Carlisle, PA · Private · 2,273 undergraduates · urban
Dickinson College
Selective
Dickinson builds its liberal arts identity around global education, sustainability and active learning rather than treating them as side programs.
Institutional profile
Highly regarded Strong in academic standing, and strong in career outcomes.- Admission
- 43.1% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 83.1%
7,185 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$70,204 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Dickinson College apart
Academic design
A flexible arts-and-sciences curriculum encourages self-directed academic paths while embedding global perspective and sustainability across fields.
Campus pattern
The residential Carlisle campus is anchored by Old West and traditions that symbolically bookend students' arrival and graduation.
Career & value signal
The Dickinson College Farm and sustainability curriculum turn environmental study into hands-on research, operations and community engagement.
Can I get in?
43.1% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
7,185About 43 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Dickinson College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Dickinson College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
A flexible arts-and-sciences curriculum encourages self-directed academic paths while embedding global perspective and sustainability across fields.
Make institutional fit specific
Dickinson builds its liberal arts identity around global education, sustainability and active learning rather than treating them as side programs.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
Dickinson College publishes seven merit awards, the largest reaching full tuition or more. two require a separate scholarship application. All of them renew past the first year.
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews
Open across the university · Merit and financial need · Competitive · Renews
For a named field · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
Life sciencesFor a named field · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
MusicIn the season card
These seven awards, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Dickinson College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
International Business
Economics
Political Science and Government
Psychology, General
English Language and Literature, General
What is campus life like?
Dickinson College beyond the classroom
The residential Carlisle campus is anchored by Old West and traditions that symbolically bookend students' arrival and graduation.
A defining academic feature
A flexible arts-and-sciences curriculum encourages self-directed academic paths while embedding global perspective and sustainability across fields.
What shapes an ordinary week
The residential Carlisle campus is anchored by Old West and traditions that symbolically bookend students' arrival and graduation.
Where the degree can lead
The Dickinson College Farm and sustainability curriculum turn environmental study into hands-on research, operations and community engagement.