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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.

School Leadership

• Joseph J. Helble, Dean
• Ian Baker, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
• Brian Pogue, Director, MS and PhD Programs
• Geoff Parker, Director, MEM Program
• Edward J. March, Co-Director, MEM Program
• Erland M. Schulson, 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
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Energy
• Engineering in Medicine
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical and Systems Engineering

Entrepreneurship

• 33% of tenure-track faculty have founded startups
• 38% of tenure-track faculty hold patents for work done at Thayer
• Entrepreneurial training happens at all levels of the curriculum

Degrees Awarded 2017

• AB (Bachelor of Arts): 98
• BE (Bachelor of Engineering): 113
• MEM (Master of Engineering Management): 48
• M.Eng: 2
• MS: 9
• PhD: 11

Enrollment 2017–2018

• AB (junior and senior majors and minors): 231
• Dual Degree (first-year): 33
• BE: 58
• MEM: 102
• M.ENG: 1
• MS: 8
• PhD: 111

Gender Statistics for Engineering Majors

• Class of 2016: 52% female
• Class of 2017: 45% female
• National average: 19% female
• See Women in Engineering: Why we love Dartmouth

Faculty

• Core: 53
• Adjunct & Visiting: 35
• Emeriti: 11
• Lecturers: 8

Financial Summary (June 30, 2017)

• Endowment: $150 million
• Budget: $55.3 million
• Research support: $23.2 million
• Annual Fund giving: $1.5 million
• Graduate alumni participation: 28.3%

Average Starting Salaries for 2017 Graduates

• BE: $75,652
• MEM: $82,669
• MS: $79,500
• PhD (industry): $112,833

Engineering Alumni

• Total: 5,732
• AB: 1,568
• BE: 2,326
• MEM: 869
• MS: 643
• PhD: 326

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