Davidson College Overview (2024)

by our College Data Analytics Team

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Get the facts about Davidson College. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more.

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Davidson College Ranked?

2024 Rankings

Overall Quality

Davidson was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

See all of the rankings for Davidson College.

Is It Hard to Get Into Davidson?

Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of 18%, Davidson is one of the most selective schools in the country. Good grades and high test scores alone may not be enough to get you into the school, so do your best to submit a stellar application.

Learn more about Davidson College admissions.

Davidson College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Davidson, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Davidson College is 93%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Davidson College

Freshmen Retention Rate

Davidson College has a freshmen retention rate of 95%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Davidson for first-time, full-time students is 87%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Davidson College.

Davidson College Undergraduate Student Diversity

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,983 full-time undergraduates at Davidson.

How Much Does Davidson College Cost?

The overall average net price of Davidson is $21,042. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Davidson

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Davidson, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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.

The student loan default rate at Davidson is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Davidson Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Davidson make around $71,671 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Davidson graduates since it is 69% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

See which majors at Davidson College make the most money.

Location of Davidson College

Davidson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davidson, North Carolina. Davidson is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Davidson College Majors

Learn more about the majors offered at Davidson College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

This is a decrease from the 1,888 students who took online classes the previous year.

Learn more about online learning at Davidson College.

If you’re considering Davidson College, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Haverford College
• Kenyon College
• Macalester College
• Oberlin College
• Reed College

Curious on how these schools stack up against Davidson? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Dacoslett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.