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Dartmouth College Entering Class Stats & Admissions Data

What Does Dartmouth College’s Incoming Class Look Like?

By analyzing the admissions figures of recent freshman cohorts, get a better grasp of your likelihood of gaining admission to Dartmouth College, located in Hanover, NH.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Dartmouth College
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Dartmouth College
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

What Admissions Statistics Mean for You

Selectivity and acceptance rates can be a big clue to how difficult it is to be admitted. Compare your test scores to prior applicants to get a good understanding of who you are competing against for entrance.

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Selectivity: What’s the Acceptance Rate for Students?

Selectivity measures how competitive it is to gain admission to a school.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Most Selective (<10%)
Acceptance Rate	5%
Application Fee	$85 (fee waiver available)

Admissions Numbers

Dartmouth College received 31,656 total applications. Of those, 1,710 received admission offers, and 1,182 ultimately registered.

Applicant Total	31,656
Accepted	1,710
Enrolled	1,182
Enrolled Full-Time	1,182

Admission to Dartmouth College is 5.4%. This level of selectivity means the school is extremely selective and highly competitive. Gender-specific acceptance rates at Dartmouth College: women are accepted at a rate of 5% versus 6% for male applicants.

The yield rate at Dartmouth College is 69%. This shows that 69% of students who were accepted decided to enroll. By gender, women enroll at a rate of 70% compared to 69% for male admits.

What’s the Male/Female Breakdown When it Comes to Admissions?

The following charts show the gender breakdown of applicants, admitted students, and enrollees at Dartmouth College.

	Men	Women
Applicants	15,153	15,812
Admitted	893	795
Enrolled	612	554

Standardized Test Scores

Approximately 51% of applicants to Dartmouth reported SAT scores (597 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students scored SAT Reading and Writing scores between 740 and 780. Math scores were between 760 and 790.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Critical Reading	740	780
Math	760	790
Combined Total	1500	1570

Dartmouth got ACT scores from 22% of its admitted class (259 students).

ACT Composite scores for the middle 50% fell between 33 and 35.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Composite	33	35
English/Reading	35	36
Math	32	35

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

References

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.