We see things differently.
South Mountain, just outside Carlisle, Pa.
An education can’t be templated or preconceived. It must be flexible. Nimble. We don’t want our students simply to learn for learning’s sake. We want them to be forever useful, forever ready to take on every challenge, every twist, every opportunity that comes their way.
Dickinson is in Toulouse, not Paris. Nagoya, not Tokyo. Norwich, not London. Our students are truly immersed in the culture and encouraged to speak the language, intern in the host city and live as natives rather than tourists. We maintain our own long-established centers run by Dickinson faculty to make the study-abroad experience truly integrated with the home campus.
DICKINSON PROGRAMS Australia: Brisbane Cameroon: YaoundĂŠ China: Beijing England: Norwich England: Oxford France: Toulouse Germany: Bremen Italy: Bologna Japan: Nagoya Korea: Seoul Russia: Moscow South America: Argentina and Ecuador Spain: MĂĄlaga U.S.: New York City
Bologna, Italy
We are ambassadors for and members of the borough of Carlisle.
We frequent the small shops and array of restaurants downtown. We devote roughly 39,000 hours of community service each year. We explore the Appalachian Trail and kayak down nearby creeks and rivers. We join in the festivities during First Friday, SummerFair and Farmers on the Square. And we take that pride in service and contribute on a larger scale—from Project SHARE to Teach for America. We translate that experience on the Appalachian Trail and use it to conquer Kilimanjaro. We take that sense of community we gained in Carlisle and apply it to every place we call home in the wider world.
We’re Red Devils with green blood. The world we inhabit can be sustainable if we live and learn sustainably. The residents of our Center for Sustainable Living (Treehouse) are a serious exercise in energy reduction, consuming more than 50 percent less water, electricity and fossil fuels than the average college student. Our coffee cart is bike-powered. Our bike racks are works of art … literally. We top off our water bottles at filling stations across campus. We’re ever exploring new ways to re-define, re-use and re-imagine.
Students harvesting and trimming spinach at the College Farm
SUSTAINABLE RESULTS • 5 LEED-gold-certified buildings • 96 percent of the class of 2015 took one or more sustainability-related courses in three years • 180-acre certified-organic College Farm • 36 water-bottle-filling stations around campus • 120 tons of food waste diverted per day by composting program • 56 Green Bikes for free semester loan built by volunteers at The Handlebar • 23 Eco-Reps hosted 22 water and energyconservation programs in 2014-15 • More than 50 students employed in sustainabilityrelated campus jobs
The Handlebar on-campus bicycle co-op
Earth sciences professor Marcus Key with students and alumni exploring the arctic environment of Baffin Island
Collaboration here is frequent, rigorous, interdisciplinary, international, fruitful and surprising. In one three-month span, Dickinson students worked hand-in-hand with faculty to explore a chemical compound found in daisies that may be used to treat leukemia, published a study on substance-abuse recovery in adolescents, cataloged correspondence among African American poets across several decades and so much more. They partnered in labs, in theatres and in fields, over computers, spreadsheets, microscopes, telescopes and table saws. They learned from one another and were inspired to pursue new directions. And these are not isolated occurrences. These collaborations happen every day, every semester, every summer at Dickinson.
9:1
student-faculty ratio
350
students teamed with their professors on student-faculty research projects last year.
Mathematics symbols and equations on the floor of Tome Hall
Engaging in academic exploration is encouraged. Some students come to Dickinson without any sense of what they want to study. Others are certain they are heading down a particular road, but upon discovering the flexibility and range of opportunities, adjust their course. In all cases, we see an adept ability in our students to navigate through any obstacle, to take advantage of assistance when offered and to reach a destination with clarity and confidence.
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majors
interdisciplinary programs
certificate programs
Senior studio-art exhibit in The Trout Gallery
ACADEMIC OFFERINGS Africana Studies
German
Neuroscience
American Studies
Global Mosaics
Philosophy
Anthropology
Global Preparedness
Physical Education
Arabic
(certificate)
Physics
Archaeology
Graduate School
Policy Management
Army ROTC
Agreements
Political Science
Art & Art History
Greek
Portuguese
Astronomy
Health Studies
Portuguese & Brazilian
Biochemistry &
(certificate)
Studies
Hebrew
Pre-Business
Biology
History
Pre-Engineering
Business (International
Humanities
Pre-Health
Interdisciplinary Studies
Pre-Law
Management)
International Business
Psychology
Central Pennsylvania
Public Speaking
Youth Ballet
International Studies
Religion
Internships
Russian
Chemistry
Italian
Science, Technology
Chinese
Italian Studies
Classical Studies
Japanese
Security Studies
Community Studies
Journalism
(certificate)
Computer Science
Judaic Studies
Social Innovation &
Creative Writing
Latin
Entrepreneurship
Dance & Music
Latin American, Latino
Earth Sciences
East Asian Studies
Law (3-3)
Spanish
Economics
Law & Policy
Sustainability
Educational Studies
Linguistics
Theatre Arts
Engineering (3-2)
Mathematics
Women’s & Gender
English
Medieval & Early
Studies
Environmental Science
Writing Program
Environmental Studies
Middle East Studies
Film Studies
Military Science
First-Year Seminars
Modern Greek
French
Music
Molecular Biology
Business &
(certificate)
& Management
& Caribbean Studies
Modern Studies
& Culture
(certificate) Sociology
Note: Majors in bold
What gives Dickinsonians an edge? A Dickinson education empowers students to be forever useful by preparing them to be leaders, teaching them how to communicate effectively, providing them with the ability to make connections where others see none and exposing them to an array of disciplines and firsthand experiences.
91%
of graduates have a job or are in graduate school w ithin one year of graduation
(data from 2014 survey)
top
A Fulbright-producing liberal-arts college
No. 6
Peace Corps Top College in the small-schools category (2015)
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One of the nation’s top institutions for foreign language study with languages offered Mycenae, Greece; photo by Katherine McCusker ’13
“ I think the education I received at Dickinson was really important because it wasn’t just all classroom learning. I did a lot beyond the classroom and saw how it applied in the real world.”
— Kate Consroe ’09, environmental analyst, Eastern Research Group
“ Dickinson gave me the opportunity to excel in many different roles. My four years of varsity lacrosse; a semester in Málaga, Spain; serving as a tour guide and RA; and getting to meet so many different students, alumni and professors were all important parts of my time at Dickinson.”
— Christian Beitel ’13, Spanish teacher and assistant lacrosse and hockey coach at The Gilman School
“ You won’t work for one company for the rest of your life; you have to be ready for any direction. That’s what Dickinson did for me.”
— Ben Tiede ’05, director, Global Health Strategies; earned Ph.D. in molecular biology at Princeton University
What does it mean to be a Red Devil? It means being part of a community whose members support one another and cheer for the winners and the underdogs. It means being fiercely loyal to your teammates, your classmates, your coaches, your professors, your school. It means having a sense of determination, confidence and fervor, on the field and in the classroom. It means forging your own path as you leave the limestone walls and make your mark on the wider world. Red Devils are scholars, leaders, friends, champions, inspirations, trailblazers.
68
All-Centennial Conference athletes in 2014-15
209
More than All-American student-athletes
MEN’S TEAMS baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, squash, swimming, tennis, track and field
WOMEN’S TEAMS basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball
INTRAMURAL & CLUB bowling, basketball, cheerleading, cycling, dodgeball, equestrian, fencing, flag football, floor hockey, ice hockey, indoor soccer, karate, kickball, outing, paintball, quidditch (Dirigible Plums), Red Devil Fitness Club, ski and snowboard, ultimate frisbee and more
Extraordinary spaces yield extraordinary student experiences. Open, inviting, historic, diverse, social, multidimensional. From the Goodyear Ceramics Studio to The Trout Gallery, the Althouse lounge to the Underground, our students seek out spaces and places around campus to call their own—and often discover them inadvertently.
“ What’s really unique about [Rector] is that there are a wide variety of departments in this building, so you get a lot of socializing, a lot of conversations going on between professors and students. It’s a really interesting and functional space.”
— Nick Bailey ’16, international business & management, on Rector Science Complex
dickinson.edu/spaces-we-love
Rector Science Complex Atrium
Traditions are fundamental here. One of the most memorable and meaningful traditions comes in two parts. Convocation is a ceremony marking the official entrance of the incoming class into the Dickinson community. They walk up the venerated steps of Old West and sign in to the college. On their final day as students, at the Commencement ceremony, they sign out of the college and walk down the steps to receive their diplomas. These are the only two times the front doors of Old West are opened. The pride, the sense of community and the emotion felt during those moments, as pen touches paper and shoe strikes stone, is palpable.
Come visit us. Our beautiful 144-acre campus blends traditional and modern architecture in facilities offering cutting-edge technology and interactive teaching spaces. From Old West, at the heart of campus and more than 200 years old, to the state-of-the-art Rector Science Complex, come explore our impressive campus. 1-800-644-1773 717-245-1231
admissions@dickinson.edu http://dson.co/visitdson
WHERE WE ARE
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Pittsburgh •
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Harrisburg • U 76
Carlisle • 83 U
• Richmond
85 U
• Atlanta
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• Raleigh/Durham
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• Hartford
• New York • Philadelphia
• Baltimore • Washington, D.C.
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Carlisle, Pa., is home to shops and restaurants, malls and theatres, the Appalachian Trail and many other outdoor attractions. Carlisle is part of the metropolitan region of Harrisburg, the state capital, and the area grants easy access to all major East Coast cities. The Harrisburg/Carlisle region was named one of the country’s best places to raise a family by Forbes magazine and voted one of America’s “most livable cities.”
The facts. Dickinson is a premier four-year residential liberal-arts institution chartered in 1783 and widely recognized as a leader in sustainability and global education. We prepare our graduates to face the world’s challenges so they are always equipped and eager to collaborate with others to make an impact.
CAMPUS & FACILITIES
TUITION & FEES (’15-’16)
• 144-acre campus
• Tuition & Student
• 61 general and special-interest • 5 LEED-gold-certified buildings • 1 80-acre College Farm with 50 acres producing more than 100,000 pounds of USDA-certified organic produce annually
AID • $41 million in grants awarded in ’14-’15 • 68% of students receive merit or need-based aid
ACADEMIC FEATURES
APPLICATION DEADLINES
• 9:1 student-faculty ratio
• Early Decision I – Nov. 15
• 15 student average class size • 43 majors plus minors, certificate
Activity Fees — $49,464 • Room & Meals — $12,362
housing facilities
programs, independent research
• Army ROTC
• Early Action – Dec. 1 • Early Decision II – Jan. 15 • Regular Decision – Feb. 1
•P re-professional programs and articulation agreements in business, Get additional stats and
engineering, health and law
the latest numbers:
ENROLLMENT
dson.co/admissionsfacts
• 2,370 full-time students • 44 states and territories plus the District of Columbia and 46 foreign countries
(as of 9/30/15)
15K PEMC 1015