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| Latin: Collegium Dickinsonium | |
| Motto | Latin: Pietate et doctrina tuta libertas |
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Motto in English | Freedom is made safe through character and learning[1] |
| College newspaper | The Dickinsonian |
| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | 1773 |
Academic affiliations | Oberlin Group CLAC NAICU Annapolis Group |
| Endowment | $583 million (2022)[2] |
| President | John E. Jones III |
Academic staff | 272 |
| Undergraduates | 2,420[3] |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | College Town, 170 acres (69 ha) |
| Colors | Red & white |
| Nickname | Red Devils |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – Centennial |
| Website | dickinson |
| Designated | July 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]
- ^ "The College Seal". Dickinson College. n.d. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ As of March 7, 2022. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ "Enrollment Data". Dickinson College. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Dickinson Facts". Dickinson College. Archived from the original on April 5, 2007.
- ^ 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.