Davidson College
Davidson, North Carolina · Website
$81,400
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$81,400
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Davidson College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Davidson, North Carolina with 1,867 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $17,379 a year (tuition and fees $64,410). It admits 13% of applicants and 91% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $81,400 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,688 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,379
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$64,410
US median $11,837
Admission rate
13%
US median 78%
Completion rate
91%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,688
About $198 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$81,400
Rank 174 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $17,379
- Tuition and fees
- $64,410
- Cost of attendance
- $79,475
- Students with a need-based grant
- 18%
- Students with federal loans
- 8.7%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,497
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,354
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,759
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,616
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $42,346
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $46,966 in 2015-16 to $64,410 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1,469
- Undergraduates
- 1,867
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 91%
- Retention rate
- 95%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 61
- Endowment
- $1.4B
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 174 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,379 | $14,086 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $64,410 | $6,906 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 13% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 91% | 48% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 95% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,688 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $62,866 | $31,569 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $81,400 | $36,048 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 84% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 83% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
61 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,625 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: North Carolina on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in North Carolina
- Homes: Homes for sale in North Carolina
Questions and answers
How much does Davidson College cost?
$17,379 a year is the average net price at Davidson College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $64,410, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $79,475. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,497 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Davidson College?
13% of applicants are admitted to Davidson College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,469. The median admission rate of colleges in North Carolina is 75%.
How much do Davidson College graduates earn?
$81,400 a year is the median pay of former Davidson College students who work, 10 years after they started ($62,866 after 6 years). That ranks 174 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 147 in North Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Economics (Certificate) at $70,785.
How much student debt do Davidson College graduates have?
$18,688 is the median federal student loan debt of Davidson College graduates, about $198 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 8.7% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Davidson College?
91% of first-time, full-time students at Davidson College finish within 6 years. 95% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Davidson College?
Biology, General (78 bachelor's graduates), Economics (69 bachelor's graduates), Political Science and Government (67 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 61 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.