Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Location Davidson, NC
Population 1,700,000
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (70%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,071
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 20%
From Region 17%
Athletes 32.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Hispanic 11%
International 11%
Black 7%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Davidson College 509 44% / 56% 8% $78,801 71
Computer Science 35 +3 69% / 31% 29% $128,069 99
Chemistry 13 +1 46% / 54% 0% $66,804 43
Mathematics 18 +5 56% / 44% 11% $105,799 94
Physics 15 80% / 20% 7% $85,159 80
Bioinformatics $68,999 49
Biology 77 +2 29% / 71% 4% $70,811 54
Genome Sciences/Genomics 2 100% / 0% 0% $69,265 50
Neuroscience $66,984 44
Environmental Studies 21 +3 57% / 43% 5% $60,244 24
Economics 51 +9 75% / 25% 22% $127,688 99
African Studies 4 +4 0% / 100% 0% $61,732 28
Anthropology 8 +1 0% / 100% 0% $70,560 53
Arabic +3 $61,467 27
Chinese $61,523 27
Classics 4 +2 0% / 100% 0% $60,982 26
Communication 17 +7 47% / 53% 0% $69,664 51
East Asian Studies 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $61,785 28
English 26 +6 27% / 73% 0% $59,650 22
Ethnic Studies 4 +3 0% / 100% 25% $61,481 27
French 1 +7 0% / 100% 0% $61,272 26
German Studies 1 +2 100% / 0% 0%
History 13 +6 62% / 38% 8% $62,275 29
Interdisciplinary Studies 15 +3 47% / 53% 7% $67,442 45
Latin American Studies $61,798 28
Literature 1 0% / 100% 0% $60,373 24
Philosophy 6 +2 100% / 0% 0% $65,939 40
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 2 50% / 50% 0%
Political Science 53 +13 57% / 43% 4% $80,524 74
Psychology 69 +1 20% / 80% 10% $62,630 30
Religious Studies 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $61,712 28
Sociology 6 +2 0% / 100% 0% $70,443 53
Spanish 7 +8 29% / 71% 0% $61,519 27
Education 16 +9 25% / 75% 0% $58,224 18
Art 10 +3 20% / 80% 0% $50,317 7
Digital Studies 3 +1 67% / 33% 33% $60,231 24
Music 4 +5 75% / 25% 0% $42,591 3
Theater 3 +3 67% / 33% 0% $40,874 2

Financial

Tuition & Fees $75,342
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 95%
4-Year Graduation Rate 86%
6-Year Graduation Rate 91%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 47.3% 241 36% / 64% 5% $67,498 45
Life & Natural Sciences 15.5% 79 30% / 70% 4% $70,772 54
Business & Economics 10.0% 51 75% / 25% 22% $127,688 99
Physical Sciences & Math 9.0% 46 61% / 39% 7% $88,048 83
Computer Science 6.9% 35 69% / 31% 29% $128,069 99
Agriculture & Food Science 4.1% 21 57% / 43% 5% $60,244 24
Arts 3.9% 20 45% / 55% 5% $48,842 5
Education 3.1% 16 25% / 75% 0% $58,224 18

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.8M #263 10% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $1.5M #280 61% $0
Physical Sciences & Math $1.1M #347 55% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #386 0% $0
Health Sciences $0.0M #391 74% $0
Computer Science $0.0M #468 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Total $4.5M #397 38% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 13%
Yield (Unbound) 22%
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Early Decision 2 Jan 5
Regular Decision Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 13% 16% 2%
Early Decision 38% 47% 6%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 50%
SAT Range 1410 – 1500
SAT Math Range 690 – 760
SAT RW Range 710 – 750