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Acceptance Rate 6.17%
Yield 69.77%
SAT Score 1,500
ACT Score 34
Applicants 28,356

Applying To Dartmouth

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 6.17% at Dartmouth College where a total of 28,356 students applied and 1,750 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,500 and the average ACT score is 34. It requires four items and recommends 1 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Dartmouth.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$80
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationadmissions.dartmouth.edu/
Online Applicationadmissions.dartmouth.edu/apply/apply-dartmouth
Acceptance Rate6.17%
Average Test Scores1,500 SAT / 34 ACT

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 6.17% where a total of 28,356 students (13,256 men and 15,100 women) have applied to Dartmouth and 1,750 (871 men and 879 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 598 male and 623 female students have enrolled into Dartmouth and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 69.77%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Dartmouth
TotalMenWomen
Applicants28,35613,25615,100
Admitted1,750871879
Enrolled1,221598623
Acceptance Rate 6.17% 6.57% 5.82%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 69.77% 68.66% 70.88%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Dartmouth, 577 applicants (47% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 369 applicants (30%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,500 and the average ACT score is 34 at Dartmouth. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,560 and 25th percentile score is 1,440. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 106 and the 25th percentile score is 98. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Dartmouth.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Dartmouth
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing710770
SAT Math730790
ACT Composite3335
ACT Math3135
ACT English3436
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Dartmouth College requires 4 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, TOEFL) and recommends 1 articles (Completion of College Preparatory Program) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 2 item(s) (High School Rank, Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for Dartmouth
High School GPA✔
High School Rank△
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Dartmouth College is Quarter. Next table describes credits that Dartmouth College accepts.
Calendar SystemQuarter
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✗
Credit for military training ✗

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