| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
2,420 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
2,391 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
29 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
78% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 4.1% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.0% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 7.1% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 68.5% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.6% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 11.4% | Nonresident Alien |
| 1.2% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 2.9% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.4% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.1% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.0% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 71.7% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.5% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 9.5% | Nonresident Alien |
| 1.7% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
144 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Carlisle, PA |
| Population of city/town: |
18,916 |
| Nearest major city: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
18 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
49,188 |
| Online campus map: |
www.dickinson.edu/info/
20278/town_of_carlisle/
1861/maps_and_directions |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- sorority housing
- fraternity housing
- single-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
- other housing including Theme, foreign language, arts, environmental, multicultural, and other special-interest housing.
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
100% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
94% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
4% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen must live on campus. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
35% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
1989 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives. Rare book and manuscript collections. Science libraries. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Center for the arts, gallery, art studio, greenhouse and sustainable living center, science complex, planetarium, observatory, scanning electron microscope, equipment for digital media (scanning, color printing, video and audio production, and editing) |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance, Writing center. Guidance testing. |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
69% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
5 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
5 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
14% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
5 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
4 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
26% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Dickinsonian |
| Number of honor societies: |
16 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
111 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Blue Mountain Lotus Society, Buddhism Meditation, Dickinson Christian Fellowship, Hillel, LifeLine, Muslim Student Association, Newman Club, Secular Students Unite |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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African-American Society, Asian Pacific Assoc, Latin American & Caribbean Club, Middle East Club |
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| International student organizations: |
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Anime, Chinese Students & Scholars Association; Japanese Aesthetics, and Middle East clubs |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Active Minds, Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Phi Omega, Alternative Spring Break, America Reads, American Sign Language, Anwar Belly dance, Archeology, Arts Collective, Artworks, Astronomy club, Autism Speaks, Belles Lettres Literary Society, Big/Little, Bonner Leaders, C.A.R.E.S., Carlisle Tutoring Program, Chimaera club, Circle K International, Class Council Clubs, Colleges Against Cancer, CommServ, Crescendevils, D Tones, Dance Theatre Group, Dickinson Democrats, Dickinson Friends, Dickinson Republicans, Dickinson Science Magazine, Disaster Action Team, Dog House, Dream Catchers, Earth Now, English as a Second Language (ESL), Eta Sigma Phi, Feminist Collective, Gaming Club, Geological, German, Habitat for Humanity, Hypnotic, I am that girl, Idea Fund, Il Circolo Italiano, Infernos A Capella Group, J Street U, Keystones of Dickinson College, Lacrosse club, Math & Computer Science, Men Overcoming Restrictive Expectations (MORE), Mermaid Players, Microcosm, Mock Trial, Model UN, Multi-Organizational Board, Music Society, Neuroscience Club, Octals, Order of Scroll and Key, Outing club, Paintball club, PALS, Phoenix, Photography Club, Portuguese, Pre Health Society, Prison Inmate Tutoring, Project SHARE, Project Storytime, Psi Chi Psych Club, Public Affairs Symposium, Raven's Claw, Red Devils Television Network, Relay for Life, Rotaract, Run With It, Russian, Senior Companions, Society of Physics Students, Spanish club, SPECTRUM, Student Investment Group (SIG), Student Senate, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Students for Social Action, Students Interested in Sustainable Agriculture (SISA), Sustained Dialogue, Swing Dance Club, Synergy Dance Team, Syrens, Taiko, The Square, The Treehouse, Third Degree Steppers, Union Philosophical Society, WDCV, Wheel and Chain, WIND club, Yes Please! |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Joe Giunta,
Director of Athletics |
| Athletics homepage: |
www.dickinson.edu/info/
20043/about/1839/
old_west_webcam |
| School colors: |
red and white |
| School mascot: |
Red Devils |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Centennial Conference (Division III), Eastern College Athletic Conference |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's football | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's golf | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's lacrosse | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's squash | no | |
| Men's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's field hockey | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's lacrosse | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's softball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's squash | no | |
| Women's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's volleyball | no | NCAA Div. III |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
22% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
16% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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athletic fields, climbing wall, fitness center and juice bar, soccer complex, swimming pool; racquetball, squash, and tennis courts, |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, basketball, bowling, dodgeball, field hockey, flag football, floor hockey, kickball, racquetball, soccer, softball, squash, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, Wiffle ball |
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| Club sports for men: |
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Alpine skiing, cheerleading, equestrian sports, fencing, hiking, ice hockey, paintball, squash, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball |
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| Club sports for women: |
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Alpine skiing, cheerleading, equestrian sports, fencing, hiking, ice hockey, paintball, squash, ultimate Frisbee |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Harrisburg (30 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Baltimore (100 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Harrisburg (18 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Carlisle (1 mile) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
22% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
fair |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
40% within one year of graduation |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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American University, Boston University, Columbia University, Drexel University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Pennsylvania State University, University of California, University of Maryland, University of Pittsburgh, University of Pennsylvania, University of Vermont. |
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| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Accenture, AmeriCorps, Barclays Capital, Booz Allen Hamilton, Cambridge Associates, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Deloitte Consulting, Deutsche Bank, Ernst and Young, IBM, J.P. Morgan Chase, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Hewlett-Packard, Johns Hopkins University, Montana Conservation Corps, Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney, MSNBC, National Geographic, National Institute of Health, NBC Universal, NSA, PepsiCo, Teach for America, The Boston Consulting Group, The Pew Charitable Trust, Smithsonian Institute, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Government Accountability Office, U.S International Trade Commission, U.S. Peace Corp, U.S. Senate, Vanguard, Wells Fargo. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- James Buchanan, former U.S. president
- Spencer Fullerton Baird, Smithsonian Inst
- John J.Curley, retired president, CEO, and chairman of the board, Gannett Co. Inc.
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