unitid 212009 · Carlisle, PA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (small)
Dickinson College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,206
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
42%
14th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,273
79th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
13%
undergrads on Pell grants
8th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
80%
finish within 150% time
86th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$82,902
93rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$37,607
after aid, aided students
92nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$70,204
after entry, Title IV students
84th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$19,000
18th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $40,755 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $100,109
- First-generation students
- 12%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $65,650
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Business. | 50 | $104,288 | $19,000 |
| Economics. | 38 | $87,865 | $19,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | 35 | $73,090 | $19,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 30 | $76,497 | $19,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 23 | $59,365 | $19,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 20 | $65,376 | $18,402 |
| Mathematics. | 20 | $88,409 | — |
| Area Studies. | 19 | $55,883 | $19,802 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | 18 | $87,169 | $19,000 |
| Biology, General. | 17 | $77,545 | $19,000 |
| History. | 17 | $61,320 | $19,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 16 | — | $19,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.