Dartmouth College is an Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, and the smallest of the eight Ivies. It is best known for its undergraduate focus, the Tuck School of Business, the Thayer School of Engineering, the Geisel School of Medicine and a flexible year-round D-Plan calendar. Choose it for an Ivy League degree with need-blind admission and full financial aid for international students.
Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
Official website: home.dartmouth.edu
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Founded 1769 — one of the eight Ivy League universities
The first graduate school of management in the world, founded in 1900
$62,000 – $82,000
International students, undergraduate and master's programmes, before financial aid
$20,000 – $26,000
Rent, food and local transport
Approximate figures for 2026-27, please verify. Fees change every year and vary by course, so check the latest amount on home.dartmouth.edu before you apply.
MBA (Tuck School of Business)
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
Master of Engineering Management (Thayer)
Masters DegreeDuration
15 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
MS Computer Science
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
MS Engineering Sciences (Thayer)
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
Master of Health Care Delivery Science
Masters DegreeDuration
18 Months
Intake
Jul
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
AB Economics
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
Need-blind admission for international undergraduates, with full demonstrated need met.
Tuck School of Business — a small, tight-knit MBA with one of the strongest alumni networks.
D-Plan — a year-round quarter calendar that lets students choose which terms to study.
Outdoor life — the Dartmouth Outing Club is the oldest and largest collegiate outing club in the US.
Graduates join McKinsey, Bain, Goldman Sachs, Google, Amazon and leading consulting and finance firms.
Tuck MBA graduates report median base salaries around USD 175,000, with over 95% employed within three months.
STEM master's graduates can work in the US for up to three years on OPT.
Around a third of undergraduates go into consulting or finance, with strong alumni hiring networks.
Undergrad
2 Jan 2027
Postgrad
Varies by programme
The campus centres on the Dartmouth Green in the middle of Hanover, with Baker-Berry Library, the residence halls, Tuck and Thayer all within a ten-minute walk and the Connecticut River at its edge.
Hanover is a small college town in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire, with hiking, skiing and the Appalachian Trail on the doorstep. Boston is two and a half hours away by car or bus.
Form I-20 issued by Dartmouth
Proof of funds for one academic year
SEVIS I-901 fee payment receipt
Completed DS-160 online application
US embassy or consulate interview
Passport valid six months beyond stay
For fall 2027 undergraduate entry, Early Decision closes 1 November 2026 and Regular Decision closes 2 January 2027. Tuck's MBA runs rounds closing in late September, early January and late March, and Thayer's engineering management and MS programmes close in January and February for September entry.
Undergraduates start in the fall (September) and then follow the D-Plan, choosing which of the four quarters to study each year. Tuck's MBA starts in August, Thayer's engineering programmes and computer science in September, and the health care delivery science master's in July. There is no spring intake.
You need an F-1 student visa. The Office of Visa and Immigration Services issues your Form I-20 after you accept the offer and submit proof of funding. Then pay the SEVIS fee, complete the DS-160 and book an interview at a US embassy or consulate.
The Tuck MBA, engineering management, computer science, engineering sciences and health care delivery science attract the most international graduate applicants. Graduate admission needs a strong bachelor's degree, TOEFL 100 or IELTS 7.0, and the GMAT or GRE for Tuck. Undergraduate admission is highly selective, with an acceptance rate around 6%.
Yes. Dartmouth is need-blind for international undergraduate applicants and meets 100% of demonstrated need with grants rather than loans, so families with lower incomes may pay little or nothing. Tuck offers merit scholarships to MBA students, and Thayer and the graduate school offer fellowships and assistantships.
