Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire · Private · 4,541 undergraduates · dartmouth.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
6%
of 28,230 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1440 to 1550
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$103,950Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Dartmouth College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
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Your admission chances
6% of applicants admitted
Reach
It admits only 6% of applicants, so it's a reach for everyone.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$103,950
a year in 2027-28, from a $103,950 sticker price
What to do with your 1520
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- Only for applicants attending high school outside the U.S.: three AP exams, IB Diploma results, British A-Levels, or final results from an equivalent standardized national exam. Students at U.S. high schools must submit the SAT or ACT.
Source: Dartmouth's Testing Guidelines | Dartmouth Admissions · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan1Regular Decision · January 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
6%
of applicants were admitted: 1,699 of 28,230 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 22% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
2,497 students were offered a spot.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 69% of them sent SAT scores and 33% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1440 to 1550
Reading and Writing 720 to 770
Math 720 to 790
ACT composite 32 to 35
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160083%
- 1200 to 139915%
- 1000 to 11992%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$103,950
a year
- Tuition$74,850
- Fees$2,510
- Food and housing$22,630
- Books and supplies$1,090
- Transportation and other$2,870
Dartmouth College published $96,098 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$1,399
- $30,001 to $48,000Not reported
- $48,001 to $75,000$1,680
- $75,001 to $110,000$11,641
- Over $110,000$56,894
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$71,873
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid deadline: 1-Feb
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP credit
Not given
AP scores may still place you into higher courses.
Placement for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Places you into |
|---|---|---|
| Calculus AB | 4 | |
| Calculus BC | 4 | |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | |
| Latin | 5 | |
| Microeconomics | 5 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | Spanish |
| Statistics | 4 | Math |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
95%
Come back for a second year
98%
Typical earnings
$111,162
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Dartmouth College$166,274
- All colleges$89,628
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 17 majors here have earnings data.
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