Dartmouth College

Motto:

The voice of one crying out in the wilderness.

Summary:

Founded in 1769, Dartmouth is a member of the Ivy League and consistently ranks among the world's greatest academic institutions. Dartmouth has forged a singular identity for combining its deep commitment to outstanding undergraduate liberal arts and graduate education with distinguished research and scholarship in the Arts & Sciences and its three leading professional schools—the Geisel School of Medicine, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business.

It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,289, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 237 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. Dartmouth College's ranking in the 2016 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 12. Its tuition and fees are $49,506 (2015-16).

President          Philip J. Hanlon
Nickname         Big Green
Endowment US$ 4.5 billion (As of 2014)

Admission:

When applying to Dartmouth College, it's important to note the application deadline is January 1, and the early decision deadline is November 1. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due January 1. The application fee at Dartmouth College is $80. It is most selective, with an acceptance rate of 11.5 percent.

Academic Life:

The student-faculty ratio at Dartmouth College is 7:1, and the school has 64 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Dartmouth College include: Economics, General; Political Science and Government, General; Engineering, General; History, General; and Psychology, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 98.3 percent.

Campus Services:

Dartmouth College offers a number of student services including non-remedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, and health insurance. Dartmouth College also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Dartmouth College, 19 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is permitted for students of legal age at Dartmouth College.

Alumni:

According to a 2008 article in The Wall Street Journal, Dartmouth graduates also earn higher median salaries at least 10 years after graduation than alumni of any other American university surveyed.Popular alumni are Nelson A. Rockefeller (41st Vice President of the United States), Jake Tapper, novelist and founding editor of The Believer Heidi Julavits, "Dean of rock critics" Robert Christgau, National Book Award winner Louise Erdrich, Ebenezer Porter, Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs,York,Thomas M. Burton, Richard Eberhart.

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