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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 2,273 undergrads, where 13% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

−2% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.53

Diversity index vs. every college0.53
0.53
← 0.00higher than 40% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients13%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students12%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college13%
13%
← 0%higher than 5% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

2,273undergrads
Compared to every college2.3K
2.3K
← 19larger than 61% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

646 first-time students

67% came from other states and 7.0% from abroad; 26% are from Pennsylvania. More from other states than at 90% of colleges.

  • In-state (Pennsylvania)26%
  • Other states67%
  • Abroad7.0%

Top home states

  1. Pennsylvania(home state)26% 170
  2. Maryland12% 76
  3. New Jersey9.6% 62
  4. New York8.8% 57
  5. Massachusetts5.9% 38

From 35 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

How applicants from each place were admitted →

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

9

new transfer students, 1.4% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 3% of colleges.

8 full-time, 1 part-time.

Going on to another college

15%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 93 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

Almost everyone studies full-time.

Men40%
National median: 44%Below typical

60% women

Another gender: 0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Part-time students0.1%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older0.4%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 2,078 students.

Housing

Beds

2,078

About 91 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division III · Centennial Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Centennial Conference compares

ROTC

Army

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 24% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

No religious affiliation

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Greek life

Undergrad men in a fraternity7.0%
National median: 7.0%About typical
Undergrad women in a sorority23%
National median: 8.0%Above typical

Among first-years: 0.0% of men, 0.0% of women.

  • Fraternity and sorority housing

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Pi Beta Phi

    Pennsylvania Gamma

LGBTQ+ life

Support on campus

LGBTQ+ center or office

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
  • Trans-inclusive athletic policy (intramurals and club sports)

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Gender unknown: 0

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Dickinson College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Dickinson College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)