Davidson College

Davidson, NC

According to its mission statement, "assist[s] 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." [Source]

Website: http://www.davidson.edu/

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1,973
Undergraduate
Enrollment

86%
4-Year
Graduation Rate

$55,200
Tuition & Fees
(annually)

10:1
Student to Faculty Ratio

0.7%
Student Loan Default Rate

General Education Requirements

Composition

YES

Literature

Foreign Language

YES

U.S. Government/History

Economics

Mathematics

YES

Science

YES

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Curriculum last evaluated: 9/1/2022

2021-22 enrollment and tuition data, and four-year graduation rates for first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled in Fall 2012, are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.