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Davidson College Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics

What Does the Admissions Department at Davidson College Look For?

Use the admissions stats from the recent freshman class to see how you compare at Davidson College, located in Davidson, NC.

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Understanding Admissions Statistics

These admission statistics can help you understand the likelihood of being accepted. Compare your SAT and ACT scores to previously accepted students. If your scores are lower than average, you might consider retaking the exam or looking at schools that better fit your scores.

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Selectivity: Are You the Right Type of Student For This College?

Selectivity measures how competitive it is to gain admission to a school.

Open AdmissionsNo
Selectivity of CollegeHighly Selective (10-20%)
Acceptance Rate13%
Application Fee$50 (fee waiver available)

Admissions Numbers

Davidson College received 8,114 total applications. From this pool, 1,085 gained acceptance, and 520 chose to enroll.

Applicant Total8,114
Accepted1,085
Enrolled520
Enrolled Full-Time520

Admission to Davidson College is 13.4%. This level of selectivity means the school is very selective and competitive. Acceptance rates vary by gender at Davidson College: women are accepted at a rate of 14% compared to 13% for men.

The yield rate at Davidson College is 48%. This shows that 48% of students who were accepted decided to enroll. Broken down by gender, the female yield rate is 47% compared to 49% for male admits.

Boys vs. Girls: Who’s Applying More?

Gender data for applicants and admitted students at Davidson College.

Applicants: Men - Women  49 to 51
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Accepted: Men - Women  48 to 52
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Enrolled: Men - Women  48 to 52
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100%

MenWomen
Applicants3,9564,156
Admitted519565
Enrolled252268

Standardized Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to Davidson provided SAT results (147 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students scored SAT Reading and Writing scores between 695 and 750. The middle 50% of Math scores landed between 705 and 780.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Davidson College  ( 695 to 750 )
200
800
SAT Math Scores for Davidson College  ( 705 to 780 )
200
800

SAT Section25th Percentile75th Percentile
Evidence-Based Reading & Writing695750
Mathematics705780
Combined Total14001530

Davidson got ACT scores from 23% of accepted students (121 students).

When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 31 and 34.

ACT Composite Scores for Davidson College  ( 31 to 34 )
1
36
ACT Section25th Percentile75th Percentile
Composite3134

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