Dickinson College
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Dickinson College Quick Facts


Admissions

Applications for Fall 2008

Number of Applications 5282
Acceptance Rate 44%
Class of 2012 613

 

Average SAT Scores

Applicants 1286
Admitted 1333
Class of 2012

1298

 

 

HS Class Rank for Admitted Students

Top 10% 63%
Top 25% 90%
Top 50%           99%

 

Top Admissions Overlap Institutions

1. Franklin & Marshall 6. William & Mary
2. Gettysburg 7. Bucknell
3. Colgate 8. Tufts
4. Brown 9. Hamilton
5. Middlebury 10. Lafayette

 

Financial Information

Financial Aid Grants ('08)

Class of 2012 $7.9 million
Class of 2012 Aided 56%
Average Grant $22,928

 

Endowment

Alumni Giving
35%
Endowment FY07
$329 million
Per student
$140,544
Operating Budget FY09
$131 million

 

Annual Fees for 2008-09

Tuition
$37,900
Room and board
$9,600
Student Activities Fee
$334
 

 

Students

Enrollment

Full-time students
2353
Part-time students
11
Male/Female Ratio
45%/55%
Minority Enrollment
346 (15%)
    African Americans
106
    Asian Americans
108
    Hispanic Americans
123
    Native Americans
9
International Enrollment
136 (6%)

 

Geographic Background

Pennsylvania Residents
21%
New York and New Jersey
23%
New England
18%
South
4%
Midwest
5%
West
7%
Other mid-Atlantic
17%
Foreign Countries
5%

Greek Life

Men in Fraternities      
21%
Women in Sororities
24%

Students Studying Abroad

Graduating Seniors
53%

 

Graduation

Retention/Graduation Rates

One-Year Retention Rate
92%
Four-Year Graduation Rate
80%
Five-Year Graduation Rate
84%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
84%

Graduates

Foreign Language Majors
10%
Graduate w/Honors
40%

Most Popular Majors

Political Science
International Business & Management
English
Psychology
Economics
Biology
Policy Management
History
Sociology
American Studies
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
International Studies
Physics
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