Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university located in Hanover, New Hampshire. Founded in 1769, it is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States. Dartmouth offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences and includes professional schools such as the Geisel School of Medicine, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business. Known for its undergraduate focus and distinctive quarter-based academic calendar known as the D-Plan, Dartmouth attracts students interested in close faculty engagement, residential campus life, and interdisciplinary study within a research university setting.

Dartmouth College was founded in 1769 in Hanover, New Hampshire, after receiving a royal charter from Governor John Wentworth ([home.dartmouth.edu](https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2017/12/celebrating-dartmouth-charters-248th-year?utm_source=openai)). The college was established by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, who also served as its first president ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleazar_Wheelock?utm_source=openai)). Wheelock initially sought to educate Native Americans and colonial youth, building on his earlier Moor’s Charity School. Following the American Revolution, Dartmouth stabilized under President John Wheelock and gradually expanded its academic offerings. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the institution developed professional schools and broadened its curriculum. In the twentieth century, Dartmouth strengthened its liberal arts focus while expanding research and graduate education. Today, Dartmouth College remains a member of the Ivy League and continues to evolve academically while maintaining its historic campus in Hanover, reflecting its origins dating back to 1769 ([dartmouth.edu](https://www.dartmouth.edu/reaccreditation/pdf/self_study_final_10_5.pdf?utm_source=openai)).