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Dickinson College

Dickinson College
PO Box 1773
Carlisle, PA 17013-2896


Fax number: (717) 245-1442
Website: https://www.dickinson.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,113
Full-time undergraduates: 2,095
Part-time undergraduates: 30
Total graduate students: 6 men
Full-time graduate students: 1 men
Part-time graduate students: 11
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
65.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
11.8% Nonresident Alien
1.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 144 acres
Nearest major city: Harrisburg

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 98%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 99%
Percent of students who live off campus: 1%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1700
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Admissions Volunteers; Outing Club; WDCV Radio Station; Student Senate; MOB (Programming Board)

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's badminton  
Men's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's squash NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's badminton  
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's squash NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III

Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; baseball; basketball; bowling; cheerleading; fencing; field hockey; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Harrisburg International

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