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Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, Dartmouth has one of the oldest professional schools of engineering in the country and features a single unified department of engineering sciences that fosters cross-disciplinary innovation in research and teaching. Graduate programs include the Master of Engineering Management (MEM), MEng, MS, PhD, dual degrees with The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, and the nation's first PhD Innovation Program. Dartmouth undergraduates study engineering as part of a liberal arts education leading to the Bachelor of Arts (AB) degree; most majors take additional courses leading to the professional Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree. (See more about the AB/BE.)
Mission
"To prepare the most capable and faithful for the most responsible positions and the most difficult service." — Sylvanus Thayer, Founder
Thayer School's overall mission is excellence in teaching and research. Specifically, the School seeks to:
- Recruit the most able undergraduate and graduate students and prepare them for positions of scientific and technical leadership in industry, government, and education;
- Provide the best possible undergraduate and graduate instruction in scientific and professional aspects of engineering;
- Foster research activities which generate new fundamental knowledge and techniques and which draw upon the particular interdisciplinary strengths and resources of Thayer School; and
- Provide all students of Dartmouth with opportunities to develop a better understanding of the role of engineering and technology in modern society.
Leadership
- Alexis Abramson, Dean
- Ian Baker, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
- Laura Ray, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development
- Christine Cook, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Program Directors
- Eric Fossum, Director, PhD Innovation Program
- Eric Hansen, Director, Dual Degree Program
- Geoff Parker, Director, MEM Program
- Brian Pogue, Director, MS and PhD Programs
- Doug Van Citters, Chair, Department of Engineering Sciences
Engineering Research
Engineering research at Dartmouth reflects our belief that innovation happens at the intersection of disciplines. Our non-departmental structure and collaborative culture enable faculty to draw on multiple areas of expertise to address critical human needs.
- Biological and Chemical Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Energy
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical and Systems Engineering
Entrepreneurship
- 55% of tenure-track faculty have founded startups
- 45% of tenure-track faculty hold patents for work done at Thayer
- Entrepreneurial training happens at all levels of the curriculum
Women comprised 52% percent of engineering majors who graduated in Dartmouth's class of 2016. The national average: 19%. See Women in Engineering: Why we love Dartmouth
Degrees Awarded 2019
- AB (Bachelor of Arts): 116
- BE (Bachelor of Engineering): 116
- MEM (Master of Engineering Management): 59
- MS: 6
- PhD: 22
Enrollment 2018–2019
- AB (junior & senior declared majors): 205
- Dual Degree (first-year): 35
- BE: 76
- MEM: 97
- MS: 11
- PhD: 113
Gender Statistics for Engineering Majors
- Class of 2018: 37% female
- National average: 19% female
- See Women in Engineering: Why we love Dartmouth
Faculty
- Core: 56
- Adjunct & Visiting: 38
- Emeriti: 11
- Lecturers: 8
Financial Summary (June 30, 2018)
- Endowment: $157.5 million
- Budget: $59.4 million
- Research support: $24.5 million
- Annual Fund giving: $1.6 million
- Graduate alumni participation: 26.4%
Average Starting Salaries for 2018 Graduates
- BE: $76,281
- MEM: $85,027
- MS: $86,673
- PhD (industry): $126,000
Engineering Alumni*
- Total: 5,562
- AB: 1,351
- BE: 2,018
- MEM: 759
- MS: 1,077
- PhD: 357
*Alumni are included in totals for hightest degree obtained only.
Dartmouth Facts
- Founded in 1769; Member of the Ivy League
- Offers both graduate and undergraduate degrees
- Graduate schools of arts and sciences, medicine, engineering, and business
- Undergraduate college is a four-year private, liberal arts program with more than 40 academic departments
- Enrollment: Approximately 1,900 graduate; 4,400 undergraduate