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Dickinson College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The city atmosphere of Carlisle makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is Dickinson College?

Contact details for Dickinson are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	College And Louther Streets, Carlisle, PA 17013-2896
Phone:	717-243-5121
Website:	www.dickinson.edu

How Do I Get Into Dickinson?

You can apply to Dickinson online at: https://www.dickinson.edu/homepage/279/apply

Admission Requirements for Dickinson

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Dickinson?

The acceptance rate of Dickinson College is 48%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 46%, and the acceptance rate for women is 50%.

Can I Afford Dickinson College?

The overall average net price of Dickinson is $46,616. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Dickinson, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $6,433 a year. That adds up to $25,732 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Dickinson is 0.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Dickinson College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,180 undergraduate students at Dickinson, with 2,145 being full-time and 35 being part-time.

There are also 6 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,145 full-time undergraduates at Dickinson, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Dickinson College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	95
Black or African American	114
Hispanic or Latino	182
White	1,383
International Students	260
Other Races/Ethnicities	111

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Dickinson College. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 50 countries are represented at Dickinson. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and South Korea.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.