1. Dartmouth University

2. General History  Dartmouth is an ivy league school founded in 1769.  The founder of the school was named Reverend Eleazer Wheelock.  Established to educate native Americans  In 1972 the college became coeducational.  Nearly 1,000 Native American alumni.  Governor Wentworth provided the land the university was built on.  Their colors are green and white and their formal mascot is The Big Green. But the students have created their own mascot called Keggy the Keg

3. General History  T’was the subject of a landmark US court case in 1819. Dartmouth vs. Woodward. The college prevailed against the state of New Hampshire which sought to amend Dartmouth’s charter- one of the most formative and important documents in US constitutional history.

4. Tuition Rate And Living Expenses  Undergraduate tuition for the 2012-2013 academic year will be $43,782 - an increase on 4.9% (or $2,046) over the previous year’s tuition rate. Undergraduate tuition, room, board, and fees for the 12-13 academic year will be $57,998, a 4.8% increase.

5. Student SAT And ACT Scores  Admitted Dartmouth students scored an average of 670/780 on their verbal SAT test, 690/790 on their math SAT test, 690/790 on their writing SAT test and 30/34 on their ACTs.

6. Popular Majors  Dartmouth’s most popular majors: -Social Studies (36% of students) -Biology (10% of students) -Engineering (8% of students) -History (8% of students) -Pshychology (6% of students) -English (5% of students) -Visual and Performing Arts (5% of students)

7. Additional Facts  Only 9.8% of students that apply get accepted (2012)  Dartmouth distributes more than $79,000,000 in need-based scholarships to students.  The average scholarship for Class of 2017 is over $42,000  They have 19 athletics departments, which include squash, equestrian, sailing, and skiing