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# Davidson College Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated October 1, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at Davidson College?

Davidson College’s reported acceptance rate is 13.4%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
13.4%

Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.

First-year applicants and admitted students · CDS 2025-26

**Applicants**
8,932

**Admitted**
1,127

Source: Davidson College Common Data Set 2025-26, C1 · first-time, first-year students.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

Davidson College admits 13.4% of applicants. The median of 75.7% for comparable institutions (same type and size) sits far above the college's rate.

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the college reported 8,932 first-year applicants, 1,127 admitted, and 531 enrolled.

## What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled Davidson College students report?

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, Davidson College reported that 25% of its entering class submitted SAT scores. The middle half of those SAT submitters scored from 1410 to 1500.

Among the 24% who submitted ACT scores, the middle half scored from 32 to 34. Most entering students submitted neither test, so both ranges describe a minority of the class.

The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at Davidson College. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.

**25% of entering students submitted SAT scores**

SAT: reported composite scores

**25th percentile**
1410

**Median**
1460

**75th percentile**
1500

CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.

**24% of entering students submitted ACT scores**

ACT: reported composite scores

**25th percentile**
32

**Median**
33

**75th percentile**
34

CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.

Source: Davidson College Common Data Set 2025-26, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters.

## Who enrolls at Davidson College?

**Pell Grant recipients**
17.6%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
2.4%

**First-year retention**
94.6%

Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.

About these student measures

The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.

Davidson College is a private nonprofit university in Davidson, North Carolina, enrolling 1,867 undergraduates. The campus is overwhelmingly composed of students who began as first-time entrants, with an estimated 2.4% arriving as transfers or part-time students.

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 8,932 first-year applicants, 1,127 admitted, and 531 enrolled. For transfer students, it reported 152 applicants, 28 admitted, and 17 enrolled. 17.6% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants.

At Davidson College, 94.6% of full-time bachelor's-seeking first-year students return for a second year, sitting above the peer median of 74.2% for comparable institutions. 91.1% finish within six years, likewise above the peer median of 54.9%.

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that 96% of the first-time, full-time fall 2024 entering class returned for a second year. An enrolled student can expect a campus where the large majority finish what they start.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).