Davidson College
Davidson, North Carolina
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 1,867 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 13%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $15,060per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 91%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $89,29710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Davidson admits students regardless of their family's ability to pay and meets 100% of calculated need without loans.
Source: Financial Aid Policies & Resources - Davidson College
Davidson requires all students to live on campus for all four years.
Source: Campus Life - Davidson College
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 13%About 1 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1400–1530Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 31–34Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Davidson College's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
67% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.85. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 13%1,127 admitted of 8,933 first-year applicants
- Early decision admit rate
- 29%358 admitted of 1,232. Early decision is binding: you commit to attend if admitted.
Early applicants often include recruited athletes and students who knew this was their first choice, so a higher early rate doesn't mean applying early raises any one student's odds by that much.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- Recommendations
- Character and personal qualities
Important
- Essay
Considered
- GPA
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Davidson College Common Data Set; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $15,060full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $84,260sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $69,315Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 91%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 95%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $89,29710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,867Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 20%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 16%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Macalester College Saint Paul, MN — admits 29%
- Meredith College Raleigh, NC — admits 74%
- Rhodes College Memphis, TN — admits 50%
- Kenyon College Gambier, OH — admits 31%
Also worth a look
- Grinnell College Grinnell, IA — admits 15%
- Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME — admits 7%
- Williams College Williamstown, MA — admits 8%
- College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO — admits 12%
- Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA — admits 7%
- Amherst College Amherst, MA — admits 9%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Davidson College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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