is a private Ivy League research university located in Hanover, New Hampshire. Founded in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is the ninth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Despite its name, Dartmouth is a university with graduate schools in Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Engineering, and Business, but it emphasizes undergraduate education and is known for its small class sizes, strong faculty mentorship, and close-knit community.
Campus: Situated on a 269-acre terrace above the Connecticut River in rural New England.
Academics: Operates on a quarter system with four ten-week terms per year. Offers over 40 undergraduate departments and programs, along with graduate programs in business (Tuck School), engineering (Thayer School), medicine (Geisel School), and the arts and sciences.
Student Life: Known for its Greek system, traditions like Homecoming (dating to 1888) and the Dartmouth Pow-Wow, and a strong focus on experiential learning through 45 faculty-led international programs.
Admissions: Highly selective, with a 5.3% acceptance rate for the Class of 2028.
Rankings: Consistently ranked among the top universities in the U.S. and globally; ranked #13 in the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Note: There was a defunct institution called Dartmouth University (1817–1819) in Hanover, New Hampshire, established by the state legislature to convert Dartmouth College into a public university. This effort was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819), affirming the college’s private status. The modern institution is Dartmouth College, not Dartmouth University.
Do not confuse with UMass Dartmouth, a separate public university located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
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