<p>i would not get caught up in rankings at all. With all said and done, Dartmouth has a great economics department if you want to go into finance / public policy; a not very good department if you want to get a PHD. </p>
<p>Most students in econ are interested in finance (at least at Dartmouth) thus it is great for that. As for public policy, we have top professors who’ve worked at the Fed; Andrew Samwick was head of the council of econimic advisors i believe (not sure). </p>
<p>Overall ranking does not matter. All that matters is overall fit. For 95% of econ students, Dartmouth is more than great. For the student looking for a PhD, it may not be the best option.</p>