The Student Experience

Explore. Engage. Excel. Deans and other advisors are here to help you make the most of your college experience, both on and off campus.
Picture yourself here, stepping into the role of researcher, bonding with your professor over coffee, exploring new intellectual frontiers, and thriving in a diverse community. Want to change the world? We’ll give you the tools and inspiration to make that happen. See the latest photos of life on campus.

Dartmouth’s year-round academic calendar of four 10-week terms allows you to decide when to study on campus—and when to use time away from Hanover to gain work experience, engage in service, be an intern, or study abroad.

Build the academic program that excites you intellectually; combine one of more than 60 majors with your pick of minors, fine-tune a major with another discipline, or design a special major around your own passion.

Under the mentorship of a Dartmouth professor, you can contribute to the creation of new knowledge through hands-on research.
Every state in the United States is represented in the Class of 2026. Among those from the U.S., 53% identify as BIPOC. Tying the Class of 2025, 17% are first generation students. The United Kingdom, Canada, China, and India are the top international cohorts.
At Dartmouth, you’ll have opportunities to gain real-world experience that prepares you for success after college.
Explore, Engage, Excel: Deans and other advisors are here to help you make the most of your Dartmouth experience.
Tell us about yourself in your own way. We want to hear about your lives, not just your grades and scores.
The possibilities are endless, and the network spans the globe.

Study in the sun. With Dartmouth’s quarterly academic calendar, our campus and classrooms are buzzing year-round. Second-year undergraduates are in residence for sophomore summer; researchers keep the labs, studios, and libraries bustling with activity; and visitors take in the lush beauty and full schedule of a Hanover summer.

Dartmouth’s distinctive off-campus programs offer more than 30 options for studying other cultures and disciplines in depth.

The extensive print and digital collections of Dartmouth’s libraries serve as vital extensions of the campus’s teaching and research facilities. With subject-specific guidance and support from Dartmouth’s librarians, intellectual curiosity is rewarded here.