Tuition & Financial Aid
For the 2008-2009 Year
- Tuition: $36,690
- Room, Board, and Fees: $11,229
- Total: $47,919
Financial Aid
Financial aid at Dartmouth is entirely need-based.
Need-based Aid
College-funded or college-administered award from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a student must have financial need to qualify. This includes both institutional and noninstitutional student aid (grants, jobs, and loans).
Need-based Scholarship or Grant Aid
Scholarships and grants from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a student must have financial need to qualify.
Need-based Self-help Aid
Loans and jobs from institutional, state, federal, or other sources for which a student must demonstrate financial need to qualify.
For the 2007-2008 Year
- Approximately 50% of students received financial aid.
- The average grant award for first-year students was $30,141.
- The average self-help [job and loan] award for first-year students was $4,391.*
- The average grant award for all students was $28,979.
- The average self-help [job and loan] award for all students was $5,048.
- Over $56.4 million dollars in scholarship/grant was awarded.
- Over $10.7 million dollars in need-based self-help was awarded.
*Note: Beginning in 2008-2009 the average self-help for a first-year student will be $2,450.
