Dartmouth College

What does Dartmouth College offer in terms of athletics?

Dartmouth's varsity teams compete in NCAA Division I as the Big Green, principally in the Ivy League. Varsity participation is distinct from the club, intramural, and recreational sports available to students who are not on intercollegiate rosters.

Varsity sports include football, basketball, soccer, ice hockey, rowing, skiing, and track and field, among others. Clubs and recreation broaden the options to activities such as sailing, rugby, ultimate Frisbee, fitness, and outdoor pursuits; the level of coaching, competition, and time commitment differs by activity. The Dartmouth Outing Club is a prominent route into outdoor recreation, but its trips are not the same as varsity athletics.

Ivy League institutions do not award athletic scholarships. Recruited athletes should discuss admissions and need-based aid with the appropriate offices rather than assume a roster place or a sports-specific award.

What student groups and Associations are available at Dartmouth College?

Dartmouth has student-led organizations spanning governance, academics, culture, service, the arts, and recreation. Dartmouth Student Government represents undergraduate concerns, while the Dartmouth Outing Club organizes outdoor activities and trips.

The Green Key Society is a student service and leadership organization. Greek-letter organizations are another part of campus involvement, with oversight through Dartmouth's Greek Life offices; the offices themselves are not student clubs. Students can also find performing groups, student media, identity-based associations, and subject-focused organizations. Dartmouth's student-run newspaper, radio, theater, and choral activities offer different levels of commitment and experience.

Some familiar names refer to programming rather than membership organizations. Collis After Dark, for example, provides late-night events. Applicants looking for a particular group should check the current recognized-organization directory and its activity status, since club rosters change.

Who studies at Dartmouth College?

Dartmouth enrolled 6,938 students in the reported institutional count, combining its undergraduate and graduate populations. Its entering first-time, degree-seeking undergraduate group numbered 1,182, so statistics about an incoming class should not be read as descriptions of the entire college.

Students come from well beyond Hanover: the reported geographic breakdown places about 2% of students in the New Hampshire resident category, 81% from other U.S. states, and 14% from foreign countries. Those categories describe residence or origin as reported for the measure, not citizenship or every aspect of students' backgrounds.

The overall enrollment includes both traditional-age undergraduates and older students in graduate and professional study. Reported age counts are concentrated in the late teens and twenties, with students in older age groups also present. Dartmouth's student-to-faculty ratio is reported as 7 to 1; that institution-wide ratio is not a promised class size or a guarantee of access to a particular course.

How does student life look like at Dartmouth College?

Dartmouth's student life is strongly residential and shaped by its quarter calendar. About 85% of students were reported as living on campus, although that figure does not mean every student is in Hanover for every term. The D-Plan can produce different combinations of classmates on campus across the year.

Collis Center offers gathering and programming space, and first-year orientation introduces students to academic and community resources. Dartmouth also provides a student health service and personal or psychological counseling. Students weighing the campus experience should consider both the close proximity of many activities in Hanover and the planning involved in spending an off-campus term.

Social life is not limited to one organization or venue: performances, lectures, recreation, community activities, and student-run events provide alternatives to Greek-letter events. Availability and participation vary by term, particularly during summer.

What libraries are available to students at Dartmouth College?

Baker-Berry Library is Dartmouth's main academic library and a central study and research space. The wider library system includes specialized resources such as Rauner Special Collections Library, which supports work with rare books, manuscripts, and archival materials.

Students can use research consultations, subject guides, electronic journals and databases, borrowing services, and interlibrary loan to locate material beyond the local collections. Reservable study rooms and extended-hours study areas give students options for individual or group work, although access hours can change during breaks.

Specialized collections and library services matter differently by discipline. A student researching archival sources, for example, may work with Rauner staff, while another may depend mainly on remotely accessible databases and help from a subject librarian.