Enrollment Rated "A"

Dartmouth College is one of five institutions listed as "most selective" in its enrollment classification, according to an article in Change, a bimonthly magazine published by Science and University Affairs, New York City.

Dartmouth was awarded A-rank in the 2,500-4,999 enrollment classification along with Princeton, Brandeis, Rice, and the University of California at San Deigo. In all, 27 institutions were given A-rank, ranging from Harvard to Webb Institute of Naval Architecture.

The article, "Research: How Colleges are Rated," was written by Alexander W. Astin, director of research for the American Council on Education. For an index of selectivity, he used the mean aptitude scores (SAT — verbal plus math) of entering freshmen at the various institutions. Five of the ten most selective private universities above the range of 2,500 enrollment are members of the Ivy League (Dartmouth, Harvard, Brown, Yale, and Princeton).