80%
Graduation Rate
92%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Dickinson College, the graduation rate is 80 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 92 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 66.54% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 505 students out of 633 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Dickinson College.
By gender, 209 male and 296 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
| Total | 633 | 505 | 79.78% |
| Men | 274 | 209 | 76.28% |
| Women | 359 | 296 | 82.45% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Dickinson College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 74.07%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 79.31%
- Hispanic: 75.47%
- White: 79.81%
- Two or More Race: 72.73%
- Unknown: 75.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(2/2) |
- |
100.00%(2/2) |
|---|
| Asian | 74.07%(20/27) |
62.50%(5/8) |
78.95%(15/19) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 79.31%(23/29) |
76.92%(10/13) |
81.25%(13/16) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 75.47%(40/53) |
68.18%(15/22) |
80.65%(25/31) |
|---|
| White | 79.81%(328/411) |
75.56%(136/180) |
83.12%(192/231) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 72.73%(16/22) |
50.00%(5/10) |
91.67%(11/12) |
|---|
| Unknown | 75.00%(3/4) |
66.67%(2/3) |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Dickinson College, 73 of 85 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 85.88%.