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Dickinson College

Carlisle, PA · Private · Small city

Private institution in Carlisle, PA · 2,157 undergraduates · 43% acceptance rate · $70,204 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$32,1911,785th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$63,4751,960th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$63,4751,960th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$80,3291,895th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,000541st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$70,204273rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$57,110300th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
83.4%159th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
88.7%281st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
43.1%199th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
2,157900th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
13.7%1,969th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 76 mi (BWI)

On 4 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$65
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$64,493$53,358
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$57,318$51,750
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$54,109$50,320
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$49,058$48,823
Public Policy AnalysisPublic Administrationbachelors$48,849$55,338
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$43,240$40,737
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$41,565$29,685
PhilosophyPhilosophy & Religious Studiesbachelors$41,193—
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$39,741$33,993
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$39,369$38,289
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$37,980$42,682
Historybachelors$37,568$28,598

Campus facts

Athletics — 15 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Dickinson College’s 2,157 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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