Dartmouth College will join the handful of US universities offering admission to undergraduates from around the world regardless of their ability to pay, in an effort to improve the diversity of its intake.
Foreign applicants will from this year be selected in the same “need-blind” way as US citizens and offered financial aid if their family income is judged insufficient to pay the annual tuition and accommodation fees of $80,000.
Philip Hanlon, president of Dartmouth, told the Financial Times: “Talent is spread all across the world. We want to remove any financial barriers. This move benefits every student on campus, not just international ones. Tomorrow’s leaders have to be global citizens. By us bringing together students from all over the world . . . they will learn from their peers.”