Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

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Dartmouth College

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Latin: Collegium Dartmuthensis

Motto Latin: Vox clamantis in deserto

Motto in English

A voice crying out in the wilderness

Type Private

Established December 13, 1769

Endowment $4.7 billion (2015)

President Philip J. Hanlon

Academic staff

734 (Fall 2015)

Students 6,350 (Fall 2015)

Undergraduates 4,307 (Fall 2015)

Postgraduates 2,043 (Fall 2015)

Location Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.

43°42′12″N 72°17′18″WCoordinates: 43°42′12″N 72°17′18″W

Campus Rural, Total 31,869 acres (128.97 km2)

Colors     Dartmouth green

Athletics NCAA Division I – Ivy League, ECAC Hockey

Nickname Big Green

Mascot Indian (1922-1974),

Keggy the Keg,

Moose (all unofficial)

Affiliations

University of the Arctic Matariki Network of Universities 568 Group NAICU

Website dartmouth.edu

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Dartmouth College (/ˈdɑːrtməθ/ dart-məth) is a private, Ivy League, research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Incorporated as the "Trustees of Dartmouth College", it is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution. Dartmouth College was established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, a Congregational minister. After a long period of financial and political struggles, Dartmouth emerged in the early 20th century from relative obscurity, into national prominence.

With an undergraduate enrollment of 4,307 and a total student enrollment of 6,350 (as of 2016), Dartmouth is the smallest university in the Ivy League.[3] Its undergraduate program is among the most selective in the country. Dartmouth offers a broad range of academic departments, an extensive research enterprise and a number of community outreach and public service programs. A liberal arts institution, the college offers a four-year Bachelor of Arts and ABET-accredited Bachelor of Engineering degree to undergraduate students. Dartmouth has 39 academic departments offering 56 major programs, while students are free to design special majors or engage in dual majors. The college functions on a quarter system, operating year-round on four ten-week academic terms. Dartmouth is also home to three professional schools: the Geisel School of Medicine (established 1797), Thayer School of Engineering (1867) — which also serves as the undergraduate department of engineering sciences — and Tuck School of Business (1900), as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences. With these professional schools and graduate programs, conventional American usage would accord Dartmouth the label of "Dartmouth University"; however, because of historical and nostalgic reasons (such as Dartmouth College v. Woodward) and to emphasize its lasting commitment to undergraduate education, the school uses the name "Dartmouth College" to refer to the entire institution.

Dartmouth's 269-acre (1.09 km2) campus is in the rural Upper Valley region of New Hampshire. Participation in athletics and Greek culture is strong. Dartmouth's 34 varsity sports teams compete in the Ivy League conference of the NCAA Division I. Students are well known for preserving a variety of enduring campus traditions.