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 10 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.
• In <nil>, 92% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Davidson bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $77,379 a year. That's about 90% 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

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	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Davidson?

With an acceptance rate of 18%, 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 18%, and the acceptance rate for women is 18%.

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 11% of students took out student loans averaging $10,684 a year. That adds up to $42,736 over four years for those students.

Davidson College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,973 full-time undergraduates at Davidson, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	111
Black or African American	124
Hispanic or Latino	173
White	1,287
International Students	162
Other Races/Ethnicities	116

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.

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.