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Davidson College

Davidson, NC · Highest award: Bachelor's

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Net price (avg)
$17,379
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$64,410
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
91.1%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$81,400
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$79,475
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$64,410
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$64,410
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$17,100
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
Not reported
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$825
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,0009,497
$30,001–48,0005,354
$48,001–75,0006,759
$75,001–110,00018,616
$110,001+42,346

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
91.1%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
92.0%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
94.6%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$62,866
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$81,400
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$18,688
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$198.12
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
83.9%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $81,400 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
13.4%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,469
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
31–34
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
1,867
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
8:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
15.8%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
17.6%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
8.7%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$80,076
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White60%
Hispanic11%
Black7%
Asian5%
Two or more races4%
Nonresident / international11%

Other Four-year institutions in NC

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Appalachian State University$16,83674.5%$51,836
Barton CollegeNot reported45.9%$47,913
Belmont Abbey CollegeNot reported46.7%$47,937
Bennett CollegeNot reported25.0%$36,654
Brevard CollegeNot reported48.8%$43,545
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesNot reported71.4%$58,708
Campbell UniversityNot reported61.0%$54,886
Carolina Christian CollegeNot reported15.4%$40,672
Carolina College of Biblical StudiesNot reported0.0%$24,581
Carolina UniversityNot reported21.6%$32,864
Carolinas College of Health SciencesNot reported100.0%$64,624
Catawba CollegeNot reported47.3%$48,793

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Political Science and Government.$101,438$72,399$19,500
Economics.$101,310Not reported$22,625
Psychology, General.$64,714$45,285$18,500
Sociology.$60,959$50,205Not reported
English Language and Literature, General.$60,000$29,202Not reported
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.Not reported$57,315Not reported
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.Not reported$51,710Not reported
Communication and Media Studies.Not reported$43,761Not reported
Communication and Media Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer Science.Not reported$77,690Not reported
Computer Science.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Education, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$42,213Not reported
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$53,696Not reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$55,000Not reported
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10