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The Campaign for Scholarships at Dickinson

Change a Life—Change the World

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Sam Rose ’58, one of Dickinson's biggest scholarship donors, has just come forward to launch the $10 million Change a Life Challenge.

Through this challenge, Sam will match the next $10 million given toward scholarships, helping us successfully complete this historic campaign. To join in, make your gift and select "Scholarships" as the gift designation.


  • Mangru Kishan
    “In class, in the lab and through leadership-building activities, I'm already benefitting greatly from my Dickinson experience.”

    Kishan Mangru '25

    a high-achieving biology major at Dickinson who's pursuing a certificate in food studies.
  • Hallie Mitchell
    “Thank you for your support. I feel very lucky to be a part of the Dickinson community.”

    Hallie Mitchell '24

    a computer-science major with plans to pursue a Ph.D. after graduation.
  • Peter Guma
    “We're living proof that scholarship support at Dickinson helps serious thinkers with plans to serve their communities to prepare for lives of leadership.”

    Peter Guma '24

    a Dean's List student who studied abroad at the University of East Anglia, U.K. He's also a gold medalist in Russian language
  • Claire Choplick
    “Your support allows me to thrive at Dickinson and plan for a meaningful future.”

    Claire Choplick '26

    a biochemistry & molecular biology major at Dickinson with plans to one day launch a career in scientific research.
  • AJ Jennings
    “This scholarship gives me the opportunity to show that I can succeed.”

    A.J. Jennings '25

    a psychology major at Dickinson who also balances a demanding schedule as a proud member of the Red Devils track and field team.

This campaign seeks to raise enough money to make sure that every Dickinson student who needs a scholarship gets a scholarship. The goal is to make sure that we provide sufficient aid to meet the full demonstrated need for every student we admit—to make sure financial constraints never prevent potential Dickinsonians from experiencing this life-changing, and world-changing, education.

Dickinson is one of the very few—less than 70—colleges in the country that can do this. And it's only because of scholarship donors.


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To reach this goal, we will raise $75 million, with one simple but powerful ask to our donor community: Change a life—change the world.


30%
of Dickinson’s annual budget is dedicated to financial aid and scholarships.

Nearly 90% of this funding
comes directly from the college’s
operating budget.

65%
of current students need financial aid to attend Dickinson.

The average aid package
surpasses $40,000 per year.

95%
of Dickinsonians are employed, completing an internship, attending graduate school or pursuing a fellowship within one year of graduation.

Average Dickinson Student Loan Debt: $21K
National Average: $37K


By investing in this effort, you will change a student’s life, you will help provide this transformational experience to someone who couldn’t afford it without your help. But you’ll also change the world, because Dickinson graduates don’t keep the benefits of this education to themselves. They become the doctors and scientists fighting disease; the entrepreneurs and business leaders solving problems and creating jobs; the nonprofit leaders, lawyers—and even the judges—creating a more just and equitable world; the artists, teachers and performers who move us, inspire us and help us understand the world. They join all the Dickinsonians out there making a difference every day.

ATTRACTING THE
BEST AND
BRIGHTEST:
MERIT
SCHOLARSHIPS

EXPANDING
ACCESS AND
COMBATING INCOME
INEQUALITY

SUPPORTING
STUDY-ABROAD
EXPERIENCES

THE RIPPLE EFFECT:
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
FIRST-GENERATION
STUDENTS

OPENING
BORDERS:
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENT
SCHOLARSHIPS

AFFORDABILITY
CHALLENGE:
SUPPORT FOR
MIDDLE-INCOME
FAMILIES


Learn more about all the ways you can support the campaign.

 


Campaign Progress: By the Numbers

NUMBER OF STUDENTS CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS:

1,800+

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NEW SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS CREATED:
100+

104% Meter

$78 MILLION, surpassing our goal to provide A SCHOLARSHIP FOR EVERY STUDENT WHO NEEDS ONE and enabling us to launch the Dickinson Promise, which will provide loan-free financial aid for many future Dickinsonians.

TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP DONORS: 5,105



“Without your support, I would not be able to attend Dickinson. I come from a neighborhood in Los Angeles plagued with alcoholism, drugs, gangs, dropping out and teen pregnancies. I have worked hard to one day become the first person in my family to graduate from college. Your scholarship support is an important reason I am able to afford to leave my neighborhood and study at Dickinson. And after I graduate, my goal is to open a high school in my community.”

—Diego Alonso ’21, a mathematics and computer science major who recently interned with the Campbell Scholars Program, where he helped underprivileged high-achieving Latinx high school students prepare for college.


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