Davidson College

Davidson College is a private nonprofit college in Davidson, NC. Its average net price is $15,060 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$3,629
$30,001 to $48,000$684
$48,001 to $75,000$9,504
$75,001 to $110,000$14,107
$110,001 and up$40,868
$69,315Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$69,315Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$15,060Average Net Price
$18,384Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$825Books and Supplies
$2,000Other Expenses
20.3%Students on Pell Grants
10.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

13.4%Acceptance Rate
695 to 750SAT Reading, Middle Half
705 to 780SAT Math, Middle Half
31 to 34ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$65,724
8 years after entry$87,761
10 years after entry$89,297
90.1%Graduation Rate
94.6%Retention Rate
$15,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Davidson, NCLocation
Large suburbSetting
1,867Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$11,250 Small program - rough guide n=33
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$62,548 National median for this major n=381Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$71,295 Small program - rough guide n=42Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Genetics$41,098 National median for this major n=526Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Literature$35,235 National median for this major n=380Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,178 National median for this major n=246Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$55,748 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Psychology$39,750 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published

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