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Davidson College

Work 209 Ridge Road Davidson, NC 28035
Work(800) 768-0380
Web site: http://www.davidson.edu
  • 9Rank
  • 89Score
Tier 1
College Category:
Liberal Arts Colleges

Overview : Davidson College

General Information  
Institutional Control: Private
Year founded: 1837
Religious affiliation: Presbyterian Church (USA)
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 1,674
Setting suburban
Endowment: $503,344,045
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 1/2
Application fee: $50
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 28.2 %
Selectivity: most selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $33,479
Mission  
School mission An award-winning faculty, exceptional student profile, competitive Division I athletics, top national academic rankings, vital honor code, and nationally-recognized alumni network (60 percent annual fund participation) place Davidson among the nation's leading liberal arts colleges. Close contact with professors brings an unusually high number of students into graduate-level research and publishing. Nearly 75 percent of students study abroad for credit. Need-blind admissions attract a diversity of more than 1,600 students from 49 states and Washington, D.C., and 36 countries. Located in a picturesque college town in the temperate piedmont region near metropolitan Charlotte, N.C. Visit www.davidson.edu.

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