Dickinson College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Dickinson College is a private liberal arts college in Carlisle, PA (city setting), with 2,204 undergraduates (60% women). It admitted 43% of 7,185 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division III schools (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $83,227 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $40,242 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 83% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, biological sciences, business. The campus reported 10.08 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Dickinson College ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 62 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $63,450
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Dickinson College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Dickinson College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Centennial Conference | 32 | — | 4 | $119k | $3,723 | — | |
| Baseball | Centennial Conference | 38 | — | 1 | $164k | $4,304 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Centennial Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $235k | $13,064 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Centennial Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $164k | $11,684 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Centennial Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $116k | $4,838 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Centennial Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $132k | $6,926 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Centennial Conference | 23 | — | 2 | $111k | $4,815 | — | |
| Football | Centennial Conference | 77 | — | 1 | $420k | $5,460 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Centennial Conference | 16 | — | 3 | $44k | $2,726 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Centennial Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $17k | $2,418 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Centennial Conference | 59 | — | 1 | $289k | $4,906 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Centennial Conference | 30 | — | 3 | $184k | $6,129 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Centennial Conference | 36 | — | 1 | $127k | $3,537 | — | |
| Softball | Centennial Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $96k | $6,024 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Centennial Conference | 19 | — | 3 | $68k | $3,556 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Centennial Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $57k | $4,044 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Centennial Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $40k | $5,784 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Centennial Conference | 11 | — | 2 | $53k | $4,776 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Centennial Conference | 44 | — | 1 | $31k | $697 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Centennial Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $26k | $770 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Centennial Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $85k | $5,285 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.