Is Dartmouth test optional?

No. Dartmouth requires an SAT or ACT score from every applicant.

What is Dartmouth's acceptance rate?

5.4% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 1,710 of 31,656 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 54%, from 20,507 in 2015 to 31,656 in 2024, and Dartmouth's admit rate went from 11% to 5.4%.

What ACT score do you need for Dartmouth?

33% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 32–35, with a median of 34. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1440–1550 works out to about 32–35.

Does applying early decision help at Dartmouth?

22% of early decision applicants were admitted (768 of 3,552), against 5.4% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

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What SAT score do you need for Dartmouth? (Middle 50%: 1440–1550)

First-year students at Dartmouth who sent an SAT scored 1440–1550, with a median of 1520 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Dartmouth admits 5.4% of applicants and requires the SAT or ACT.

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Where your score lands at Dartmouth

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1440–1550, median 1520

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Dartmouth by the numbers

Admit rate: 5.4%
Middle 50% SAT: 1440–1550
Median SAT: 1520
About on the ACT: 32–35
Sent an SAT: 69%

Test required · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Dartmouth admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Dartmouth admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 54%, from 20,507 in 2015 to 31,656 in 2024, and Dartmouth's admit rate went from 11% to 5.4%.

11%
5.4%

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	31,656	1,710	5.4%
2023	28,841	1,797	6.2%
2022	28,336	1,808	6.4%
2021	28,356	1,750	6.2%
2020	21,392	1,972	9.2%
2019	23,650	1,875	7.9%
2018	22,033	1,925	8.7%
2017	20,035	2,093	10%
2016	20,675	2,190	11%
2015	20,507	2,250	11%

In fall 2024, 1,182 of the 1,710 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Dartmouth

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1550Far reachRequired
1550 and upReachRequired

1250135014501550

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Dartmouth SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	720	770	790
SAT Reading and Writing	720	750	770
SAT total	1440	1520	1550
ACT composite	32	34	35

Of enrolled first-year students, 69% sent an SAT and 33% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Top 10% of their class: 96%; of new students who reported a rank

Dartmouth early decision and waitlist

Early decision

768 of 3,552 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision22%
All applicants5.4%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

2,497 applicants were offered a spot.

Common Data Set 2025–26.

Dartmouth cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $29,519; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 96%
Median earnings: $97,434; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 5,028

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Dartmouth

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

More colleges in New Hampshire

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Sources

Dartmouth Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Dartmouth admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Dartmouth website
Dartmouth College

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1440–1550, and the median was 1520. At 1520 or higher you're above half of them. Dartmouth admits 5.4% of applicants, so a top score keeps you in the running but doesn't decide it.

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A jacket's price is increased by 20% and then the new price is decreased by 20%. The final price is what percent of the original price?

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