Davidson College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Davidson College was founded by Presbyterians in 1837 and still maintains an affiliation with them. It was named after Brigadier General William Lee Davidson who served as a commander in the Revolutionary War. The land on which the college was established came from the General’s estate. Davidson College offers majors in more than twenty fields, as well as many minors and self-designed inter-disciplinary options. Apart from the one major which is required for graduation, students of Davidson College have the option to pursue a second major, a minor, or even a concentration.

Davidson College has been regularly ranked among the top ten liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report magazine and has graduated more than 20 Rhodes Scholars. Over 150 student organizations are present on campus and they include arts & culture organizations, sports groups, performance groups, health & sexuality groups, political organizations, social action groups, and religious organizations. Greek organizations include Sigma Phi Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha Order, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Theta, Kappa Sigma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alp, and Kappa Alpha Psi. The College’s sports teams are called the Wildcats.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, mathematics, science, art studies, and drama and performing arts.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of students.
• Selective admissions.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,668 in 2009-2010 (1,826 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 100% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Davidson College provides on-campus housing for 1,560 of its 1,826 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football (Pioneer Football League), basketball (Southern Conference), baseball (Southern Conference), and track (Southern Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 16 male students received the aid (men were 37% of those receiving aid) and 27 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 63% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (12 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (279 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (15 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (7 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (18 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (47 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (43 awarded)

• Psychology