- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Davidson College
Davidson, NCSuburb: largeZIP 28035Founded 1837
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1837
- Motto
- Alenda Lux Ubi Orta Libertas
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- davidson.edu
North CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Davidson College
Davidson College is a private nonprofit college in Davidson, North Carolina, with 1,867 undergraduates. It admits 13% of applicants, graduates 90% within six years and costs $15,060 a year after aid.
90%graduate
Admission rate13%
Retention95%
4-year graduation86%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans10%
$15,060net price / year
13%admission rate
1469average SAT
90%graduate in 6 years
$89,297median earnings, 10 yrs
$15,000median debt
#117 of 1,704 for earnings#504 of 1,739 for lowest net price#63 of 1,738 for graduation rate#50 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $84,260tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $69,315
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $69,315
- Average net price
- $15,060national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$3,629
$30,001–48,000$684
$48,001–75,000$9,504
$75,001–110,000$14,107
$110,001+$40,868
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 13%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1469
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 695–750
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 705–780
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 31–34
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college13%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college95%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college90%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 90%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 86%
- First-year retention
- 95%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 92%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $65,724
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $89,297middle 50%: $60,788–$148,486
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$148,486
Median, Davidson College$89,297
Lower quarter$60,788
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,867
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 19.4
- First-generation students
- 16%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 96%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,033 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $22,692
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,374,503,853
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White60%
Hispanic11%
Black6.9%
Asian5.3%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident11%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.0%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences23%
Biological & biomedical sciences16%
Psychology14%
Computer & information sciences6.9%
Physical sciences5.5%
English language & literature5.3%
Natural resources & conservation4.1%
Communication & journalism3.9%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 198385. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2902978.