Computer Science at Dartmouth College

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if Dartmouth College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 6,292. Of the 109 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College in 2021, 109 of them were computer science majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Dartmouth Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

Dartmouth Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Dartmouth compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at Dartmouth is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
	10
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
	13
	13
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Computer Science Schools	15
	19
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	42
Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	63
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	87
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	108
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	122
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	123
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Best Value Computer Science Schools	218

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Dartmouth. This makes it the #123 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Dartmouth CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Dartmouth is $111,259. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 76% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at Dartmouth

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Dartmouth College.

Dartmouth Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 109 compsci majors earned their bachelor's degree from Dartmouth. Of these graduates, 76% were men and 24% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Dartmouth since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dartmouth College with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	38
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Dartmouth Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 compsci majors earned their master's degree from Dartmouth. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dartmouth College with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dartmouth also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dartmouth College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	141

Related Majors

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NH, the home state for Dartmouth College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Software Applications Developers	6,540	$110,740
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,450	$147,440
Systems Software Developers	1,510	$126,790
Computer Programmers	1,350	$75,680
Computer Workers	1,010	$112,440

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.