live in first-year residence halls with Undergraduate Advisors, and all students are assigned to a house community for four years. Dining includes five on-campus options. Study takes place on the Dartmouth Plan (D-Plan), a year-round calendar of 10-week terms that allows terms away on more than 40 off-campus programs, leave terms and internships. Baker-Berry Library holds 2.5 million books and is one of nine libraries on campus.
The Class of 2028 came from 65 countries. International students are admitted on a need-blind basis, and Dartmouth meets 100% of demonstrated need for admitted undergraduates regardless of citizenship. The International Student Experience Office and the Office of Visa and Immigration Services (OVIS) support international students, and an International Student Pre-Orientation Program is held before the start of the first term.
All Dartmouth scholarship funds are based on financial need; there is no aid for academic merit, artistic talent or athletic ability. The College meets 100% of demonstrated need for all undergraduates, including international students, without a required student loan. Families with total annual income below $125,000 USD and typical assets can expect no parent contribution; families earning between $125,000 and $175,000 with typical assets can expect scholarship covering the full cost of tuition. There is no income cut-off for consideration. The average scholarship offer for the Class of 2030 was $78,590.
Admission is need-blind for all international citizens, and scholarships are available to them with an allowance for travel to the U.S. International students (other than Canadians) have no summer earnings expectation in the first year and a $1,500 student work contribution afterwards.
Financial aid applications are due November 1 (Early Decision), February 1 (Regular Decision) and March 1 (transfer). U.S. citizens and permanent residents file the FAFSA (school code 002573); international applicants submit parents' tax statements in the home currency.
PhD students, and students in the Earth Sciences MS, Comparative Literature MA and Sonic Practice MFA, receive tuition, health insurance and a 12-month stipend of $49,862.40 (2026-27), with funding guaranteed for five years for PhD students in good standing. The Dartmouth 4E Fund provides supplemental grants, commonly capped at $500, to students from low-income backgrounds.
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View scholarships for Dartmouth College →Applicants apply through the Common App. The Binding Early Decision deadline is November 1 and the Regular Decision deadline is January 2 (the admissions FAQ gives January 1); Regular Decision applicants receive a decision by late March or early April and have until May 1 to accept. Early Decision applicants who are admitted with sufficient financial aid must enroll and withdraw other applications. QuestBridge finalists may apply through the QuestBridge National College Match. The first-year application fee is $85, non-refundable; fee waivers are available and do not disadvantage a candidacy.
Dartmouth expects the most demanding curriculum offered by the applicant's school and recommends 4 years of English, 4 years of mathematics (through calculus for engineering and STEM), 3 years of history and social science, 3 years of laboratory science (4 including physics for engineering) and 3 years of a single foreign language (4 preferred). There is no minimum GPA and no minimum test score; every application is reviewed holistically.
Standardized testing is required, reinstated beginning with the Class of 2029. Students attending high school in the U.S. submit the SAT or ACT (scores are superscored). Students attending high school outside the U.S. may instead submit three AP exams, predicted or final IB Diploma results, predicted or final A-Level results, or final results from a standardized national exam (examples: WASSCE, CAPE, French Baccalaureate, CBSE, ICSE, KCSE).
Credit on entrance for AP or IB examinations appears on the transcript but does not count towards the 35 credits required to graduate; it is used for exemption and placement.
Students who have matriculated at a college and completed two years or fewer of coursework apply as transfer applicants, with applications due March 1 and decisions in mid-May. The transfer application fee is $90. Students with a bachelor's degree are not eligible.
International applications get the same holistic review as all others. Applicants whose first language is not English and whose curriculum has not been delivered in English for at least two years submit TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo or Cambridge English results (TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition and IELTS Indicator are accepted). There is no minimum score; most successful applicants score above 7 on IELTS, above 135 on Duolingo, above 185 on Cambridge English, above 100 on TOEFL taken before January 21, 2026, and 5 or above on TOEFL taken on or after that date. Admission is need-blind for international applicants. Admitted students receive immigration guidance from OVIS.
Guarini School programs use the school's online application; an application is complete only with recommendation letters, test scores and the application fee or waiver. GRE requirements vary by program. International applicants provide TOEFL or IELTS unless their degree was taught in English (a TOEFL of 100 or higher and IELTS of 7 or higher are cited). Tuck MBA and Geisel MD admissions are handled by those schools.
Hanover, New Hampshire (main campus, 269 acres): the liberal arts college, Geisel School of Medicine, Thayer School of Engineering, Tuck School of Business and the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.
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