Dartmouth College

Overview

Established in 1769, Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League university located in Hanover, New Hampshire. The undergraduate college boasts over 40 departments and programs, while the graduate schools include Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Engineering, and Business. Serving more than 6,000 students, Dartmouth's enrollment is split into approximately 4,000 undergraduates and 2,000 postgraduates. The Arts and Sciences faculty includes 40 departments and interdisciplinary programs covering a wide array of subjects such as art history, languages, studio art, theatre, comparative literature, Jewish studies, chemistry, earth sciences, anthropology, and sociology.

Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, the fourth oldest medical school in the US, offers the MD degree along with graduate programs in biomedical sciences, public health, and healthcare delivery science across 17 clinical and basic science departments. The Thayer School of Engineering, one of the oldest engineering schools in the country, provides undergraduate degrees, a Master of Engineering Management, and the nation’s first PhD Innovation Program. Founded in 1900, the Tuck School of Business offers a full-time MBA and other non-degree programs.

Dartmouth, the ninth-oldest higher education institution in the US, has a robust global presence, offering 45 faculty-led programs in over 20 countries. About 60% of undergraduates participate in at least one of these programs during their studies. With research funding exceeding $210 million and operating expenses surpassing $800 million annually, Dartmouth is classified as a research university with very high activity by the Carnegie Foundation. The university's endowment is valued at more than $4.5 billion.