Hanover, New Hampshire · ★ — / 5 Overall
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Private not-for-profit · 4-year · Doctoral
Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States, founded in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock and Samson Occom. It follows a liberal arts curriculum and offers undergraduate study across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering, along with professional and graduate programs in medicine, engineering, business, and graduate studies. Dartmouth is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution and is the smallest university in the Ivy League by student enrollment.
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207 Parkhurst Hall, Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755-3529
Visit University SiteRanked #47 globally by CWUR (2026). Source: CWUR World ↗
National rank
Ranked #51 in the US by Times Higher Education (2026). Source: THE US ↗
Value rank
Ranked #75 on Washington Monthly Best Bang for the Buck. Source: WM Best Value ↗
World rank
Ranked #180 globally in Times Higher Education (2026). Source: THE World ↗
25th–75th percentile
SAT total: 1500–1570
SAT ERW: 740–780
SAT math: 760–790
ACT composite: 33–35
Total: 6,746
Undergrad: 4,447
Undergrad full-time: 4,419
Graduate: 2,299
Part-time: 68
In-state
Tuition: $65,739
Total cost on campus: $87,793
Out-of-state
Tuition: $65,739
Total cost on campus: $87,793
Room & board: $19,009
Books & supplies: $1,005
Receive aid: 59%
Avg grant aid: $66,480
Pell grant recipients: 15%
Rent: $1,143 / mo
Typical state asking rent, as a roommate share. Zillow Observed Rent Index.
Coffee: $5.00
State average cafe price. Numbeo, 2024.
Gas: $4.37 / gal
State average price. AAA.
Average meal: $11.65
Published board plan, per meal. IPEDS.