Davidson College Overview

Davidson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davidson, North Carolina. Davidson is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Davidson College Known For?

• Davidson has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 9 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Davidson.
• During a recent academic cycle, 96% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Davidson bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $81,400 a year. That's about 100% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Davidson student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Davidson College?

Contact details for Davidson are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	405 N. Main Street, Davidson, NC 28035
Phone:	704-894-2000
Website:	davidson.edu
Facebook:	http://facebook.com/davidsoncollege.nc
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/DavidsonCollege

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How Do I Get Into Davidson?

You can apply to Davidson online at: https://davidson.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/how-to-apply

Admission Requirements for Davidson

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Davidson?

With an acceptance rate of 17%, Davidson is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 17%, and the acceptance rate for women is 17%.

Average Test Scores

About 33% of students accepted to Davidson submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 670 and 740. Math scores were between 680 and 760.

Davidson received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 31 and 33.

Can I Afford Davidson College?

The overall average net price of Davidson is $43,380. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Davidson, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $8,422 a year. That adds up to $33,688 over four years for those students.

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Davidson College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,983 full-time undergraduates at Davidson, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Davidson College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	116
Black or African American	127
Hispanic or Latino	164
White	1,318
International Students	139
Other Races/Ethnicities	119

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Davidson College. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at Davidson. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Greece.

Davidson College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Biology	78	78
Economics	69	69
Political Science & Government	67	67
Computer Science	54	54
Child Development & Psychology	51	51
General English Literature	26	26
Mathematics	26	26
Chemistry	24	24
History	23	23
Natural Resources Conservation	22	22
Romance Languages	20	20
Area Studies	17	17
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	17	17
Sociology	17	17
Communication & Media Studies	14	14
Drama & Theater Arts	11	11
Philosophy	9	9
Physics	9	9
Anthropology	7	7
General Education	6	6
Religious Studies	6	6
Fine & Studio Arts	6	6
Music	6	6
Ethnic Studies	5	5
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	5	5
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	2	2
Classical Languages & Literature	2	2
East Asian Languages	2	2
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	1	1
Genetics	0	0
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0
Literature	0	0
TOTAL	602	602

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Dacoslett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.