Dickinson vs Rhodes

Lindagaf
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 12:28:51 +0000

Ellyn:

She’s going back to Dickinson this week to sit in on a class and connect with a current student and try to get a sense of what it’s really like on campus.

This is what my D did at Dickinson, because at the time, she couldn’t attend the accepted students day. They arranged a full day for her, including a club. She really enjoyed it. Dickinson was a final contender.

As for the enrollment numbers, I’m not sure what is behind that, but there have been fewer students enrolling in college as a whole. Fast Facts: Back-to-school statistics (372)
There were about 1.5 million fewer students at college in 2020 than in 2010. We always hear about the colleges who admit too many students, but we are generally talking about the tippy top schools in those cases.

Dickinson has maintained a class size of around 2100-2200 for a number of years. Last admissions cycle, enrollment was back to almost 2200, which isn’t bad given the pandemic. I don’t know that Dickinson is experiencing a major long term problem attracting students.