North Carolina

Davidson College

Davidson, North Carolina

Private nonprofitBachelor's degreesFounded 1837Large suburbSEVP certified
Davidson College campus
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About

Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina, United States. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after Revolutionary War general William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the nearby Battle of Cowan's Ford. Davidson is a four-year undergraduate institution and enrolls 1,973 students from 50 states and territories, Washington, D.C., and 46 countries. Of those students, 95 percent live on campus, 71 percent study abroad, and about 25 percent participate in 21 NCAA Division I sports. The college's athletic teams, the Wildcats, compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except football and wrestling, which compete in the Pioneer Football League and Southern Conference respectively.

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Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state)
US$69,315
Estimated total for international students
US$84,260
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International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates
1,867
International undergraduates
11%
Students per teacher
8 to 1

Admissions

Admission rate
13%
SAT
Reading and writing 695–750 · Maths 705–780
ACT
31–34

Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.

Outcomes

Graduation rate
90%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
US$89,297

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (33)

Bachelor's degrees33 subjects
AnthropologyArea StudiesBiology, GeneralBiomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyChemistryClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCommunication and Media StudiesComputer ScienceDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsEconomicsEducation, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFine and Studio ArtsGeneticsHistoryLiteratureMathematicsMiddle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSociology

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.