Who is Dartmouth?
Each year, we are inspired by the quality and diversity of the incoming Dartmouth class. We think you will be, too. We look for students who let their lives speak. Each has an intriguing story or an unexpected perspective to share. As a group, each incoming class is energetic, curious, values-driven, and diverse in a broadly-defined way.
Class of 2028 Application Profile
- Applications: 31,656
- Acceptances: 1,710
- Acceptance Rate: 5.4%
- Percent Enrolled via Questbridge Match: 6%
- Percent Enrolled Early Decision: 49%
Class of 2028 Enrolled Class Profile
- Total Number of Students: 1,183
- Female: 554
- Male: 610
- Genderqueer/Non-binary/Questioning/Trans: 19
Class of 2028 Academic Profile
Class Rank or Standing (when available)
- Top Decile: 93%
Standardized Testing
Information regarding testing for applicants to the Class of 2029
The standardized testing data presented below is for the Class of 2024, the most recent year in which applicants were required to submit scores to Dartmouth.
- SAT Critical Reading EBRW
- Mean: 733
- Median: 750
- Mid 50% range: 710-770
- SAT Math
- Mean: 750
- Median: 770
- Mid 50% range: 730-790
- ACT
- Mean: 33
- Mid 50% range: 32-35
Secondary School Attendance
- Public Schools: 56%
- Independent Schools: 39%
- Religious Schools: 5%
- Total Number of Schools Represented: 1,003
Class of 2028 Demographic Profile
- First Generation in College: 17%
- Foreign Citizen: 14.2%
- US Citizen, Permanent Resident, Asylee, or Undocumented: 86%
- Domestic Students from Rural/Small Towns: 15%
Geographic Representation
- New England: 18%
- Mid-Atlantic: 20%
- Mid-West: 9%
- South: 19%
- West: 19%
- International: 16%
Domestic Racial and Ethnic Diversity
- Asian: 21.7%
- Black or African American: 10.5%
- White: 47.8%
- American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or Indigenous: 5.3%
- Hispanic: 12.6%
- Domestic Student of Color: 45.6%
- No Response: 6.6%
US Citizens and Permanent residents, as self-identified on the application. Total exceeds 100% because students may indicate more than one race/ethnicity. Data points differ from the Common Data Set (CDS), where identification of more than one race/ethnicity is reflected in the "two or more races" category and must total 100%. Distinctions within that category are not possible with CDS reporting.
Class of 2028 Financial Aid Profile
- Need-Based Scholarship Aid Recipients: 50.8%
- Low-Income Households: 31%
- Average Need-Based Grant: $71,582
- Pell Eligible: 23% of US citizens and permanent residents
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