Dartmouth College, founded in 1769, is an Ivy League university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, on the Connecticut River Valley. Enrolling approximately 4,456 undergraduates and 2,214 graduate students, Dartmouth combines the residential experience and close faculty-student relationships of a liberal arts college with the research resources and graduate programs of a university. Dartmouth is known for its exceptional undergraduate focus — even as a research university, undergraduate education remains paramount. The "Dartmouth Plan" is a distinctive academic calendar featuring four 10-week …