Fees & Fee Waivers

All applicants must submit a non-refundable application fee or fee waiver.

Application Fee
First-year Applicants	$75
Transfer Applicants	$85

Ways to Cover the Fee

Credit Card

Applicants to Dartmouth may pay their application fee online using a credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express) or electronic check through an arrangement with the Common Application's approved payment service.

When paying through Commonapp.org, you must submit either Dartmouth's main supplement or the Common Application prior to submitting your fee.

Check or Money Order

A check or money order in U.S. currency and payable to Dartmouth College can be sent to the Admissions Office.

Fee Waiver

If payment of the application fee would cause unusual financial hardship for you or your family, you may be eligible for a waiver of the application fee.

To request a fee waiver, please select your preferred fee waiver option under the Payments section on Commonapp.org and do one of the following:

Select the NACAC fee waiver option and follow up with your counselor regarding submitting the NACAC Request for Application Fee Waiver.
Select College Board fee waiver option and follow up with your counselor regarding submitting the College Board Request for Waiver.
Select the "other" fee waiver option and submit a letter requesting a fee waiver (in lieu of an institutional form). Include with your letter a copy of your parents' 2011 federal income tax return or a signed income & benefits statement from your parents' employer (this is separate from the documents submitted for your financial aid application).