The Undergraduate Experience

Picture yourself. Dartmouth is a different experience. It’s stepping into the role of researcher; bonding with your professor over coffee; exploring new intellectual frontiers; and thriving in a diverse community. If that sounds like you, then you belong here. We expect you to change the world—and we give you the tools to make it happen.

Dartmouth is widely recognized for its commitment to and excellence in undergraduate education.
Hands-on research, working side-by-side with faculty, is a hallmark of the Dartmouth undergraduate education.
Dartmouth’s flexible year-round academic calendar opens vast possibilities for study, internships, and research abroad.
Students shop for dorm-room deals at the annual move-in sale. Residential life is central to the Dartmouth experience, with 90 percent of undergraduates living on campus.

A Flexible Study Plan

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.

Majors and Minors

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.