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Davidson College

Davidson College is a private campus in suburban Davidson, NC. The school reports a Presbyterian Church (USA) affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$6,613

family income
under $30k

$3,339

$30–48k

$7,610

$48–75k

$25,077

$75–110k

$40,503

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$17,3792023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Davidson College has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $23,926 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $17,379.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$18,551
2009	$19,338
2010	$18,888
2011	$21,308
2012	$19,143
2013	$15,757
2014	$19,981
2015	$23,926
2016	$21,206
2017	$22,109
2018	$19,115
2019	$21,042
2020	$17,057
2021	$20,035
2022	$18,127
2023	$17,379

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$79,4752024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Davidson College rose from $45,725 (2009) to $79,475 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$45,725
2010	$47,805
2011	$49,804
2012	$52,498
2013	$54,930
2014	$57,458
2015	$60,921
2016	$62,894
2017	$64,698
2018	$66,678
2019	$68,594
2020	$70,744
2021	$73,175
2022	$73,200
2023	$75,865
2024	$79,475

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$23,094
2001	$23,995
2002	$25,811
2003	$25,903
2004	$27,171
2005	$28,667
2006	$30,194
2007	$31,794
2008	$33,479
2013	$42,849
2014	$45,377
2015	$46,966
2016	$48,376
2017	$49,949
2018	$51,447
2019	$53,166
2020	$55,175
2021	$55,200
2022	$57,340
2023	$60,300

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $64,410 before grants and other attendance costs. At Davidson College, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,867 — Davidson College is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

91.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Davidson College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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91.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Davidson College has held near 91.1% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	89.2%
1992 cohort	92%
1993 cohort	88.5%
1994 cohort	90.9%
1995 cohort	90.7%
1996 cohort	90.4%
1997 cohort	89.8%
1998 cohort	91.3%
1999 cohort	86.6%
2000 cohort	91.2%
2001 cohort	92.7%
2002 cohort	94%
2003 cohort	90.8%
2004 cohort	91.1%
2005 cohort	91.5%
2006 cohort	92.4%
2007 cohort	92.5%
2008 cohort	92.7%
2009 cohort	93.4%
2010 cohort	94.8%
2011 cohort	90.8%
2012 cohort	89.6%
2013 cohort	91.3%
2014 cohort	93%
2015 cohort	89.6%
2016 cohort	91.6%
2017 cohort	91.9%
2018 cohort	91.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$11,525	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$11,250	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$11,625	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$10,625	$5,920
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,000	$5,710
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$12,000	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,825	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$12,000	$4,710
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$12,718	$2,813
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$12,750	$3,860
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$12,500	$4,118
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$12,203	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$12,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$14,851	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$17,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$17,750	$6,998
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$16,575	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$16,385	$8,476
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$17,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$18,218	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$18,519	$5,501
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,500	$7,875
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$18,688	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$62,866

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$71,470

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$81,400

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Davidson College admitted 1,085 of 8,114 applicants in Fall 2024. The 13.4% rate describes that application pool.

13.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $60,300 tuition · 2023–24 1,867 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1400–15301600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Davidson College received 8,114 applications and admitted 1,085 (13.4%), with 520 enrolling.

Davidson College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Davidson College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 695–750 and Math was 705–780 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1400–1530 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	695	720	750
SAT Math	705	740	780
ACT Composite	31	33	34

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

13.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Davidson College declined from 34.6% to 13.4%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	34.6%
Fall 2002	34.5%
Fall 2003	31.8%
Fall 2004	26.7%
Fall 2005	27.1%
Fall 2006	30.4%
Fall 2007	28.2%
Fall 2008	25.7%
Fall 2009	26.4%
Fall 2010	29.5%
Fall 2011	25.4%
Fall 2012	24.8%
Fall 2013	25.6%
Fall 2014	21.7%
Fall 2015	22.1%
Fall 2016	20.1%
Fall 2017	20.2%
Fall 2018	19.5%
Fall 2019	18.1%
Fall 2020	20%
Fall 2021	17.8%
Fall 2022	17%
Fall 2023	14.5%
Fall 2024	13.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1400–1530Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1235	1410
Fall 2002	1250	1430
Fall 2003	1270	1440
Fall 2004	1270	1440
Fall 2005	1280	1440
Fall 2006	1250	1440
Fall 2007	1270	1436
Fall 2008	1270	1458
Fall 2009	1260	1440
Fall 2010	1260	1430
Fall 2011	1270	1448
Fall 2012	1260	1440
Fall 2013	1230	1440
Fall 2014	1230	1440
Fall 2015	1260	1440
Fall 2016	1250	1440
Fall 2017	1310	1470
Fall 2018	1290	1450
Fall 2019	1310	1485
Fall 2020	1300	1460
Fall 2022	1350	1500
Fall 2023	1360	1510
Fall 2024	1400	1530

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

31–34Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	26	31
Fall 2003	27	31
Fall 2004	26	31
Fall 2005	28	31
Fall 2006	27	31
Fall 2007	28	32
Fall 2008	28	32
Fall 2009	28	32
Fall 2010	28	32
Fall 2011	29	33
Fall 2012	29	32
Fall 2013	29	33
Fall 2014	28	32
Fall 2015	29	32
Fall 2016	28	33
Fall 2017	30	33
Fall 2018	29	33
Fall 2019	30	33
Fall 2020	30	33
Fall 2022	31	33
Fall 2023	31	34
Fall 2024	31	34

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,867Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Davidson College rose from 1,634 (Fall 2002) to 1,867 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,634
Fall 2003	1,704
Fall 2004	1,702
Fall 2005	1,678
Fall 2006	1,660
Fall 2007	1,666
Fall 2008	1,661
Fall 2009	1,736
Fall 2010	1,738
Fall 2011	1,750
Fall 2012	1,785
Fall 2013	1,782
Fall 2014	1,765
Fall 2015	1,779
Fall 2016	1,791
Fall 2017	1,800
Fall 2018	1,839
Fall 2019	1,833
Fall 2020	1,979
Fall 2021	1,970
Fall 2022	1,922
Fall 2023	1,901
Fall 2024	1,867

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

95%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Davidson College has held near 95% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	96%
Fall 2003 cohort	95%
Fall 2004 cohort	95%
Fall 2005 cohort	95%
Fall 2006 cohort	96%
Fall 2007 cohort	96%
Fall 2008 cohort	97%
Fall 2009 cohort	96%
Fall 2010 cohort	96%
Fall 2011 cohort	97%
Fall 2012 cohort	96%
Fall 2013 cohort	95%
Fall 2014 cohort	96%
Fall 2015 cohort	94%
Fall 2016 cohort	95%
Fall 2017 cohort	95%
Fall 2018 cohort	95%
Fall 2019 cohort	93%
Fall 2020 cohort	95%
Fall 2021 cohort	94%
Fall 2022 cohort	95%
Fall 2023 cohort	95%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Davidson College

17.6% of Davidson College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Davidson College as a primarily residential campus of 1,867 undergraduates — and 94.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Davidson College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1400–1530 — their midpoint is above the NC four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Davidson College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Davidson College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Davidson College13.4%

North Carolina median74.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Davidson College$64,410

North Carolina median$19,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Davidson College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Davidson College$81,400

North Carolina median$45,873

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Davidson College, North Carolina and national reference values
Metric & basis	Davidson College	North Carolina median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	13.4%	74.9%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$64,410	$19,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$81,400	$45,873	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Davidson College report?

Davidson College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1400–1530 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Davidson College's acceptance rate?

13.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,085 admitted from 8,114 applicants.

How much does Davidson College cost?

At Davidson College, tuition is $64,410. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Davidson College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $81,400. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in North Carolina

Duke University — 5.7% admitted
East Carolina University — 89.2% admitted
Chowan University — 68.8% admitted
Elizabeth City State University — 64.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.