Davidson College

Davidson, NC · Private nonprofit

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At a glance

13.4%

Acceptance rate

1,448

SAT Average

$18,127

Avg net price

1,901

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,448

SAT Reading/Writing695–750

SAT Math705–780

ACT Composite31–34

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 509	509
Bachelor’s 118	118
Bachelor’s 79	79
Bachelor’s 69	69
Bachelor’s 35	35
Bachelor’s 28	28
Bachelor’s 27	27
Bachelor’s 21	21
Bachelor’s 20	20
Bachelor’s 18	18
Bachelor’s 17	17
Bachelor’s 17	17
Bachelor’s 16	16
Bachelor’s 13	13
Bachelor’s 12	12
Bachelor’s 11	11
Bachelor’s 8	8

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Atlantic 10 Conference

Projected sponsored sports21

BaseballField HockeyFootball — Championship SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's SoccerMen's Swimming & Diving

Athletic participation

490 unique student-athletes · 17 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Decision I

Davidson is your first choice college; You are not applying Early Decision to another college or university; If accepted to Davidson, you agree to enroll

Binding · Decision released by Dec 12 · CSS Profile due Nov 15

Nov 15, 2026

Early Decision II

Davidson is your first choice college; You are not applying Early Decision to another college or university; If accepted to Davidson, you agree to enroll

Binding · Decision released by Jan 30 · FAFSA due Jan 4

Jan 4, 2027

Regular Decision

Decision released by Apr 1 · FAFSA due Jan 11

Jan 11, 2027

· Apply with Common App, Coalition, or QuestBridge

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $63,580
Required fees: $830
Food and housing: $17,100
Books and supplies: $825
Other expenses: $1,925
Total: $84,260

Total by year

$70,7442019–2019–20
$73,1752020–2120–21
$73,2002021–2221–22
$75,8652022–2322–23
$79,4752023–2423–24
$84,2602024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $18,127 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 57%
Average share of need met: 100%
Average need-based grant: $65,233
Required forms: FAFSA, CSS Profile, and CSS Noncustodial Profile

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation89%

6-year graduation92%

Retention rate95%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$81,400

Median debt$18,688

Campus

Enrollment1,901

Student-faculty ratio9:1

SettingSuburb

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Davidson College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Davidson College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Davidson College runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.

Early Decision I bindingApply by Nov 15 · decision Dec 15

Early Decision II bindingApply by Jan 5 · decision Jan 7

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jan 10

Early DecisionRegular Decision

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Davidson College admits in-state applicants at 16.7%, out-of-state applicants at 20.4%, and international applicants at 2.4%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

531 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈386In-state (domestic)≈93International≈52

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 10. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 39% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 39%.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

25.4% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

24.3% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

Davidson College’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.8% who submitted one.

High-school GPA

among first-years who submitted test scores

Average 3.85

Davidson College rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Recommendation(s): Very important
Application essay: Important
Class rank: Considered
Academic GPA: Considered
Standardized test scores: Considered

Nonacademic

Character / personal qualities: Very important
Extracurricular activities: Considered
Talent / ability: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
Level of applicant's interest: Considered
Interview: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Geographical residence: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered

Davidson College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $93,595 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $18,127 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 301 of 531 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSACSS ProfileCSS Noncustodial Profile

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $93,595

Average aid package, 80% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 20% of sticker

Averages among the 301 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Davidson College offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Davidson College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

95.4% of Davidson College’s first-years return for a second year and 91.9% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03