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Davis & Elkins College Data & Information Overview

75% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Davis & Elkins College Ranked?

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

D&E was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into D&E?

75% Acceptance Rate
71% Of Accepted Are Women
36% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

When it comes to admittance, Davis & Elkins College is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 75%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.

Average Test Scores

About 36% of students accepted to D&E submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 575. Math scores were between 430 and 550.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Davis & Elkins College  ( 450 to 575 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Davis & Elkins College  ( 430 to 550 )
200
800
D&E received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 1 and 14.

ACT Composite Scores for Davis & Elkins College  ( 1 to 14 )
1
36

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Davis & Elkins College Faculty

10 to 1 Student to Faculty
49% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at D&E it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Davis & Elkins College is 49%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  49 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Davis & Elkins College

71% Freshmen Retention
43% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Davis & Elkins College is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  71 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At D&E the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 43%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  43 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Davis & Elkins College.

Davis & Elkins College Undergraduate Student Diversity

691 Full-Time Undergraduates
6.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
59.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 738 undergraduates at D&E with 691 being full-time and 47 being part-time.

How Much Does Davis & Elkins College Cost?

$20,031 Net Price
66% Take Out Loans
$26,244 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of D&E is $20,031. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for D&E

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$18,848$14,522$19,263$20,431$23,153

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of D&E, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At D&E, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $6,561 a year. That adds up to $26,244 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do D&E Graduates Make?

$43,411 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from D&E make about $43,411 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Davis & Elkins College

West Virginia State
691 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Elkins, West Virginia, Davis & Elkins College is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of D&E is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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Contact details for D&E are given below.

Contact Details
Address:100 Campus Dr, Elkins, WV 26241-3996
Phone:304-637-1900
Website:www.dewv.edu/

Davis & Elkins College Majors

35 Majors With Completions
302 Undergraduate Degrees
302 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 35 majors graduated from Davis & Elkins College. Of these students, 302 received undergraduate degrees and 302 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Nursing33NA
Health & Physical Education17NA
Business Administration & Management16NA
General Psychology13NA
Criminology12NA
Accounting7NA
General Biology6NA
History6NA
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing5NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific5NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Davis & Elkins College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at D&E

2% Take At Least One Class Online
2% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2022-2023, 13 students took at least one online class at Davis & Elkins College. This is a decrease from the 21 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-20231313
2021-20222121
2020-202142044
2018-20191919

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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