Rankings

Every metric under the sun seems to be used to evaluate colleges, and there are an endless amount of rankings you could 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 the rankings and numbers that we think best capture our approach, our accomplishments and our student outcomes.

Academics


#
2
Best Classroom Experience
Princeton Review
#
24
Professors Get High Marks
Princeton Review
#
18
Most Accessible Professors
Princeton Review

Value


Best Value Colleges
Princeton Review
$
113,300
median pay 10 years out
Payscale
#
23
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
No. 1 Overall Top Performer among baccalaureate institutions in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's (AASHE) "2024 Sustainable Campus Index"
#
10
Top 50 Green Colleges
Princeton Review

One of the first colleges in the nation to achieve carbon neutrality
(2020)
#
4
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)
Princeton Review

#
24
Best College Newspaper
Princeton Review
#
5
Best College Radio Station
Princeton Review
4.5
5
Campus Pride Index
Top Colleges 2025
Forbes