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Davidson College

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Davidson, NCSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

13.4%

Total Profiles

9

SAT Range

1400–1530

User Accept Rate

44.4%

Tuition

$60,300

Undergrad Enrollment

1,901

Applicants

7,347

Yield Rate

48.8%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.63
SAT
1460
ACT
30
Round: ED
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.73
SAT
1300
ACT
28
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
2.98
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
3.52
SAT
1430
ACT
Round: ED2
Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
2.69
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.83
SAT
1550
ACT
34
Round: ED
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.09
SAT
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2026ACCEPTED
GPA
3.63
SAT
1250
ACT
27
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.04
SAT
ACT
Round: ED

What you pay

$17,379/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $69,516 over four years.

What grads earn

/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion

85% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

1.4%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

30%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.4%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Davidson College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$9,497
$30–48k$5,354
$48–75k$6,759
$75–110k$18,616
Over $110k$42,346

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

90%

Completion · all

90%

Completion · Pell

90%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

84%

Median debt

$18,688

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
7,347
Admitted
1,06414.5%
Enrolled
51949% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling2
Rape7

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation57% / 43%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball40Basketball17Football100Golf10Soccer28Swimming21Tennis12Track & Field90Wrestling29

Women's

Basketball15Field Hockey25Lacrosse37Soccer30Swimming25Tennis12Track & Field99Volleyball15
Research Activity
FY 2024
$5Mtotal R&D expenditure#480 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Biology/Biological Sciences, General81 grads
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics78 grads
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other49 grads
Political Science and Government, General44 grads
Computer Science32 grads
Chemistry, General24 grads
Mathematics, General23 grads
Environmental Studies23 grads
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other18 grads
Physics, General15 grads

4yr Grad Rate

86%

6yr Grad Rate

90%

Retention Rate

95%

Median Earnings

$81,400