Davidson College
Davidson, North Carolina

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