Physics at Davidson College

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at Davidson College stacks up to those at other schools.

Davidson is located in Davidson, North Carolina and approximately 1,983 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from Davidson.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Davidson Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Davidson Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at Davidson compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Davidson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Focused Physics Schools	43
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150
Most Popular Physics Schools	255

Physics Student Demographics at Davidson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Davidson College.

Davidson Physics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 physics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Davidson. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Davidson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Davidson College with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Davidson also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Chemistry

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Davidson College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors	440	$87,410
Physicists	330	$143,070

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dacoslett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.