Davidson College Profile - SAT Scores, Costs and Admissions Data

• Percent of Applicants Admitted: 26%
• Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
  • SAT Critical Reading: 630 / 730
  • SAT Math: 640 / 730
  • SAT Writing: 630 / 730
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  • ACT Composite: 28 / 32
  • ACT English: - / -
  • ACT Math: - / -
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• Total Enrollment: 1,674 (all undergraduate)
• Gender Breakdown: 49% Male / 51% Female
• 100% Full-time

• Tuition and Fees: $33,479
• Books: $1,000
• Room and Board: $9,471
• Other Expenses: $1,775
• Total Cost: $45,725

• Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 61%
• Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
  • Federal Grants: 18%
  • State / Local Grants: 20%
  • Institutional Grants: 48%
  • Loans: 23%
• Average Amount of Aid
  • Federal Grants: $3,108
  • State / Local Grants: $2,203
  • Institutional Grants: $14,145
  • Loans: $6,478

"Davidson College is an institution of higher learning established in 1837 by Presbyterians of North Carolina. Since its founding, the ties that bind the college to its Presbyterian heritage, including the historic understanding of Christian faith called The Reformed Tradition, have remained close and strong. The college is committed to continuing this vital relationship.

The primary purpose of Davidson College is to assist students in developing humane instincts and disciplined and creative minds for lives of leadership and service. In fulfilling its purpose, Davidson has chosen to be a liberal arts college, to maintain itself as a residential community of scholars, to emphasize the teaching responsibility of all professors, and to ensure the opportunity for personal relationships between students and teachers. Further, Davidson believes it is vital that all students in every class know and study under mature and scholarly teachers who are able and eager to provide for each of them stimulation, instruction, and guidance.

The Christian tradition to which Davidson remains committed recognizes God as the source of all truth, and believes that Jesus Christ is the revelation of that God, a God bound by no church or creed. The loyalty of the college thus extends beyond the Christian community to the whole of humanity and necessarily includes openness to and respect for the world’s various religious traditions. Davidson dedicates itself to the quest for truth and encourages teachers and students to explore the whole of reality, whether physical or spiritual, with unlimited employment of their intellectual powers. At Davidson, faith and reason work together in mutual respect and benefit toward growth in learning, understanding, and wisdom."