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Dartmouth College break dates 2026-27

At Dartmouth College, Winter Break runs Nov 26 to Jan 4 and Spring Break runs Mar 17 to 28.

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Official source: Dartmouth College academic calendar (registrar.dartmouth.edu). Last checked against it: October 2026.

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How Dartmouth College's breaks compare

Winter break is 40 days, 9 days longer than the typical US college (31 days). 93% of colleges have a shorter one. Compare winter breaks
Spring break (Mar 17 to 28) falls in a week when 33% of colleges start spring break. See the spring break calendar

Vermont State University 23 mi
Both off Nov 26 to 29, Dec 19 to Jan 4 (21 days in common).
Colby-Sawyer College 26 mi
Both off Nov 26 to 29, Dec 18 to Jan 4, Mar 17 to 21 (27 days in common).
Plymouth State University 30 mi
Both off Nov 26 to 29, Dec 19 to Jan 3, Mar 20 to 28 (29 days in common).

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2 other colleges are on spring break exactly Mar 17 to 28, including these closest ones.

40 days, from Thursday, November 26, 2026 to Monday, January 4, 2027, counting every day off including weekends.

From Wednesday, March 17, 2027 to Sunday, March 28, 2027 (12 days, including weekends).

From Wednesday, March 15, 2028 to Sunday, March 26, 2028 (12 days, including weekends), according to Dartmouth College's 2027-28 academic calendar.

How these dates are counted

Each range covers every day with no classes: from the day after the last class or final exam to the day before classes start again.
Each range includes the weekends on both sides of the break.
Winter break runs from the end of fall finals to the day before spring classes. A required January term (J-term, Winter Study, Interim) counts as school; an optional winter session doesn't.
Thanksgiving starts on Wednesday only if the school cancels classes that day.
Single holidays like Labor Day aren't listed unless the school calls them a break. Short breaks of 1 to 4 days are usually long weekends.
We use class and exam dates, not residence-hall move-out or office-closure dates.

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