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History at Dartmouth

Dartmouth graduates about 41 history majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 18th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 61 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 38% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $136,000 four years out, 2.69× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $22 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

91/100Standout#18 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year414% of the class
Courses in the catalog61more than 38% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$136,0002.69× the same major nationally
Research in the field$22Ma year, NSF
Admit rate6%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1580whole school

Around Dartmouth

Baker-Berry Library at Dartmouth College, 6025 North Main Street in Hanover, New
Baker-Berry Library 6025 N Main Street Hanover NH July 2023 01Photo: Artaxerxes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Sanborn Library (Dartmouth College)
Sanborn Library (Dartmouth College)Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source
The Baker Library Treasure Room, formerly the home of Dartmouth College's specia
Dartmouth Baker Library Treasure RoomPhoto: RyanAl6 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Sign for Theodor ("Dr. Suess") Geisel Room in Baker-Berry Library building at Da
Theodor Geisel Room Baker-Berry Library Dartmouth College Hanover NH October 201Photo: Artaxerxes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Berry Library, Baker Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 114 · Dorm 72 · Athletics 10 · Chapel 5 · Fraternity or sorority house 3 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. Wesleyan University 92
  2. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 91
  3. William & Mary 91
  4. Northwestern University 91
  5. Tufts University 91
  6. Brandeis University 91
  7. Stanford University 91
  8. Davidson College 91

Other strong majors at Dartmouth

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Dartmouth with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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