Dartmouth College is a private institution that was founded in 1769. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,193, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 200 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. Dartmouth College's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 10. Its tuition and fees are $46,752 (2013-14).

Dartmouth College, located in Hanover, N.H., offers a wide range of student activities. Nearly 25 percent of students participate in Dartmouth’s NCAA Division I varsity sports. More than 90 percent of students live in on-campus housing, which includes residence halls, fraternity and sorority houses, college-approved coeds and undergraduate societies.