Dartmouth College Class of 2026 Admissions Statistics

Between Early Decision and Regular Decision, Dartmouth College received 28,336 applications to its Class of 2026. The application tally marked the second largest tally in the College on the Hill’s long history, a tally eclipsed only by last year’s 28,357 applications. That’s right…Dartmouth fell 22 applications short of setting a … 

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Former Admissions Officer Tells It Like It Is

So often, admissions officers at our nation’s elite universities don’t tell it like it is. They claim their schools are need-blind when they literally ask on the applications if students need financial aid. They claim, under test-optional policies, students with great test scores have no advantage over students with no … 

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Dartmouth College Class of 2025 Early Decision Statistics

It was another Early Decision cycle at Dartmouth College and it was another sweep for Ivy Coach. In what we would argue is the toughest year in the history of highly selective college admissions with Early applications through the roof at the vast majority of elite universities and a significant … 

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Transfer Students Are Up at Dartmouth

This is an interesting development. Dartmouth College admitted 45 transfer students this past transfer cycle. Typically, the school admits around 25 transfer students. So why did Dartmouth admit around 20 more transfer students this past cycle than in other years? That’s easy. With uncertainty surrounding the number of students in … 

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Trends at Dartmouth’s Admissions Office

Curious to pinpoint future trends in Dartmouth College’s admissions office? Look no further than a piece in America’s oldest college newspaper, The Dartmouth, as Dartmouth’s dean of admissions and financial aid, Lee Coffin, offers some hints on potential changes in the years to come. In a piece entitled “Coffin reflects … 

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Dartmouth Won’t Penalize Student Protesters

In response to the wave of student gun control activism sweeping the nation, Dartmouth College has let it be known that it will not penalize any applicants to the school for their participation in peaceful protests. Indeed the College on the Hill has made clear that even if students face … 

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Banner Year for Dartmouth College

Bev Taylor, Founder of Ivy Coach, was quoted extensively yesterday in an article in America’s oldest college newspaper, “The Dartmouth,” the newspaper of Dartmouth College. A piece entitled “Class of 2021 has record-high number of students” by Alex Fredman highlights the extraordinary percentage of students admitted to the College on … 

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The Dartmouth Class of 2021

The College on the Hill offered 2,092 students admission to its Class of 2021 this Regular Decision admissions cycle. These 2,092 students were among the 20,034 students who applied for admission subsequent to the Early Decision round. This means that only 10.4% of applicants to Dartmouth received offers of admission, … 

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Dartmouth Supplemental Essay

For Dartmouth applicants applying this coming year, you will be required to complete one supplemental essay. This was the case last year as well. Last year marked the first time that Dartmouth required a supplemental essay (in addition to the peer review, which is unique to Dartmouth). Applications to Dartmouth did … 

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Dartmouth Admission Statistics

As you may know from reading our college admissions blog, Dartmouth College, which just received its biggest gift in its history with an anonymous $100 million donation, didn’t have its finest year in admissions in that the College on the Hill received fewer applications, leading the admission rate to rise … 

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