Dartmouth College
New Hampshire, USA
Dartmouth College is a private institution that was founded in 1769. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,310, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 237 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar.
Quick Facts
Dartmouth College is comprised of the undergraduate arts and sciences and engineering departments and four graduate programs, which include the highly ranked Tuck School of Business, Thayer School of Engineering and Geisel School of Medicine. The Carnegie Foundation has classified Dartmouth as a university with "very high research activity." More than 50 percent of students participate in the many off-campus programs offered in more than 20 countries around the world. Distinguished Dartmouth alumni include Theodor Geisel (well known as Dr. Seuss), creator of the television show "Grey's Anatomy" Shonda Rhimes and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner.