Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.
A Dartmouth education is unlike any other. Through person-to-person teaching and opportunities to create and apply knowledge on campus and across the globe, Dartmouth instills a love of learning among its students and empowers them for a lifetime of leadership.
Dartmouth works to ensure that programs, services, and activities are accessible to all. Disabilities are not considered in admission or employment decisions, and inquiries about accessibility assistance are welcomed.Community service and civic engagement are vital to the Dartmouth experience. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni dedicate their time and talents to make a positive difference locally and around the world. The Dartmouth Center for Social Impact offers six different opportunities for students to partner with schools and community organizations and create holistic approaches to youth growth, development, and learning. A Social Impact Practicum (SIP) is a project-based experiential learning opportunity connecting undergraduate courses at Dartmouth with community defined needs.
As a Dartmouth student, you’ll have every opportunity to involve yourself in an extraordinarily rich range of student clubs and activities that connect you with the community and with your strengths. Undergraduate students manage more than 160 groups and organizations. From grabbing a quick meal in the Café to attending student-sponsored activities, the Collis Center is your home away from home. The largest and oldest collegiate outing club in the country, the DOC sponsors outdoor recreation and environmental stewardship.
Dartmouth’s faculty across five schools—Arts & Sciences, School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, Geisel School of Medicine, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business—are among the world’s leading scholars, expanding human knowledge through research at the highest levels of their disciplines.Dartmouth inspires unparalleled passion. We live where we learn, and develop close, enduring connections through intellectual discovery, athletics, the arts, community service, and more.
Never stop learning. Education at Dartmouth is not only for full-time students. Embrace the many opportunities Dartmouth offers for lifelong learning and professional and personal growth.Dartmouth students and scholars are actively engaged in international study, research, and collaboration. The Dartmouth curriculum is designed to build global awareness, and its distinctive Study Abroad programs are a vital component of that process. Faculty members conduct research with colleagues around the world, bringing Dartmouth’s collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to addressing the world’s challenges. Graduate students also have opportunities to conduct research and pursue scholarship outside the United States.
Dartmouth is a different experience. It’s stepping into the role of researcher; bonding with your professor over coffee; exploring new intellectual frontiers; and thriving in a diverse community. If that sounds like you, then you belong here. We expect you to change the world—and we give you the tools to make it happen.
Dartmouth’s year-round academic calendar of four 10-week terms allows you to decide when to study on campus—and when to use time away from Hanover to gain work experience, engage in service, be an intern, or study abroad. Build the academic program that excites you intellectually; combine one of more than 60 majors with your pick of minors, fine-tune a major with another discipline, or design a special major around your own passion. Under the mentorship of a Dartmouth professor, you can contribute to the creation of new knowledge through hands-on research. Dartmouth's distinctive Off-Campus Programs offer more than 40 options for studying other cultures and disciplines in depth. The members of Dartmouth’s Class of 2020 hail from across the United States and the globe. At Dartmouth, you'll have opportunities to gain real-world experience that prepares you for success after college. Explore, Engage, Excel: Deans and other advisors are here to help you make the most of your Dartmouth experience. Whether you need to purchase a new computer, learn a technological skill, or simply print your term paper, Dartmouth Computing can help.
The extensive print and digital collections of Dartmouth’s librariesserve as vital extensions of the campus’s teaching and research facilities. With subject-specific guidance and support from Dartmouth's librarians, intellectual curiosity is rewarded here. At the heart of campus, Baker-Berry Library is home to the humanities and social sciences collections, classrooms, study and social spaces, several academic centers, a letterpress studio, and more. Rauner’s collections—which are available for all to use—include more than 100,000 rare books, millions of manuscripts, and the extensive Dartmouth College Archives. Dana Biomedical Library and Matthews-Fuller Health Sciences Library support the disciplines of health and life sciences across campus and at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
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 and Sciences and its four leading graduate schools—the Geisel School of Medicine, the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business.
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I absolutely love Dartmouth. Faculty, students, and staff are all great; the campus is beautiful; and there are unimaginable resources at your fingertips. What really sets Dartmouth apart, however, is the cohesive campus: we are the smallest Ivy, and it shows. People know each other. When you join Dartmouth, you're not just going to school. You're joining a family.Plus, the food's great!
By Felicity (Dec, 2009) |
Dartmouth has a very diverse student body, but at the same time, everyone really does respect everyone else. Technology and nature are embraced to the highest degree.
By Emily Sutton (Oct, 2009) |
Courses at Dartmouth are challenging but very doable if you are willing to put the time into your work. Professors are very accessible so you can always see them during their individual office hours. One thing I dont like personally is how much you have to participate. I was never big on participating in class so it was a little uncomfortable for me at first. Students here don't seem to be ambitious or competitive, but they are. You'll see kids going out and getting drunk many nights and they will be the ones pulling off straight A's somehow. It's actually pretty impressive.
By Eric (Jun, 2009) |
The quality of undergrad education at Dartmouth, with the exception of a handful, is unparalleled by other research universities. I have never had any classes taught by TAs and the largest class I've had was around 150 people. Many departments, such as economics, cap the class sizes at 35 or so, so that you always have access to professors during office hours. Econ and gov't are the most popular majors, but you can easily double major (my majors are economics and neuroscience), or you can modify your major, or minor. Classes are tough, but you learn a lot both from the professors and other students. Some students are competitive, particularly in certain majors, but definitely to a lesser degree compared to other top schools. Distributive requirements make sure that you take plenty of classes outside of your major.
By moonshine (Mar, 2009) |
After looking at other schools - for graduate work I was surprised at how much more motivated and prepared Dartmouth students were. Classes at other schools were poorly organized and filled with busy-work. Dartmouth is challenging, but gives you the appropriate amount of work to be successful. Esp. in sciences you will find labs closely related to lecture...which is lacking at most universities. I would suggest no other school. Dartmouth is not only amazing for undergraduates, but continues to give guidance after graduation - much more so than some graduate programs do for their current students. Going to Dartmouth gives you an education that will help you accomplish any goal (even those you don't have while an undergrad)
By Bailey Norton (Sep, 2008) |
Dartmouth is, hands down, one of the most amazing places to spend four years of your life. It probably sounds cliched to say so, and while the bulk of college students enjoy their experience, there are so many aspects of Dartmouth life that are so incredibly unique that nothing can compare to them -- from the incredible professors, to the vibrant social life, to the amazing surrounding area -- living life in the Dartmouth bubble is like being in a utopia like no other. The College tries incredibly hard to provide a super-high quality of life for its students, and 99% of the time, it succeeds marvelously. It's the rare individual that is not absolutely in love with Dartmouth, and the only complaint that I hear is that it sometimes feels a little isolated. But hey, when you can go skiing, hiking, and canoeing, among other fun things, all within 20 minutes of campus, I can't complain too much....
By GeoSciences '10 (Mar, 2008) |
Dartmouth is amazing. I have taken courses in multiple departments and the profs are there for one thing. YOU. They are there for the students. They love to teach and are thus always there for help, advice and general guidance. Some of my profs answer e-mails at 2 in the morning in the days leading up to the exams. You will get this at no other college in the country.
By Phoebe Cameron (Dec, 2007) |
Dartmouth is such an awesome place. It's welcoming, noncompetitive, and fosters a sincere love of learning. It's a great place to go to college, but college is always going to be what you make of it. The opportunities for academic and personal enrichment here are pretty much limitless, but you've got to reach out and take advantage of them. The opportunities to work and study abroad at Dartmouth a particularly exceptional. The winters are cold but manageable , and the town of Hanover is very New England-ish. The outdoor options (kayaking, biking, climbing, hiking) are boundless.
By Joe Graffil (Sep, 2007) |
Bring together an amazingly knowledgeable, accomplished, and caring faculty, a brilliant, unpretentious, and fun-loving student body, a breadth of experiences, interests, and talents, the opportunity to study and perform research around the world, and a supportive, exceedingly beautiful physical and natural college campus, and what do you get? The best undergraduate experience in the world, seriously!
By Millet K. (Aug, 2007) |
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