Dickinson College occurs as personal liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Originally constituted inside 1773, Dickinson was late chartered inside 1783, making it the number 1 college founded in the new constituted United States. Dickinson was founded by Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence from Philadelphia and named inside honor of the signer of the Constitution, John Dickinson.

In the virtually all recent edition of "America's Best Colleges" from U.S. News & World Report, Dickinson was ranked number 40 out of 217 national liberal arts colleges. By using an enrollment of about 2,300 students, Dickinson is known for its innovative course of study & spectacular international education computer program, which keep close at hand received national recognition from either a American Council on Education and NAFSA: Association of International Educators.

Notable Alumni
James Buchanan, U.S. President Spencer Fullerton Baird, U.S. Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Robert McClelland, U.S. Representative from and Governor of Michigan, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bill Shuster, U.S. Representative Jim Greenwood, U.S. Representative Jim Gerlach, U.S. Representative Roger Brooke Taney, Chief Justice of the United States Robert Grier, United States Supreme Court Stuart Pankin, Actor Rosie O'Donnell, Actress, Television Host (Although she failed to complete her degree). Rick Smolan, Published a right-selling book of Digital Photography Jennifer Haigh, A New York Times Best-Selling Author, winner of PEN/Hemingway Award, published by HarperCollins Jennifer Holm, Historical Author, wrote Newbery Honor Book Jennifer Ringley, Famous for the pioneering web site JenniCam.org