Mid AtlanticUrbanPrivate4-yearSocial & ScienceTarget

Dickinson College

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

Carlisle, PA2,157 students
Acceptance Rate
42%
selective
Median SAT
1,385
Net Price After Aid
$32.2k
Sticker $63.5k
Graduation Rate
83%
6-year, full-time

Dickinson College is a private institution in Carlisle, PA with an acceptance rate of 42% and 2,157 students. The average net price after financial aid is $32,191 per year.

About Dickinson College

A private 4-year urban university in Carlisle, PA.

Dickinson College is a college in Carlisle, PA. It enrolls roughly 2,157 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 42%.

Mid AtlanticUrbanPrivate4-yearSocial & Science
Acceptance Rate
42%
Selective
Total Enrollment
2,157
Medium
Retention
89%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
83%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

A clear-eyed view of how your profile compares to admitted students — and the things that would move your odds the most.

Acceptance Rate
42%
42 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.61
Average across admitted students

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation. Here is what would make your application as competitive as possible.

Things that would move your odds the most

  1. Maintain a GPA of 3.61 or higher
    Admitted students typically present grades at or above this level.
  2. Build a single deep extracurricular peak
    Depth beats breadth at selective schools — one nationally-visible accomplishment outperforms ten clubs.
  3. Strengthen one teacher recommendation
    A specific, personal letter from a teacher who knows your work moves the needle.

Probability is based on a model trained on historical admissions data. It is a guide, not a guarantee. Admissions decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Dickinson College. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,385
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
3033
32
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.61
average

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Dickinson College after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
Tuition $63,475
Average net price after aid
$32,191
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$17,167
$30,001 – $48,000
$15,148
$48,001 – $75,000
$16,348
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$43,766

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
14%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
40%
Avg loan $17,294 / year
Avg Grant Aid
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Dickinson College concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Social & Science
20% of degrees awarded
Retention
89%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Dickinson College. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White69%
  • Asian5%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black4%
  • International14%

Gender

  • Female57%
  • Male43%
International
13%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
2,157

Outcomes after graduation

What Dickinson College graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$70.2k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
83%
6-year, full-time

What this means

$70k is well above the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 83% graduation rate is above the national average.

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