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How strong are the academics at Dickinson College?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

9:1
Student to faculty ratio
15
Average class size
73%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Dickinson has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Class Sizes
2-9
179
10-19
236
20-29
103
30-39
30
40-49
3

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Dickinson College:

89%
First-year retention rate
73%
4-year grad rate
83%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Dickinson College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

International Business/Trade/Commerce
Political Science and Government, General
Psychology, General
English Language and Literature, General
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
11.6
18.08
24.56
31.04
37.52
44

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • Women's Studies 4
  • Spanish and Iberian Studies 4
  • Italian Studies 3
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies 3
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization 3
  • East Asian Studies 1
  • African Studies 1
  • Latin American Studies 1
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 17
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 16
  • Neuroscience 15
Business
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce 44
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer Science 14
Education
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 11
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 21
Foreign Languages
  • French Language and Literature 6
  • Russian Language and Literature 5
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 2
  • German Language and Literature 2
  • Spanish Language and Literature 2
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2
  • Chinese Language and Literature 1
  • Japanese Language and Literature 0
History
  • History, General 13
Legal Professions And Studies
  • Legal Studies 12
  • Non-Professional Legal Studies 12
  • LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES 12
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 12
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Data Analytics, General 4
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies 1
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Environmental Studies 9
  • Environmental Science 7
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 9
  • Religion/Religious Studies 0
Physical Sciences
  • Geology/Earth Science, General 9
  • Physics, General 5
  • Chemistry, General 4
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 21
Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General 21
  • Economics, General 15
  • International Relations and Affairs 12
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 12
  • Anthropology, General 7
  • Sociology, General 5
  • Archeology 3
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General 11
  • Dance, General 1
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1
  • Music, General 1

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