Founded in 1769, Dartmouth is a member of the Ivy League and consistently ranks among the world's greatest academic institutions. Dartmouth has forged a singular identity for combining its deep commitment to outstanding undergraduate liberal arts and graduate education with distinguished research and scholarship in the Arts & Sciences and its three leading professional schools—the Geisel School of Medicine, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business.

Facts

• Students: Approximately 4,200 undergraduate, 2,100 graduate
• Divisions: Undergraduate College with more than 40 departments and programs; graduate schools of Arts & Sciences, medicine, engineering, and business
• Undergraduate financial aid expenditures, FY 2013: more than $76 million (scholarships only)
• Average three-term scholarship: approximately $40,000
• Nearly 50 percent of undergraduates receive scholarships from Dartmouth
• Faculty total: 589 tenured and tenure track, 1,045 total  
• Staff head count: 2,995 full time and 333 part time
• Classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a “research university with very high research activity.”
• Sponsored research attracted, FY 2013: $199 million

Centers & Institutes

Centers of knowledge. Research, learning, and public dialogue meet in the activities of Dartmouth’s centers and institutes. Exploring topics that touch on nearly every aspect of human inquiry, our centers foster some of Dartmouth’s most cutting-edge work.

• Arts and Sciences
• Geisel School of Medicine
• Thayer School of Engineering
• Tuck School of Business

Research

Dartmouth’s faculty across four schools—Arts & Sciences, Geisel School of Medicine, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business—are among the world’s leading scholars, expanding human knowledge through research at the highest levels of their disciplines.

Dartmouth has more than 50 research-focused centers, institutes, and groups in areas ranging from medicine and the arts to engineering and business. Many of these are interdisciplinary and bring together faculty and students from across the campus to work on complex issues.