2022 Thayer Investiture

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Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth was founded in 1867 as one of the first schools of engineering in the US. Dartmouth Engineering offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs within a unified department of engineering sciences and prepares the next generation of engineers to better the world through education and research with human-centered impact.

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Degree Programs

Undergraduate Programs

• Bachelor of Arts (AB)
• Bachelor of Engineering (BE)
• Dual-Degree Program

Master's Programs

• Master of Engineering Management (MEM)
• Master of Engineering (MEng)
• Master of Science (MS)

Doctoral Programs

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• PhD Innovation Program (PhD-I)
• PhD+MD with Geisel School of Medicine

Entrepreneurship

Startups

50% of tenure-track faculty have founded startups.

Patents

45% of tenure-track faculty hold patents for work done at Thayer.

Education

Entrepreneurial training happens at all levels of the curriculum.

Enrollment 2021–2022

  • AB (junior & senior declared majors): 184
  • Dual Degree (first-year): 22
  • BE: 55
  • MEM: 76
  • MEng: 14
  • MS: 14
  • PhD: 124

Degrees Awarded (2021)

• AB (Bachelor of Arts): 107
• BE (Bachelor of Engineering): 106
• MEM (Master of Engineering Management): 46
• MS: 4
• PhD: 18

Gender

• Class of 2021: 35% identify as female
• National average: ~20% identify as female

Faculty (2021)

Core: 65

Adjunct, Visiting & Lecturers: 43

Financial Summary (2021)

Endowment: $241.2 million
Budget: $63.7 million
Research support: $26 million
Annual Fund giving: $1.6 million
Graduate alumni participation: 22.5%

Starting Salaries for 2021 Graduates

$80k

Average BE Graduate Starting Salary

$92k

Average MEM Graduate Starting Salary

$105k

Average PhD Graduate Starting Salary

School and Program Leadership

Leadership

• Alexis Abramson, Dean
• Ian Baker, Senior Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Programs
• Laura Ray, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development
• Douglas W. Van Citters, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education
• Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Associate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion
• Tricia Spellman, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer

Academic Program Directors

• Ian Baker, Senior Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Programs
• Eric Fossum, Director, PhD Innovation Program
• Eric Hansen, Director, Dual Degree Program
• Geoffrey Parker, Director, MEM Program
• Douglas W. Van Citters, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education

Dartmouth Facts

• Founded in 1769 and member of the Ivy League.
• Consistently ranked among the best universities in the world.
• Four-year undergraduate private, liberal arts program with more than 40 academic departments.
• Graduate schools of arts and sciences (Guarini), medicine (Geisel), engineering, and business (Tuck).
• Total Enrollment: Approximately 2,000 graduate; 4,500 undergraduate