Davis & Elkins College

Davis and Elkins College was established in 1904 by Henry Gassaway Davis and Stephen Benton Elkins, after whom the college is named. The campus of the college is located in Elkins, West Virginia, on the Hallienhurst farm. Commonly abbreviated as D&E College, it has a campus area of 170 acres consisting of over 20 buildings. D&E College is a liberal arts college which offers the students with baccalaureate’s, associate’s and pre professional programs. The college has a number of departments including biology and environmental science, chemistry, fine and performing arts, mathematics, computer science and physics.

D&E College has an active Greek life made up of fraternities, sororities, and honor societies such as Chi Beta Phi, Phi Beta Lambda, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Alpha Phi Omega. The college also has various other clubs such as Biology Club, Spanish Club, Accounting Club, and Music Society.

Davis & Elkins College Highlights

Where Davis & Elkins College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, drama and performing arts, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Davis & Elkins Students

The student enrollment at Davis & Elkins was 640 in 2007 (596 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 7% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 93% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Davis & Elkins participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Davis & Elkins provides on-campus housing for 572 of its 596 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Davis & Elkins Athletics

Davis & Elkins is in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Davis & Elkins offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 69 male students received the aid (men were 57% of those receiving aid) and 53 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 43% of students receiving such aid) .

Davis & Elkins Admissions (2007)

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