University ranking

University ranking

artDmouth was ranked 12th among undergraduate programs at national universities by U.S. News & World Report in its 2016 rankings. Dartmouth's strength in undergraduate education is highlighted by U.S. News when in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 it ranked Dartmouth first in undergraduate teaching at national universities. It was ranked 2nd in this area in the 2016 rankings.The institution also ranked 8th in High School Counselor Rankings in 2016.The college ranks 7th in The Wall Street Journal's ranking of top feeder schools.

In Forbes' alternative rankings of colleges, the ranking considers Dartmouth a liberal arts college, for which it ranks 8th, and 18th overall in its combined liberal arts college and national universities ranking. It ranks #2 in grateful graduates and received a financial aid grade 

The 2006 Carnegie Foundation classification listed Dartmouth as the only "majority-undergraduate", "arts-and-sciences focus[ed]", "research university" in the country that also had "some graduate coexistence" and "very high research activity."Internationally, Dartmouth College was ranked 113th in the world in the 2012 QS World University Rankings.

For its graduate programs, U.S. News ranks Dartmouth's MBA program 9th overall and 6th for management. Among its other highly ranked graduate offerings, the school is ranked 40th in computer science, 29th in medicine for primary care, and 37th in medicine for research. Its global ranking places is at 242nd.

Fall admission statistics

  2016[64] 2015[65] 2014[66] 2013[67] 2012[68]Applicants 20,675 20,504 19,296 22,428 23,110Admits 2,176 2,120 2,220 2,337 2,260Admit rate 10.5% 10.3% 11.5% 10.4% 9.8%Enrolled N/A 1,116 1,152 1,117 1,098SAT range 2000-2340 2000-2340 2050-2340 2040-2340 2030-2350SAT mean 2219 2216 2219 2219 2200ACT range 30-34 30-34 30-34 30-34 30-34ACT mean 32.8 32.8 32.6 32.5 32.5

Undergraduate admission to Dartmouth College is characterized by the Carnegie Foundation and U.S. News & World Report as "most selective".[69] In the 2015-2016 cycle, 20,675 applied and 2,176 were accepted for a 10.5% admissions rate. Of those who reported class rank, 37.1% were valedictorians, with 94.6% ranking in the top decile of their class. More than 51% identified as being students of color, 14.7% are among the first generation in their families to matriculate to college, 8.2% are international students, and 8.1% are legacies.

Dartmouth meets 100% of students' demonstrated financial need in order to attend the College, and currently admits all students, with the exception of internationals, on a need-blind basis.