by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Dickinson College was awarded 198 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management and marketing.
College Factual ranked Dickinson as #162 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.
Out of the 117 colleges in Pennsylvania, Dickinson is ranked at #14.
Dickinson College has an acceptance rate of 52%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Dickinson.
Learn more about Dickinson College admissions.
The student to faculty ratio at Dickinson is an impressive 8 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Dickinson College is 83%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Dickinson College has a freshmen retention rate of 82%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Dickinson the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 81%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Dickinson College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,932 undergraduates at Dickinson with 1,837 being full-time and 95 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,729 | $12,027 | $19,300 | $25,420 | $41,387 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Dickinson, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Dickinson, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $7,385 a year. That adds up to $29,540 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Dickinson is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Dickinson College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Dickinson College.
Contact details for Dickinson are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | College And Louther Streets, Carlisle, PA 17013-2896 |
| Phone: | 717-243-5121 |
| Website: | https://www.dickinson.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/Dickinson |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/DickinsonCol |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| International Business | 69 | $56,304 |
| Economics | 55 | $48,684 |
| Political Science & Government | 55 | $38,322 |
| General Psychology | 45 | $36,712 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 29 | $32,617 |
| International Relations & National Security | 27 | NA |
| Area Studies | 26 | NA |
| General Biology | 25 | $23,461 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 24 | NA |
| General English Literature | 23 | NA |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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