At Dartmouth, collaboration across disciplines sparks bold solutions to the world's most pressing challenges. From being the birthplace of AI and home to first-ever clinical trial of a generative AI-powered therapy to pioneering coronavirus research that laid the foundation for COVID-19 vaccines, Dartmouth’s investment in research impacts the lives of people every day and is only possible through a strong partnership with the federal government. This partnership is currently under threat and with it, the potential good that a robust research system delivers. As a member of the AAU, Dartmouth has worked to protect this valuable partnership through participation in three successful lawsuits focused on NIH, NSF, and DOE indirect-cost rates.

Read about Dartmouth’s Vice Provost for Research Dean Madden’s perspective on the federal actions’ potential impact to innovation.

• Chronicle of Higher Education
• NHPR

Learn more about the partnership between universities and the federal government to fund research.

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Dartmouth prizes, defends, and upholds freedom of expression and dissent as fundamental to its academic mission, which relies vitally on open discourse and the free exchange of ideas.

Because of this, last year Dartmouth created two working groups to review different aspects of dialogue and debate on campus. The result: two expanded policies that provide greater protections for expression and help ensure all perspectives are heard.

• Dartmouth’s Institutional Restraint Policy
• Dartmouth’s Freedom of Expression Policies

Read more about the ways Dartmouth has put this commitment into action:

• Dartmouth Dialogues
• Dartmouth earned FIRE Rating top rating for free speech
• Dartmouth Dialogue Project
• 100 Days Speaker Series

Dartmouth is a vital economic engine for New Hampshire and the Upper Valley region—driving job creation, supporting local economic growth, and opening pathways to upward socioeconomic mobility for students and their families.

The proposed endowment tax increase threatens our ability to provide financial aid, fuel research, and invest in the regional economy. Under the proposal in the House of Representatives, Dartmouth’s tax rate would likely jump from 1.4% to 21%.

Nearly $2.2 billion of our endowment supports financial aid, making Dartmouth the most affordable college option for families earning up to $125,000. This tax would put that access at risk.

It would also undercut life-saving research—already underfunded by federal grants—with nearly 40% of our endowment, or $3.3 billion, dedicated to academic research. And it would delay or derail major infrastructure projects like housing and our energy transition, stalling job growth and regional development.

We will continue to advocate forcefully against this proposal to protect access for students from lower and middle-income backgrounds, and the critical work our endowment makes possible.

Dartmouth Endowment & Infrastructure

About 25% of Dartmouth’s endowment- $2.1 billion- goes towards infrastructure and other capital initiatives, which is a substantial source of jobs and other economic activity for Northern New Enlgand.

Dartmouth is currently undergoing a major infrastructure campaign on campus - largely funded by its endowment. A significant endowment tax increase would likely mean the school would need to slow or halt some of these projects, resulting in fewer jobs and less economic growth for the community.

• Together Dartmouth and Dartmouth Health, our partner medical center, are one of the largest employers in New Hampshire with nearly 20K employees.
• By itself, Dartmouth has more than $500 million in payroll.
• Dartmouth contributes more than $8 million in taxes to the town of Hanover NH, the largest taxpayer in town.
• Dartmouth faculty and staff have incubated more than 30 companies from Dartmouth discoveries, resulting in more than 350 jobs for the local, rural economy.

Dartmouth aims to prepare a diverse and broad range of students to become leaders across various sectors of society, including education, business, politics, and the nonprofit world. It does this through its unparalleled undergraduate education, participation in workforce development programs, and career development support.

• Dartmouth is a top-producing institution for Fulbright awards with 19 students receiving one in the 2024-2025 academic year.
• The median earnings of Dartmouth graduates ($97,434) is 81% higher than the midpoint earnings for 4-yr schools ($53,747)
• Dartmouth is a founding member of the EDGE Consortium which is committed to doubling the engineering workforce for semiconductor careers by the end of the decade - thereby, boosting US competitiveness, innovation, and national security
• A diverse community from around the world is integral to Dartmouth’s learning experience and preparation for real-world leadership. The members of the undergraduate Class of 2028 represent 65 countries—one-third of the world's nations.