Computer Science at Dartmouth College

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Dartmouth College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and approximately 6,292 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 109 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Dartmouth.

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 Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

Dartmouth Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how Dartmouth performed in these rankings.

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

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

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at Dartmouth

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

Dartmouth Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 109 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Dartmouth. About 24% of these graduates were women and the other 76% were men. The typical computer science 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 computer science 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 computer science.

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

Of the 23 students who graduated with a master’s in computer science from Dartmouth in 2021, 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 computer science.

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 computer science. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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.