University
Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
Source: Dartmouth College Common Data Set 2025-2026 · Retrieved 2026-08-31
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Classical and Ancient Studies
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Data Science
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Visual and Performing Arts
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Economics
Social Sciences
Engineering Physics
Engineering
Engineering Science
Engineering
English Language and Literature, General
English Language and Literature/Letters
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Visual and Performing Arts
Fine and Studio Arts
Visual and Performing Arts
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Geography and Cartography
Social Sciences
Geography and Environmental Studies
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Physical Sciences
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
History
History
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
Mathematics and Statistics
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Music
Visual and Performing Arts
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Natural Resources and Conservation
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Philosophy
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Physics
Physical Sciences
Political Science and Government
Social Sciences
Psychology, General
Psychology
Religion/Religious Studies
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Research and Experimental Psychology
Psychology
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
English Language and Literature/Letters
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Sociology
Social Sciences
Statistics
Mathematics and Statistics
Financial aid · 2025–2026
2025-11-01 — Financial aid application deadline (CSS Profile, FAFSA, IDOC) for Early Decision applicants. Additional financial_aid date(s) for this cycle: 2026-02-01 (Financial aid application deadline (CSS Profile, FAFSA, IDOC) for Regular Decision applicants.).
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/estimate-your-cost/apply-financial-aidRegular decision · 2025–2026
2026-01-01 — Regular Decision application deadline.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-question/what-application-deadlineLimit: 250 words — Required choice of one prompt.
Required · First-year applicants
There is a Quaker saying: Let your life speak. Describe the environment in which you were raised and the impact it has had on the person you are today. OR "Be yourself," Oscar Wilde advised. "Everyone else is taken." Introduce yourself.
Limit: 250 words — Required choice of one prompt.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All first-year applicants
Be yourself, everyone else is taken. Introduce yourself.
Limit: 250 words — Choose one Prompt 2 option.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All first-year applicants
There is a Quaker saying: Let your life speak. Describe the environment in which you were raised and the impact it has had on the person you are today.
Limit: 250 words — Choose one Prompt 2 option.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All first-year applicants
As you seek admission to Dartmouth, what aspects of the college's academic program, community, and/or campus environment attract your interest?
Limit: 100 words — Required Prompt 1.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All first-year applicants
It's not easy being green… was the frequent refrain of Kermit the Frog. How has difference been a part of your life, and how have you embraced it as part of your identity, outlook, or sense of purpose?
Limit: 250 words — Required Prompt 3, Option F.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All first-year applicants
What excites you?
Limit: 250 words — Required Prompt 3, Option A.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All first-year applicants
Labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta recommended a life of purpose. "We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things," she said. "That is what we are put on the earth for." In what ways do you hope to make—or are you already making—an impact? Why? How?
Limit: 250 words — Required Prompt 3, Option B.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All first-year applicants
In an Instagram post, best-selling British author Matt Haig cheered the impact of reading. "A good novel is the best invention humans have ever created for imagining other lives," he wrote. How have you experienced such insight from reading? What did you read and how did it alter the way you understand yourself and others?
Limit: 250 words — Required Prompt 3, Option C.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All first-year applicants
The social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees have been the focus of Dame Jane Goodall's research for decades. Her understanding of animal behavior prompted the English primatologist to see a lesson for human communities as well: "Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right." Channel Dame Goodall: Tell us about a moment when you engaged in a difficult conversation or encountered someone with an opinion or perspective that was different from your own. How did you find common ground?
Limit: 250 words — Required Prompt 3, Option D.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All first-year applicants
Celebrate your nerdy side.
Limit: 250 words — Required Prompt 3, Option E.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All applicants
Labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta recommended a life of purpose. "We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things," she said. "That is what we are put on the earth for." In what ways do you hope to make—or are you already making—an impact? Why? How?
Limit: 250 words — Prompt 3, Option B. Required of all applicants: respond to one of the seven Prompt 3 options (A-G) in 250 words or fewer.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All applicants
What excites you?
Limit: 250 words — Prompt 3, Option A. Required of all applicants: respond to one of the seven Prompt 3 options (A-G) in 250 words or fewer.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All applicants
"Be yourself," Oscar Wilde advised. "Everyone else is taken." Introduce yourself.
Limit: 250 words — Prompt 2, Option B. Required of all applicants: respond to one of the two Prompt 2 options (A or B) in 250 words or fewer.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All applicants
There is a Quaker saying: Let your life speak. Describe the environment in which you were raised and the impact it has had on the person you are today.
Limit: 250 words — Prompt 2, Option A. Required of all applicants: respond to one of the two Prompt 2 options (A or B) in 250 words or fewer.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All applicants
As you seek admission to Dartmouth's Class of 2030, what aspects of the college's academic program, community, and/or campus environment attract your interest? How is Dartmouth a good fit for you?
Limit: 100 words — Prompt 1: Required of all applicants. Respond in 100 words or fewer.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All applicants
Celebrate your nerdy side.
Limit: 250 words — Prompt 3, Option E. Required of all applicants: respond to one of the seven Prompt 3 options (A-G) in 250 words or fewer.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All applicants
"It's not easy being green…" was the frequent refrain of Kermit the Frog. How has difference been a part of your life, and how have you embraced it as part of your identity, outlook, or sense of purpose?
Limit: 250 words — Prompt 3, Option F. Required of all applicants: respond to one of the seven Prompt 3 options (A-G) in 250 words or fewer.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All applicants
The Mindy Kaling Theater Lab will be an exciting new addition to Dartmouth's Hopkins Center for the Arts. "It's a place where you can fail," the actor/producer and Dartmouth alumna said when her gift was announced. "You can try things out, fail, and then revamp and rework things… A thing can be bad on its journey to becoming good." Share a story of failure, trial runs, revamping, reworking, or journeying from bad to good.
Limit: 250 words — Prompt 3, Option G. Required of all applicants: respond to one of the seven Prompt 3 options (A-G) in 250 words or fewer.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All applicants
The social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees have been the focus of Dame Jane Goodall's research for decades. Her understanding of animal behavior prompted the English primatologist to see a lesson for human communities as well: "Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right." Channel Dame Goodall: Tell us about a moment when you engaged in a difficult conversation or encountered someone with an opinion or perspective that was different from your own. How did you find common ground?
Limit: 250 words — Prompt 3, Option D. Required of all applicants: respond to one of the seven Prompt 3 options (A-G) in 250 words or fewer.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRequired · All applicants
In an Instagram post, best-selling British author Matt Haig cheered the impact of reading. "A good novel is the best invention humans have ever created for imagining other lives," he wrote. How have you experienced such insight from reading? What did you read and how did it alter the way you understand yourself and others?
Limit: 250 words — Prompt 3, Option C. Required of all applicants: respond to one of the seven Prompt 3 options (A-G) in 250 words or fewer.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementTeacher evaluations · Required
Value: 2
Two teacher evaluations required. Current-cycle source reviewed 2026-09-02.
Counselor recommendation · Required
Counselor evaluation submitted as part of the Secondary School Report. Current-cycle source reviewed 2026-09-02.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply-dartmouthPersonal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdfSupplemental essays · Required
Value: 3 supplemental essays
One 100-word response and two 250-word choice responses.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementInterview · Optional
"Interviews are not required for any first-year applicant to Dartmouth." Optional alumni interviews may be offered by invitation. Current-cycle source reviewed 2026-09-02.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply-dartmouthPortfolio · Optional
Art Portfolio/Art Supplement is optional. Current-cycle source reviewed 2026-09-02.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply-dartmouthSecondary school report · Required
Secondary School Report including transcript, school profile, and counselor evaluation. Current-cycle source reviewed 2026-09-02.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply-dartmouthMidyear report · Required
Midyear (Mid-Year) Report required for both Early Decision and Regular Decision applicants once midyear grades are available. Current-cycle source reviewed 2026-09-02.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply-dartmouthCSS Profile · Required
CSS Profile required for financial aid applicants (College Board school code 3351). Current-cycle source reviewed 2026-09-02.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/estimate-your-cost/apply-financial-aidFAFSA · Required
FAFSA required for U.S. citizens and permanent residents applying for financial aid (federal school code 002573). Current-cycle source reviewed 2026-09-02.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/estimate-your-cost/apply-financial-aidApplication fee · Required
Value: 85
"The first-year application fee is $85." Paid via the Common App.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/application-feeFee waiver · Optional
Fee waivers are available for applicants for whom the fee would cause financial hardship; requesting a waiver does not disadvantage the candidacy. Requested via the Common App with school counselor approval.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/application-fee-waiverRecommendation letters · Recommended
Peer Recommendation is recommended (not required), in addition to the two required teacher evaluations and counselor evaluation.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply-dartmouthTeacher evaluations · Required
Value: 2
Two teacher evaluations required.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply-dartmouthCounselor recommendation · Required
Counselor evaluation submitted as part of the Secondary School Report.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply-dartmouthPersonal essay · Required
Common Application personal statement/essay.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply-dartmouthSupplemental essays · Required
Dartmouth Writing Supplement: three supplemental essay prompts (one 100-word response and two 250-word responses).
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementInterview · Optional
"Interviews are not required for any first-year applicant to Dartmouth." Optional alumni interviews may be offered by invitation.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply-dartmouthPortfolio · Optional
Art Portfolio/Art Supplement is optional.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply-dartmouthSecondary school report · Required
Secondary School Report including transcript, school profile, and counselor evaluation.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply-dartmouthMidyear report · Required
Midyear (Mid-Year) Report required for both Early Decision and Regular Decision applicants once midyear grades are available.
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply-dartmouthCSS Profile · Required
CSS Profile required for financial aid applicants (College Board school code 3351).
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/estimate-your-cost/apply-financial-aidFAFSA · Required
FAFSA required for U.S. citizens and permanent residents applying for financial aid (federal school code 002573).
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/estimate-your-cost/apply-financial-aidRetrieved 2026-09-02 — Official undergraduate majors list; retrieved 2026-09-02
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdfRetrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source · supports testing_policy
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply/update-testing-policyRetrieved 2026-07-21
Official source · supports deadlines
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-question/what-application-deadlineRetrieved 2026-07-21
Official source · supports deadlines
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/estimate-your-cost/apply-financial-aidRetrieved 2026-07-21
Official source · supports essay_prompts
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRetrieved 2026-07-21
Official source · supports requirements
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/application-fee-waiverRetrieved 2026-07-21
Official source · supports requirements
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply-dartmouthRetrieved 2026-07-21
Official source · supports requirements
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/writing-supplementRetrieved 2026-07-21
Official source · supports requirements
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/estimate-your-cost/apply-financial-aidRetrieved 2026-07-21
Official source · supports requirements
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/application-feeRetrieved 2026-07-21
Official source · supports description
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/dartmouth-values/history-traditionsRetrieved 2026-07-21
Official source · supports admissions_url
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/Retrieved 2026-07-21
Official source · supports financial_aid_url
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/estimate-your-cost/apply-financial-aidRetrieved 2026-07-21
Official source · supports application_platforms
https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply-dartmouthRetrieved 2026-07-21
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?182670Retrieved 2026-06-10
