Mission

DICKINSON COLLEGE, FOUNDED IN 1783, IS A HIGHLY SELECTIVE, PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL LIBERAL (CONTINUED) ARTS COLLEGE KNOWN FOR ITS INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM. FOR MORE THAN TWO CENTURIES, DICKINSON HAS EMBRACED THE VISION OF AN EVER-EVOLVING EDUCATION, AN EDUCATION THAT PREPARES RISING GENERATIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL, ACTIVE, INFORMED LIVES AS GLOBAL LEADERS.DICKINSON CONTINUES TO SEEK NEW WAYS TO STRENGTHEN THE INDIVIDUALIZED, INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION IT PROVIDES WHILE CONTINUING TO PREPARE SCHOLARS WITH INTELLECTUAL AGILITY, ETHICAL GROUNDING, INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND THE SKILLS TO WORK TOWARD A JUST AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD. PLEASE REFER TO PART III, LINE 4 FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLEGE'S PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.