Dartmouth College

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Dartmouth is an Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Founded in 1769, Dartmouth values academic excellence, independent thought, diversity, and open debate. Their name is Dartmouth College, but it is a university (meaning, they have graduate programs).

Affordability: Starting in 2022, Dartmouth promises to meet 100% of demonstrated need without loans. Dartmouth does not offer merit scholarships. According to NCES data, 46% of freshman borrowed an average of $6,445 in 2020-21 (I expect these figures will improve starting with 2022-23 data).

Rankings, Recognition:

#12 national research universities, U.S. News
#12 colleges and universities, CollegeSimply
#10 best colleges and universities, Niche

Popular Majors (NCES):

Econometrics
Political Science
Computer Science
Engineering Science
Experimental Psychology
Biology
Applied Statistics
Neuroscience
History
Anthropology
English

Admissions, enrollment, graduation rates (NCES):

4,556 undergraduates; 2,205 graduate students
6% acceptance rate
70% enrolled
94% graduation rate