Safe Bike Brake

A mounted spring at the connection of the brake cable and the hand lever ensures even pressure for non-spill stops. Students developed this product for ENGS 21: Introduction to Engineering.

See this QuickTime video for a window onto the Dartmouth difference.

Or check out this student blog about the challenges of robot building!

"The Dartmouth engineering program let me do everything I wanted, including a term abroad and internships. Faculty and staff always make time for individual students, and the students make engineering the most fun, exciting experience imaginable."

—Meredith A. Lunn '06 Th'07

Undergraduate Studies

Become a Dartmouth engineer

Work on alternative fuels, hybrid cars, solar-powered robots, cancer imaging technologies, therapeutic proteins and other life-improving innovations. At Dartmouth you'll learn engineering by solving real engineering problems. Even in your initial courses, you'll be inventing things and analyzing problems using tools common to all engineering disciplines.

At Dartmouth—the smallest school in the Ivy League—you'll experience unparalleled personal attention. You'll join a lively, collaborative community. You'll be taught by professors, not teaching assistants, so you'll always learn from the best.

And because engineering at Dartmouth is part of the liberal arts, you'll gain the skills and knowledge that distinguish Dartmouth engineers as a breed apart. You'll know how to communicate. You'll know how to see the big picture. And you'll know how to get things done.

As a Dartmouth engineer, you'll be ready to work in industry or create a new career path for yourself and others—in engineering, medicine, business, law, public policy, management, or almost any other field. Engineering at Dartmouth makes a world of careers possible.

For more about the Dartmouth difference, see Welcome to undergraduate engineering at Dartmouth.

Undergraduate degree programs

Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)—A major in engineering sciences is a versatile springboard into engineering, technology, medicine, law, business, science, architecture, and other fields that value problem-solving, analytical thinking, and inventiveness.

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)—A professional degree recognized by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET, Inc.), the B.E. prepares you to work as a professional engineer.

Dual-Degree Program—Students from colleges and universities other than Dartmouth can combine a bachelor's degree from their home institution with a B.E. from Thayer School.

Engineering for everyone

Engineering isn't just for engineers. Thayer School offers a number of courses for non-majors to better understand the interactions of science, technology and society. You'll discover engineering's power to improve the world. You'll gain problem-solving skills useful in all areas of education and life. You may even decide to become an engineer.