Davidson College

Davidson College incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA

3.852025-26 · CollegeData source

SAT composite middle score

1,4602025-26 CDS · Source

ACT composite middle score

332025-26 CDS · Source

Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.

Freshman financial need & merit gifts

2025-26 financial-aid profile · CollegeData source

Average freshman need met

100%

Average undergraduate need met

100%

These groups use different denominators and should not be added together. Need met is an average share of assessed financial need—not a share of tuition or an aid guarantee.

Davidson College net price by family income

Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.

Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.

At what family income does financial aid stop at Davidson College?

There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use Davidson College's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation

90.1%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort

First-year retention

94.6%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$89,2972011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars

Median federal debt

$15,000Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 198385).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to Davidson College

Davidson College accepts about 13% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

• United States Military Academy · West Point, NY12% acceptance
• Boston University · Boston, MA13% acceptance
• Harvey Mudd College · Claremont, CA12% acceptance
• Emory University-Oxford College · Oxford, GA13% acceptance
• Riverside College of Health Careers · Newport News, VA13% acceptance
• Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA12% acceptance
• College of the Ozarks · Point Lookout, MO12% acceptance
• Haverford College · Haverford, PA13% acceptance
• Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Atlanta, GA13% acceptance
• Georgetown University · Washington, DC13% acceptance

Colleges with merit aid similar to Davidson College

Davidson College reports average merit aid of $35,495 per year. These colleges report the closest average non-need-based awards.

• Earlham College · Richmond, IN$35,537 avg merit aid / yr
• Westminster University · Salt Lake City, UT$36,033 avg merit aid / yr
• Albertus Magnus College · New Haven, CT$34,953 avg merit aid / yr
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY$36,111 avg merit aid / yr
• Washington University in St Louis · St. Louis, MO$36,250 avg merit aid / yr
• Allegheny College · Meadville, PA$36,327.6 avg merit aid / yr
• Rice University · Houston, TX$34,586 avg merit aid / yr
• Lycoming College · Williamsport, PA$36,574 avg merit aid / yr
• Connecticut College · New London, CT$36,673 avg merit aid / yr
• Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL$33,950 avg merit aid / yr