Dartmouth College
- United States
- Founded 1769
Overview
Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock and Samson Occom to train Native American Christian missionaries, Dartmouth is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1769Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
|---|---|
| Main location | HanoverSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Students | 6,761 (2021)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Staff | 4,381 (2024)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | home.dartmouth.edu (opens in a new tab) |
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| YouTube | Official channel (opens in a new tab) |
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People who studied here
- Robert Frost (opens in a new tab)American poet (1874–1963)
- Dr. Seuss (opens in a new tab)American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)
- Nelson Rockefeller (opens in a new tab)Vice President of the United States from 1974 to 1977
- Fred Rogers (opens in a new tab)American television personality (1928–2003)
- Owen Chamberlain (opens in a new tab)American physicist
- Karl Barry Sharpless (opens in a new tab)American chemist and Nobel Laureate (born 1941)
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