The Dartmouth College Case And Its Influence On American Higher Education

In process of the growth of American higher education, Dartmouth College Case accruing in the early part of nineteenth century changed the direction and the course of its development, which became one of the most important events in the history of American higher learning .In the Dartmouth College Case, Federal court judged that Dartmouth College Case won the case at last, which indicated that the status of private school was protected by law. Its judgment not only advanced the development of American private colleges, and promoted the forming of American state university, but also accelerated the formation of multifactor structure of higher education, and strengthened the relationship between the society and American colleges. In brief, this judgment made a profound and lasting impact on American higher education .This thesis elaborates the process of this Case from the perspective of its social background, and then analyzes and studies the influence of the judgment.