Every metric under the sun seems to be used to evaluate colleges, and there are an endless amount of rankings you can explore. But at Dickinson, for more than 240 years we’ve focused on the student experience, our vibrant intellectual environment and how you’ll use your Dickinson education as a career launchpad.
Here are recent rankings and numbers that we think best capture our approach, our accomplishments and our student outcomes.
Academics
#
2
Best Classroom Experience
Princeton Review
95/99
"Professors Accessible" Rating
Princeton Review
93/99
"Professors Interesting" Rating
Princeton Review
Value
Best Value Colleges
Princeton Review
$
113,300
median pay 10 years out
Payscale
#
15
Great Financial Aid
Princeton Review
One of the 50 “Holy Grail,” low-cost, high-return colleges.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Global
Continually ranked in the top 5 in the U.S. for long-term study abroad
Open Doors Report, Institute of International Education
Only institution to win the NAFSA Paul Simon Comprehensive Internationalization Award twice
(2003 & 2019)
Sustainability
#
1
in the Nation for Sustainability
Several Times Named No. 1 Overall Top Performer among baccalaureate institutions in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's (AASHE) Sustainable Campus Index
#
23
Top 50 Green Colleges
Princeton Review
One of the first colleges in the nation to achieve carbon neutrality
(2020)
#
16
Green Matters: Everyone Cares About Conservation
Princeton Review
General
Best Mid-Atlantic
Princeton Review
The Best 139 Colleges
Princeton Review
#
20
Top 20 Best Schools for Making an Impact (Private Schools)
Princeton Review
94
99
Admissions selectivity rating (99 being the most competitive)