Dickinson College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Dickinson College is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in 1783, and its charter was prepared by Benjamin Rush, a renowned Philadelphia physician. The campus spreads over an area of more than 160 acres. Students can choose from degrees and certificate programs in various areas of study including archaeology, international studies, policy management, health studies, and mathematics.

Dickinson College is home to several fraternities and sororities including Phi Kappa Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Delta Theta, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The athletic teams are nicknamed the Red Devils. Students participate in a wide variety of sports such as basketball, baseball, cross country, football, soccer, lacrosse, golf, tennis, swimming, track and field hockey.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, art studies, science, conservation and resource management, and mathematics.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,388 in 2009-2010 (2,498 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Dickinson provides on-campus housing for 1,999 of its 2,498 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Centennial Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (20 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (68 awarded)

• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Archeology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (14 awarded)

• Public Policy Analysis

LAW (15 awarded)

• Legal Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (304 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Studies
• Medieval and Renaissance Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Near and Middle Eastern Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Russian Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICINE (12 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (13 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (57 awarded)

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (38 awarded)

• Psychology