Davidson College: Statistics

Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 1629 of 12,502	In the World
# 445 of 452	In North America
# 399 of 452	In the United States
# 13 of 1	In Davidson
# 539 of 12,502	For International Economics
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

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Quick Review

Acceptance rate

13%

Average SAT

1,465

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$27,720 /y

Aid receiving

70%

Undergraduates

1,869

Male:Female Ratio

46:54

Religion

Presbyterian Church (USA)

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Bachelor's degree

Website

davidson.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Davidson College has an acceptance rate of 13% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	13%	13%	13%
Applicants	8,114	3,956	4,156
Admissions	1,085	519	565
Freshmen enrolled full time	520	252	268

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Secondary school GPA	Considered but not required
Secondary school rank	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	60%
■ Nonresident Alien	11%
■ Asian	5%
■ Hispanic	11%
■ Black or African American	7%
■ Two or more races	4%
■ Unknown	1%

Davidson College majors

Davidson College has granted 504 bachelor's degrees across 35 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Davidson College.

Major	Bachelor
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	81
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	78
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other	49
Political Science and Government, General	44
Computer Science	32
Chemistry, General	24
Environmental Studies	23
Mathematics, General	23
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	18
English Language and Literature, General	15
Physics, General	15
Communication, General	14
Art & Art Studies, General	12
History, General	12
Philosophy	8
Sociology, General	8
Anthropology, General	6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	6
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia	5
Religion & Religious Studies	4
Spanish Language and Literature	4
Education, General	3
Neuroscience	3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other	2
French Language and Literature	2
Genome Sciences & Genomics	2
Literature, Other	2
Music, General	2
African Studies	1
Arabic Language and Literature	1
Bioinformatics	1
Chinese Language and Literature	1
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	1
East Asian Studies	1
Latin American Studies	1
Grand Total	504

Publications & Citations

Davidson College has published 4,461 scientific papers with 77,878 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Biology, Philosophy, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Sociology, Engineering, and Physics.

Publications

4,461

Citations

77,878

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	3,022 / 52,398
Political Science	1,863 / 34,913
Law	1,696 / 32,952
Biology	1,635 / 35,795
Philosophy	1,620 / 27,387
Environmental Science	1,597 / 28,624
Computer Science	1,419 / 27,283
Sociology	1,419 / 26,087
Engineering	1,389 / 24,831
Physics	1,320 / 24,951
History	1,220 / 16,589
Medicine	1,215 / 28,326
Chemistry	1,088 / 23,277
Economics	1,075 / 24,974
Geography and Cartography	1,052 / 19,597
Psychology	1,006 / 25,132
Business	945 / 22,441
Mathematics	855 / 17,744
Archaeology	784 / 14,009
Quantum and Particle physics	757 / 15,295
Art & Design	719 / 8,266
Geology	709 / 13,904
Linguistics	674 / 14,028
Genetics	614 / 14,617
Biochemistry	606 / 14,069
Ecology	563 / 14,514
Paleontology	543 / 11,960
Statistics	526 / 13,796
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies	525 / 7,941
Development Studies	485 / 11,602
Finance	448 / 12,098
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	440 / 7,540
Materials Science	437 / 8,343
Social Psychology	402 / 12,268
Organic chemistry	402 / 7,647
Demography	386 / 11,950
Psychiatry	364 / 10,849
Pathology	361 / 8,568
Public Health	308 / 8,857
Classics and Ancient History	301 / 2,690

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