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Dartmouth Financial Aid for International Students

Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire became need-blind for international undergraduate admissions in 2022 — meaning your ability to pay does NOT factor into the admission decision. For admitted international students, Dartmouth meets 100% of demonstrated financial need without loans. For Sri Lankan applicants with limited family resources, this is one of the most generous undergraduate aid policies among US Ivies. The aid package covers tuition, room, board, fees, and even travel home to Sri Lanka each year.

Open for Fall 2027 entry — Regular Decision applications due 3 January 2027

Dartmouth College

University-funded

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Value

Up to full cost (~USD 89,000/yr)

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Level

Undergraduate (Bachelor's)

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Travel

One return flight home / year included

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Loans

Zero — replaced with grant aid

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Who awards it

Dartmouth College — not Lanka Scholar. We are not the awarding body and cannot grant, reserve or guarantee this award.

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How you are considered

Through your admission application. Awards like this are usually assessed automatically from the application you already submit — there is typically no separate scholarship form to fill in.

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What it covers

Need-based aid up to full cost (~USD 89,000/yr). This is a reduction in tuition, not a full ride. You still fund the remainder, plus living costs and the balance your visa requires you to show.

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Where we come in

We make the admission application strong enough to be competitive — course choice, documents, references and deadlines. The funder makes the decision.

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International Citizen

Open to non-US citizens / permanent residents applying as first-year undergraduates. Sri Lankan citizens are eligible. Dartmouth is need-blind for all applicants including internationals (since the Class of 2026).

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Outstanding Academic Profile

Dartmouth admits ~6% of applicants. Strong Sri Lankan A/L profile (3 As) plus SAT 1480+ / ACT 33+ is competitive. Test-optional policy in place; high scorers should still submit.

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Demonstrated Financial Need

File the CSS Profile and Dartmouth International Student Financial Aid Application by the application deadline. Dartmouth's need assessment accounts for country cost-of-living adjustments.

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No Loans in Aid Packages

Dartmouth replaced loans with grant aid (the Dartmouth Promise) — your aid package is 100% grant + work-study. You will not graduate with US loans tied to Dartmouth's award.

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Apply via the Common App or Coalition App

Submit your Dartmouth undergraduate application via the Common App or Coalition Application by Early Decision (1 November) or Regular Decision (3 January). Includes Dartmouth's writing supplement, two teacher recommendations, and transcripts.

File the CSS Profile

Complete the CSS Profile and Dartmouth International Student Aid Application by the application deadline. Include parental income, assets, and dependents — Dartmouth uses this for the need calculation.

Admission decision (need-blind)

Admissions reviews your academic file without seeing your financial need. Early Decision results in mid-December, Regular Decision in late March.

Aid offer + accept

If admitted, Dartmouth's financial aid office releases your aid package within days of the admission decision. Accept the offer by 1 May for Regular Decision. Dartmouth issues the I-20 for your F-1 visa.

Why Dartmouth?

Dartmouth is the smallest of the Ivy League — undergraduate-focused, with 4,500 undergraduates and a 1:7 faculty-student ratio. Strong programmes in Economics, Government, Engineering (Thayer), and the off-campus Foreign Study Programmes that send Dartmouth students to >40 countries each year.

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Looking for a scholarship because of the cost?

Then start here instead. Scholarships are competitive, usually partial, and decided by someone else — they are the least reliable way to make studying abroad affordable. Your destination and course choice move the number far more, and both are entirely within your control.

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