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Dickinson College

Dickinson College
MottoLatin: Pietate et doctrina tuta libertas
Motto in English
Freedom is made safe through character and learning[1]
College newspaperThe Dickinsonian
TypePrivate liberal arts college
Established1773 (1773)
Academic affiliations
Oberlin Group
CLAC
NAICU
Annapolis Group
Endowment$675 million (2024)[2]
PresidentJohn E. Jones III
Academic staff
272
Undergraduates2,420[3]
Location
Carlisle
,
Pennsylvania
,
United States
CampusCollege Town, 170 acres (69 ha)
Colors   Red & white
NicknameRed Devils
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III – Centennial
Websitedickinson.edu
DesignatedJuly 1, 1947[4]

Dickinson College is a private liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1773 as Carlisle Grammar School, Dickinson was chartered on September 9, 1783,[5] making it the first college to be founded after the formation of the United States. Dickinson was founded by Benjamin Rush, a Founding Father and signer of the Declaration of Independence. The college is named in honor of John Dickinson, a Founding Father who voted to ratify the Constitution and later served as governor of Pennsylvania, and his wife Mary Norris Dickinson, who donated much of their extensive personal libraries to the new college.[6]

  1. ^ "The College Seal". Dickinson College. n.d. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  2. ^ As of June 30, 2024. Dickinson College Endowment Summary (PDF) (Report). Dickinson College and TIAA. 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Enrollment Data". Dickinson College. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  5. ^ "Dickinson Facts". Dickinson College. Archived from the original on April 5, 2007.
  6. ^ Butterfield, L.H. (1948). "Benjamin Rush and the Beginning of John and Mary's College Over the Susquehanna". Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. III (3). Oxford Journals: 427–442. doi:10.1093/jhmas/III.3.427.

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