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Davidson was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
With an acceptance rate of 18%, Davidson is one of the most selective schools in the country. Good grades and high test scores alone may not be enough to get you into the school, so do your best to submit a stellar application.
At Davidson, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Davidson College is 93%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Davidson College has a freshmen retention rate of 95%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Davidson for first-time, full-time students is 87%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Davidson College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,983 full-time undergraduates at Davidson.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,872 | $3,004 | $9,835 | $18,982 | $40,636 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Davidson, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Davidson, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $10,684 a year. That adds up to $42,736 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Davidson is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of Davidson College.
Contact details for Davidson are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 405 N. Main Street, Davidson, NC 28035 |
| Phone: | 704-894-2000 |
| Website: | https://davidson.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://facebook.com/davidsoncollege.nc |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/DavidsonCollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Economics | 84 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 79 | NA |
| General Biology | 62 | NA |
| General Psychology | 44 | NA |
| History | 33 | NA |
| General English Literature | 29 | NA |
| Romance Languages | 28 | NA |
| Sociology | 21 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 21 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 20 | NA |
This is a decrease from the 1,888 students who took online classes the previous year.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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