Dartmouth College

Yes, Dartmouth College is a part of Ivy League. With 16% of international students, Dartmouth leads Ivy League for percentage of overseas population. Below is list of 8 Ivy Leagues and their global rankings:

Yes, Dr. Seuss, American children's author and cartoonist is alumni of Dartmouth College. Originally named as Theodor Seuss Geisel, he adopted name Dr. Seuss as undergraduate at Dartmouth College. He pursued BA degree at Dartmouth and graduated in 1925. It was this college where he joined Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and the humor magazine Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern, eventually rising to the rank of editor-in-chief. In 1955, Dartmouth College awarded Geisel (Dr. Seuss) an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters.

Yes, Dartmouth College has famous museum named Hood Museum of Art. It first opened its doors in 1985. Dartmouth's collection of oldest and largest of any college in USA were under one roof to be made available to faculty, students and public. It has historic pieces of work showing diverse artistic traditions of 6 continents, such as Native American, European and American, Asian, Indigenous Australian, African and Melanesian art.

Yes, Dartmouth College offer many scholarships and loans to international students, which also covers travel expenses. Important fact for overseas students is that Dartmouth guarantees to meet 100% of demonstrated need of all admitted students who apply for aid, regardless of citizenship.

Dartmouth has extended its long standing need blind admissions policy to all foreign nationals, beginning with Class of 2026. All nationalities of international students can apply for fellowships.

Initially, the founder of Dartmouth College - Eleazar Wheelock suggested that the college be called Wentworth in honor of the governer. It was Governor John Wentworth who promised Wheelock (a Congregational minister from Windham, Connecticut, a grant of a township to build the college. However, the governor chose to name it after his friend the Earl of Dartmouth from England.

Dartmouth University was established in 1769, and is the last institution to receive its charter from the British Crown. A Yale University graduate, Eleazar Wheelock (a Congregational minister from Windham, Connecticut) is the founder of Dartmouth College. It was founded "for the education and instruction of youth of the Indian tribes in this land. English Youth, and any others." Wheelock's relationship with Mohegan Indian Samson Occom is believed to serve as the foundation for the establishment of the college. Occom played a key role in raising the money required to establish the college.

Dartmouth College was founded by Eleazar Wheelock  (a Congregational minister from Connecticut), in 1769. He established the College "for the education and instruction of youth of the Indian tribes in this land. English Youth, and any others." One of Wheelock's the earliest students,  Samson Occom, was a Mohegan Indian who played a key role in raising the money required to establish the college.

It is interesting to note that Eleazar Wheelock is a graduate of Yale University.