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Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Computer Science (10% of graduates). 7 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 92% of colleges. 81% of faculty are full-time. Spends $32,539 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,357 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 45% of graduates; 49 programs in 14 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Computer Science 11.070110% 136
    Graduates in this field earn $201,702 4 years out
  2. Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 45.06039.4% 128
    Graduates in this field earn $152,929 4 years out
  3. Engineering, General 14.01019.4% 127
  4. Political Science and Government, General 45.10019.3% 126
    Graduates in this field earn $106,153 4 years out
  5. Engineering Science 14.13017.4% 100
    Graduates in this field earn $113,749 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Engineering, 6.9% → 18% of graduates since 2014–15 (247 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Science$201,702 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $132,919

    4 years after completion$201,702
    National median: $107,009Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $127,320 · Non-Pell: $171,494(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $18,490 · 266 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Mathematics$168,580 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $108,255

    4 years after completion$168,580
    National median: $69,562Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $219,573(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $11,617 · 109 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Economics$152,929 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $94,675

    4 years after completion$152,929
    National median: $82,686Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $113,758 · Non-Pell: $119,220(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $18,132 · 366 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Neurobiology and Neurosciences$143,067 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $41,673

    4 years after completion$143,067
    National median: $62,451Above typical

    Median federal debt: $18,061 · 80 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. History$136,403 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $61,127

    4 years after completion$136,403
    National median: $50,680Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $92,065(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $19,000 · 81 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college7 to 1
7 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 92% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 7.9 to 1 in its Common Data Set.

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

61%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 6% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–912520%
10–1926642%
20–2911218%
30–397311%
40–49244%
50–99345%
100+41%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • Domestic exchange program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, physical education, humanities, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty81%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$181,089

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$32,539
$32,539
← Lessmore than 94% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$1,178,367
$1,178,367
← Lessmore than 98% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Dartmouth College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Dartmouth College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)