About Our Students

Quick facts

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• Undergraduate gender ratio: 45% women (national average for engineering schools: 19%)
• Dartmouth enrollments: 4,400 undergraduate; 1,900 graduate
• Engineering disciplines: biomedical, chemical and biochemical, computer, electrical, engineering physics, environmental, materials science, mechanical
• Dartmouth’s quarter system makes students available year-round for internships
• Companies hiring our graduates
• Graduate school choices of Thayer students

What Dartmouth engineers bring to you

• Real-world problem-solving experience
• Well-developed communication skills
• Leadership and teamwork experience
• Experience working across engineering disciplines
• Broad knowledge gained from the liberal arts
• Technical depth

How we prepare Dartmouth engineers

• Single, unified department of engineering sciences exposes students to all areas of engineering and cross-disciplinary problem-solving
• Project-based curriculum
• Entrepreneurial training at all degree levels
• Engineering majors study the full range of liberal arts (for an AB); most additionally earn an ABET-accredited Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree (equivalent to a BS)
• Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program, co-taught with Tuck School of Business, produces managers who understand both the engineering and business aspects of technology
• MS and PhD programs produce leaders with broad knowledge and deep technical skills who are ready to innovate in industry, from start-ups to large corporations