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title: Dartmouth College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Hanover, NH
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $97,434 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $64,562 – $189,467 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,157 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,537 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 96% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $87,793 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 89% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.16× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $69,434 | derived |

**96% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $15,157 (≈ 16% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $34,587 to $160,724 across 21 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $160,724 | $41,000 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $111,259 | $18,490 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $85,069 | $18,132 |
| Engineering Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $76,341 | $17,083 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $76,013 | $11,617 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $58,996 | $210,783 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,095 | $17,500 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,859 | $19,250 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,302 | $16,520 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Master's Degree | $46,115 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,057 | not reported |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,153 | $14,363 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,685 | $19,000 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,623 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,770 | $17,000 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,949 | $18,061 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,647 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,770 | $17,030 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,621 | $15,078 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,235 | $13,663 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,587 | $15,157 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Dartmouth College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?182670

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