Colleges / Davidson College
College · Private nonprofit · Davidson, NC · Suburb
DC

Davidson College

Davidson, NC

Religious affiliation
Address405 N. Main Street, Davidson, NC 28035
Websitedavidson.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate13%
6-yr median pay$63k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size1,867
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $63k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 13% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1469.

If you get in

1,867 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $79k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$318k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$70k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$248k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$64.4k
Room & board
$17.1k
Books & supplies
$825

How students pay for it.

Pell grants18%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans9%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$19k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention95%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr91%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$63k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$81k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,867
Location
Davidson, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White60%
  • Hispanic11%
  • International11%
  • Black7%
  • Asian5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students16%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$80k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 33

What you can study.

Colleges / Davidson College
College · Private nonprofit · Davidson, NC · Suburb
DC

Davidson College

Davidson, NC

Religious affiliation
Address405 N. Main Street, Davidson, NC 28035
Websitedavidson.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate13%
6-yr median pay$63k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size1,867
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $63k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 13% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1469.

If you get in

1,867 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $79k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$318k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$70k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$248k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$64.4k
Room & board
$17.1k
Books & supplies
$825

How students pay for it.

Pell grants18%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans9%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$19k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention95%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr91%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$63k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$81k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,867
Location
Davidson, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White60%
  • Hispanic11%
  • International11%
  • Black7%
  • Asian5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students16%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$80k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 33

What you can study.