Thayer School of Engineering is a
graduate school at
Dartmouth College,
Hanover, New Hampshire, United States, whose faculty also double as the undergraduate Department of
Engineering Sciences. The school was established in 1867 with funds from Brig. Gen.
Sylvanus Thayer, known for his work in establishing an engineering curriculum at the
United States Military Academy at
West Point, New York. Located in a two-building complex along the
Connecticut River on the Dartmouth campus, the Thayer School today offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees, as well as dual-degree programs with other local institutions. Over 350 students are currently enrolled at Thayer, overseen by a faculty of 45 and preceded by over 4,000 living alumni of the school.