An elite Southern liberal arts college near Charlotte, North Carolina, known for unwavering academic integrity, zero-loan financial aid packages, and spirited NCAA sports.
- Admit rate
- 16%
- Selective
- SAT middle 50%
- 1370–1490
- of admitted students
- Avg. net price
- $25,000
- per year, after grants
- Average GPA
- 3.90
- unweighted
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Half of admitted students scored between 1370 and 1490.
Popular majors
- Political ScienceSocial Sciences & LawWell regarded
- Biology & Pre-MedBiology, Health & Pre-Med
- EconomicsSocial Sciences & LawWell regarded
- English & Creative WritingHumanities & WritingWell regarded
- Computer ScienceComputer Science & AI
Highlights
- The Davidson Trust: first national liberal arts college to eliminate loans entirely from financial aid packages
- Strict student-administered Honor Code allowing self-scheduled unproctored exams
- Division 1 athletics tradition in the Atlantic 10 conference (Steph Curry alma mater)
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