Top 2018 Rankings For Davidson College
A more complete picture of where Davidson College is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2018 Badges Awarded page.
All 2018 Rankings For Davidson College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 58 of 1384 |
| Southeast | 8 of 352 |
| North Carolina | 3 of 49 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 395 of 1325 |
| Southeast | 93 of 343 |
| North Carolina | 17 of 47 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 92 of 1326 |
| Southeast | 20 of 343 |
| North Carolina | 11 of 47 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 487 of 1325 |
| Southeast | 119 of 343 |
| North Carolina | 18 of 47 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 64 of 2353 |
| Ethnic | 1146 of 2594 |
| Male / Female | 73 of 2598 |
| Location | 88 of 2359 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Presbyterian Church (USA) | 2 of 45 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | 161 of 527 |
| Most Focused | 47 of 527 |
Area Studies
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| Most Popular | 134 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 46 of 370 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 186 of 391 |
| Most Focused | 66 of 391 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 158 of 823 |
| Best Value | 386 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 466 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | 143 of 1413 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 286 of 892 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 70 of 818 |
| Best Value | 244 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 337 of 1372 |
| Most Focused | 61 of 1371 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 243 of 850 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 68 of 612 |
| Best Value | 168 of 596 |
| Most Popular | 285 of 1360 |
| Most Focused | 38 of 1362 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 219 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 66 of 625 |
| Best Value | 166 of 609 |
| Most Popular | 234 of 1281 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 1284 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 211 of 805 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 358 |
| Best Value | 112 of 352 |
| Most Popular | 202 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 938 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 180 of 656 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 50 of 225 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 225 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
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Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 130 of 291 |
| Most Focused | 36 of 291 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 209 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 373 |
| Best Value | 76 of 366 |
| Most Popular | 171 of 817 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 816 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 192 of 581 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 36 of 570 |
| Best Value | 112 of 553 |
| Most Popular | 271 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 1262 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 44 of 594 |
| Best Value | 124 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 271 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 1262 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 263 of 831 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 119 of 468 |
| Best Value | 196 of 456 |
| Most Popular | 292 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | 59 of 1232 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 265 of 810 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 97 of 471 |
| Best Value | 157 of 459 |
| Most Popular | 239 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 1178 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 236 of 772 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 506 of 1017 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 160 of 394 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 223 of 529 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 272 of 745 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 221 of 689 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 63 of 246 |
| Best Value | 77 of 241 |
| Most Popular | 137 of 956 |
| Most Focused | 57 of 956 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 219 of 616 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | 355 of 756 |
| Most Focused | 102 of 756 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 202 of 544 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 85 |
| Best Value | 15 of 85 |
| Most Popular | 55 of 550 |
| Most Focused | 48 of 550 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 336 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 111 of 473 |
| Best Value | 215 of 463 |
| Most Popular | 383 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 99 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 213 of 787 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 98 of 411 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 384 of 1087 |
| Most Focused | 141 of 1087 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 250 of 753 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 253 |
| Best Value | 121 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 142 of 705 |
| Most Focused | 25 of 704 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 207 of 534 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 65 of 826 |
| Best Value | 244 of 807 |
| Most Popular | 619 of 1492 |
| Most Focused | 325 of 1492 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 251 of 899 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 64 of 832 |
| Best Value | 248 of 813 |
| Most Popular | 580 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | 270 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 237 of 842 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 52 of 676 |
| Best Value | 160 of 661 |
| Most Popular | 275 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 1319 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 158 of 877 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 39 of 272 |
| Best Value | 66 of 268 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 36 of 422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 145 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 68 of 442 |
| Best Value | 100 of 433 |
| Most Popular | 164 of 729 |
| Most Focused | 36 of 729 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 157 of 542 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 597 |
| Best Value | 101 of 582 |
| Most Popular | 171 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 5 of 1087 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 222 of 763 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 71 of 524 |
| Best Value | 173 of 517 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 263 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 211 of 695 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 173 of 628 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 199 of 852 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 169 of 544 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 34 of 507 |
| Best Value | 93 of 498 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 349 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 97 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 190 of 657 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 53 of 270 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 92 of 323 |
| Men's Football (FCS) | 48 of 117 |
| Men's Soccer (D1) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | |
| Women's Field Hockey (D1) | |
| Women's Lacrosse (D1) | 50 of 100 |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 139 of 306 |
Veterans
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
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History
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 234 of 681 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 263 of 601 |
Sociology
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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Davidson College has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 146 of 1174 |
| China | 204 of 798 |
| Germany | 109 of 324 |
| Ghana | 60 of 194 |
| Greece | 37 of 101 |
| India | 254 of 618 |
| South Korea | 192 of 567 |
| Turkey | 119 of 264 |
International Value
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