Top 2020 Rankings For Davidson College
A more complete picture of where Davidson College is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2020 Badges Awarded page.
All 2020 Rankings For Davidson College
Learn more about our methodologies that drive these rankings.
Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 39 of 1726 |
| Southeast | 7 of 435 |
| North Carolina | 3 of 55 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 381 of 1483 |
| Southeast | 92 of 374 |
| North Carolina | 19 of 51 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 105 of 1483 |
| Southeast | 19 of 374 |
| North Carolina | 12 of 51 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 564 of 1483 |
| Southeast | 138 of 374 |
| North Carolina | 18 of 51 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 63 of 2180 |
| Ethnic | 1099 of 2417 |
| Male / Female | 77 of 2414 |
| Location | 97 of 2185 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Presbyterian Church (USA) | 1 of 46 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 143 of 508 |
Area Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 161 of 359 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 109 of 384 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 135 of 824 |
| Best Value | 319 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 454 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | 123 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 286 of 890 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 819 |
| Best Value | 196 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 336 of 1379 |
| Most Focused | 53 of 1380 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 241 of 846 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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Computer Information Systems
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| Most Popular | |
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English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 90 of 601 |
| Best Value | 175 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 293 of 1351 |
| Most Focused | 35 of 1351 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 220 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 82 of 621 |
| Best Value | 162 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 232 of 1267 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 1271 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 213 of 799 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 51 of 341 |
| Best Value | 73 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 196 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 22 of 940 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 179 of 653 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 37 of 231 |
| Most Focused | 9 of 231 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
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Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 90 of 272 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 272 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 85 of 196 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 352 |
| Best Value | 50 of 345 |
| Most Popular | 194 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 808 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 191 of 571 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 42 of 547 |
| Best Value | 88 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 348 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 66 of 1248 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 579 |
| Best Value | 108 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 348 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 66 of 1248 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 262 of 822 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 98 of 471 |
| Best Value | 131 of 460 |
| Most Popular | 256 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 46 of 1223 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 263 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 68 of 475 |
| Best Value | 96 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 216 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 1172 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 235 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 367 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | 250 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 161 of 397 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 163 of 528 |
| Most Focused | 108 of 528 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 203 of 750 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 328 of 695 |
| Most Focused | 167 of 695 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 297 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 152 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 217 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 166 of 731 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 200 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 168 of 540 |
| Most Focused | 122 of 540 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 146 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 75 of 479 |
| Best Value | 130 of 470 |
| Most Popular | 318 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | 54 of 1156 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 214 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 65 of 435 |
| Best Value | 100 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 253 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | 43 of 1100 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 249 of 753 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 65 of 263 |
| Best Value | 69 of 261 |
| Most Popular | 170 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 26 of 716 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 205 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 64 of 836 |
| Best Value | 229 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 611 of 1476 |
| Most Focused | 290 of 1476 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 251 of 897 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 73 of 840 |
| Best Value | 236 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 557 of 1381 |
| Most Focused | 241 of 1381 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 234 of 833 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 106 of 670 |
| Best Value | 214 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 286 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 1316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 157 of 873 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 108 of 427 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 146 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 72 of 418 |
| Best Value | 81 of 410 |
| Most Popular | 176 of 715 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 157 of 536 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 590 |
| Best Value | 73 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 155 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 1053 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 222 of 757 |
Sociology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 211 of 687 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 225 of 640 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 602 of 1482 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 199 of 848 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 299 of 808 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 168 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 512 |
| Best Value | 88 of 501 |
| Most Popular | 530 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 287 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 96 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 385 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 191 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 65 of 272 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 94 of 325 |
| Men's Football (FCS) | 50 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) | |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 153 of 308 |
Veterans
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| Overall |
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 |
Physical Sciences
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Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Sciences
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Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 192 of 589 |
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 | 154 of 1240 |
| Canada | 206 of 690 |
| China | 207 of 847 |
| France | 107 of 321 |
| Ghana | 76 of 230 |
| Greece | 51 of 128 |
| India | 273 of 664 |
| South Korea | 195 of 595 |
| Turkey | 115 of 281 |
| United Kingdom | 140 of 560 |
International Value
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