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We prepare leaders to embark upon rewarding careers in the arts and sciences, business, medicine, and engineering. One of the most tight-knit alumni groups on the planet, Dartmouth graduates help one another climb ladders, enter markets, and reach their highest professional and personal objectives.

Many graduates go on to careers as scholars and noted researchers. Their rates of admission to law and medical schools is consistently well above the national average. They also compete successfully for the most prestigious scholarships and fellowships—Rhodes , Marshall , Truman , Udall , Goldwater , Fulbright, Knight-Hennessy, and dozens more.

96%

Earn their undergraduate degree within six years of enrollment

200+

Employers recruit directly at Dartmouth

Sydney Kamen '19

Dartmouth has provided me with the academic rigor, resources, access, and faculty mentorship to explore and prepare for a career in public service.

Sydney Kamen ’19, Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow
William Kamkwamba

At other schools you could maybe use the machines in your senior year. But at Dartmouth I could use the [Thayer School Machine] shop as a freshman, so I thought this was better suited to me.

William Kamkwamba ’14, author of ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’
Jake Tapper '91

... if you want it to happen, friendships formed here can last for the rest of your lives.

Jake Tapper ’91, journalist, author, and anchor of CNN’s weekday news program, The Lead with Jake Tapper, as well as the host of the network’s Sunday morning show, State of the Union
Michael Arad

This building [The Hop] and the people who bring it to life every day built me. What arts do at Dartmouth is life-changing.

Michael Arad ’91, Israeli-American architect and designer of the World Trade Center 9/11 memorial, "Reflecting Absence.”
Geeta Anand

... the liberal arts experience—taking courses in economics, chemistry, acting, music—expanded my understanding of context and gave me the confidence to believe there wasn’t anything I couldn’t figure out. 

Geeta Anand ’89, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, worked for ‘The New York Times’ and the ‘Wall Street Journal’ in India, current dean of the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
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Alumni Relations

Our graduates maintain a robust relationship with their alma mater. Alumni devote an extraordinary amount of time and talent to the institution, and are eager to engage with current students.

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Career Network

Thousands of Dartmouth alumni have joined the Dartmouth Career Network to  share information and advice with students and fellow alumni regarding graduate study and career paths.

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Dartmouth Alumni Magazine

The editorially independent publication brings timely and lively news, features, and a discussion forum to more than 59,000 alumni six times a year. 

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Dartmouth Next

A virtual forum of big ideas—developed to bring the best of Dartmouth to our global community. Explore contemporary issues and engage in conversations around the world’s great challenges.