RequiredED

Dartmouth College

NH · Private · Northeast · National university · Top 25 tier · 4,464 undergraduates (small)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate6%
ED rate21.6%768 of 3,552
Regular round (est.)†3.8%estimated, see note below

How much of the class comes from ED

~64% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.

This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.

† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Admission rates

OverallEarly Decision
0%15%30%'19'20'21'22'23'24'257.9%9.2%6.2%6.4%6.2%5.4%6.0%23.2%26.2%25.1%21.3%19.9%19.2%21.6%

ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)

ED admits ÷ enrolled first-years
0%35%70%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2557.6%63.7%no datano datano datano datano data

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Decision, binding · as reported in the Common Data SetWhat this means:
Early Decision (Common Data Set)ED (Nov 1)
Early Action (Common Data Set)No EA (left blank)

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
RequiredSAT or ACT required for U.S. high school students; students outside the U.S. may use AP, IB, A-Level or similar resultsSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Superscores

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Required for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment

School’s words: “Enrolling students who self-reported their scores will be required to submit official scores prior to enrolling.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡100% 

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT69%
826 students
Submitted ACT33%
392 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1440–1550 median 1520
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
720–770 median 750
500800
SAT Math
720–790 median 770
500800
ACT composite
32–35 median 34
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'25100%100%100%57.0%57.0%69%43.0%43.0%33%no datano datano datano data

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160015001400'19'20'21'22'23'24'251450–1550155014501430–155015501430no datano datano datano data1440–155015501440

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36343230'19'20'21'22'23'24'2532–35353232–353532no datano datano datano data32–353532

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

  • 2024: 1%
  • 2023: 0%
  • 2022: 2%
  • 2021: 0%

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Required2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Required2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Required (as marked)2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS

Sources