Dickinson College

Dickinson College is a private nonprofit college in Carlisle, PA. Its average net price is $28,634 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$12,989
$30,001 to $48,000$15,144
$48,001 to $75,000$14,531
$75,001 to $110,000$19,797
$110,001 and up$38,457
$68,580Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$68,580Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$28,634Average Net Price
$17,850Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,324Books and Supplies
$2,018Other Expenses
17.1%Students on Pell Grants
46.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

42.1%Acceptance Rate
670 to 740SAT Reading, Middle Half
640 to 720SAT Math, Middle Half
30 to 33ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$60,665
8 years after entry$71,511
10 years after entry$83,426
73.7%Graduation Rate
92.0%Retention Rate
$23,507Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Carlisle, PALocation
Small citySetting
2,273Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Archeology$30,319 National median for this major n=144Not published
Area Studies$41,604 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$73,164 Small program - rough guide n=45Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925$20,153 Small program - rough guide n=32
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Business$62,943 Small program - rough guide n=64$21,289 Small program - rough guide n=46
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Medieval and Renaissance Studies$26,921 National median for this major n=35Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$47,108 Small program - rough guide n=51$18,894 Small program - rough guide n=40
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$23,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education$31,899 National median for this major n=259Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published

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