Dartmouth College

For Fall 2025, 28,230 first-year students applied to Dartmouth, 1,699 were admitted and 1,205 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 6%.

Source: Dartmouth Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By school or major. Dartmouth's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the whole college, with no rate by major. Students do not declare a major until sophomore year.

Source: Dartmouth Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early decision. The Common Data Set counts for the fall 2025 entering class. They are part of the totals above. Dartmouth has no early action plan.

Early decision, Fall 2025

Source: Dartmouth Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Every first-year applicant sends the same parts through the Common App. One addition is optional:

• Fine and performing arts. Applicants who wish to show extraordinary talent in the fine or performing arts may submit a portfolio (fine art, recordings, performance videos) through the Application Portal after submitting the rest of the application: within one week of the Early Decision deadline, or two weeks of the Regular Decision deadline.

  Source: Dartmouth Admissions Glossary, Portfolio (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Required for everyone: the Common App, the Dartmouth Writing Supplement, the Secondary School Report with transcript, school profile and counselor evaluation, two teacher evaluations, and the SAT or ACT. A peer recommendation is recommended.

Source: Dartmouth Admissions, Apply to Dartmouth (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

56 majors across 6 schools. Every major on Dartmouth Admissions' official Majors & Minors list, grouped by the area of study it belongs to, with the degree where Dartmouth's Degree Finder names it. Minors, major modifications and graduate programs are left out.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Applications go live August 1. Financial aid materials are due November 1 for Early Decision and February 1 for Regular Decision. Early Decision applicants who are deferred hear on or before April 1. Admitted Regular Decision students reply by May 1.

Source: Dartmouth Admissions, Apply to Dartmouth (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early Decision is binding: you sign the Early Decision Agreement and commit to attend Dartmouth if admitted (barring extenuating circumstances such as unforeseen financial hardship). You may apply elsewhere through early programs that are neither restricted nor binding, but you may not submit binding early applications to other colleges, and you withdraw your other applications if admitted.

Source: Dartmouth Admissions Glossary, Early Decision (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Standardized testing is a required part of Dartmouth's application. Students at high schools in the United States must send the SAT or ACT; Dartmouth has no preference between them and superscores, using the highest result on each section across test dates. Students at high schools outside the United States may instead send three AP exams, IB or A-Level results, or a national exam.

Source: Dartmouth Admissions, Testing Policy (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The Common Data Set also marks the SAT or ACT as required to be considered for admission for fall 2027 applicants.

Source: Dartmouth Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028

Not announced yet. When we checked Dartmouth's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.

Source: Dartmouth Admissions, Apply to Dartmouth (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The published cost of a year at Dartmouth, 2026-2027:

For a first-year student. Not included: the required health plan unless waived ($5,216 in 2026-2027), the required computer if you buy Dartmouth's basic package ($1,700), and travel.

Source: Dartmouth Admissions, Cost of Attendance 2026-2027 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:

What first-year, full-time students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from Dartmouth's aid offer.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Chosen for how close each is to Dartmouth College on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.

• Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · Private6.3% admitted$25,184 average net price
• Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME · Private6.8% admitted$14,398 average net price
• Colby CollegeWaterville, ME · Private7.1% admitted$17,180 average net price
• Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD · Private6.1% admitted$18,809 average net price
• Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · Private5.6% admitted$30,915 average net price

Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.