Dickinson College
Carlisle, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
13of 14 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498 a year). 1 falls short.
14 of 39 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 25: 23 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 2 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$37,607 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$37,607 a year
About $150,428 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $40,755 |
| $30k to $48k | $15,081 |
| $48k to $75k | $16,316 |
| $75k to $110k | $22,696 |
| $110k and up | $45,175 |
| All families (average) | $37,607 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate ($36,498 a year).
14 of 41 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $84,990 | +$48,492 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.4 yrs | 50 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $78,378 | +$41,880 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.5 yrs | 38 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $59,834 | +$23,336 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.8 yrs | 35 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,706 | +$22,208 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.9 yrs | 30 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $57,603 | +$21,105 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.9 yrs | 23 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $54,597 | +$18,099 | clears the bar | $18,402 | 1.0 yrs | 20 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $63,874 | +$27,376 | clears the bar | $19,802 | 0.7 yrs | 19 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $62,570 | +$26,072 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.7 yrs | 18 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,103 | +$20,605 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.9 yrs | 17 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $57,699 | +$21,201 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.9 yrs | 17 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $35,3051-year earnings | -$1,193 | falls short (1-yr) | $19,000 | no earnings gain | 16 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Bachelor's Degree | $44,3831-year earnings | +$7,885 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $19,000 | 2.4 yrs | 12 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $59,045 | +$22,547 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.8 yrs | 10 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $61,5921-year earnings | +$25,094 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $19,000 | not assessed | 16 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $19,000 | not assessed | 9 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Archeology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Homeland Security | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Homeland Security | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,498 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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