	Davidson College 2016 University Academic Rankings
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina with a historic 665-acre main campus and a 110-acre lake campus on Lake Norman. The college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars. Davidson is highly selective and annually enrolls about 1700 students from more than 40 countries. Of those students, nearly 80 percent study abroad and about 25 percent participate in 21 Division 1 sports. Students may choose from 26 majors and 17 interdisciplinary minors, as well as other interdisciplinary studies. The college is governed by an honor code and the majority of students, about 93 percent, live on campus for all four years. Davidson is the first liberal arts college to eliminate loans in financial aid packages. It admits domestic students on a need-blind basis and meets 100 percent of all students' calculated need through grants and work-study funds. History An institution of higher learning of The Presbyterian Church USA, Davidson College was founded in 1837 by The Concord Presbytery after purchasing 469 acres (1.90 km2) of land from the family of a Revolutionary War commander, Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, for whom the college is named. Church records show a meeting on May 13, 1835, among subsequent meetings, by members of the Concord Presbytery making plans to purchase and perform initial construction on the land, with land payments starting Jan. 1 of the following year. The first students graduated from Davidson in 1840 and received diplomas with the newly created college seal designed by Peter Stuart Ney, who is believed by some to be Napoleon's Marshal Ney. In the 1850s, Davidson overcame financial difficulty by instituting "The Scholarship Plan," a program that allowed Davidson hopefuls to purchase a scholarship for $100, which could be redeemed in exchange for full tuition to Davidson until the 1870s. The college's financial situation improved dramatically in 1856 with a $250,000 donation by Maxwell Chambers, making Davidson the wealthiest college south of Princeton. The Chambers Building was erected to commemorate this gift. On November 28, 1921, the Chambers Building was destroyed in a fire but was reconstructed 8 years later with funds provided by a generous gift from the Rockefeller family. The Chambers Building continues to be the primary academic building on campus. In 1923, the Gamma chapter in North Carolina of Phi Beta Kappa was established at Davidson. Over 1500 men and 500 women have been initiated into Davidson's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. In 1924, James Duke formed the Duke Endowment, which has provided millions of dollars to the college, including a $15 million pledge in 2007 to assist with the elimination of student loans. On May 5, 1972, the trustees voted to allow women to enroll at Davidson as degree students for the first time. Women had attended classes as early as the 1860s but did not enjoy degree privileges. The first women to attend classes at Davidson were the five daughters of its president, the Rev. John Lycan Kirkpatrick. The girls attended classes to increase the size of the student body during the Civil War. However, art major Marianna "Missy" Woodward became the first woman to graduate from Davidson. She graduated in 1973 and was the only woman in a class of 217. In early 2005, the College's Board of Trustees voted in a 31-5 decision to allow 20% of the board to be non-Christian. John Belk, the former mayor of Charlotte and one of the heirs of Belk Department Store, was a casualty of this decision, resigning in protest after more than six decades of affiliation with the college. Belk, however, continued his strong relationship with his alma mater and was honored in March 2006 at the Tenth Anniversary Celebration of the Belk Scholarship. On 19 M ... [more on wikipedia]

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Davidson College Details

Davidson College Details
detail	value
state	North Carolina
conference	Pioneer Football League / Atla...
public	Private
scores	1995/1330/30
level	Excellent
rank	[155
overall ROI rank	[129
size	small
undergrads	1770
grads	0
price	60921
drop	8
stem	14
research	0
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Davidson College?

1. number 155 for Academics.

2. number 129 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Davidson College?

1. Kenyon College

2. Rhodes College

3. Occidental College

4. Macalester College

5. Lewis & Clark College

6. Dickinson College

7. Wheaton College

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Davidson College National Academic Rankings

Davidson College National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	155	64	87	226	183	153	159	99	129
Div1	78	23	31	100	93	95	95	56	76
Div1 Nonivy	71	15	24	99	89	90	90	55	72
Div1 Private	28	19	20	39	29	31	31	23	25
Private	86	59	68	95	85	53	53	46	75
Atlantic 10 Conference	7	1	1	13	8	10	10	2	2
South East Region	27	6	8	71	44	48	47	31	22
State of North Carolina	5	2	3	13	9	9	9	5	4
Top Ten Top250	155	64	87	226	183	153	159	99	129
Top Ten Atlantic 10 Conference	6	1	1	10	8	8	8	1	1
Top Ten State of North Carolina	5	2	3	10	8	6	6	4	5

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

Davidson College Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Davidson College

Davidson College Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Davidson College
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
86.26	Kenyon College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	147	91
85.81	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
85.78	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
85.69	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146
85.42	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
84.99	Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	187	201
84.85	Wheaton College	Illinois	College Conference of Illinois...	Private	Excellent	149	114
84.82	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
84.59	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
79.92	Amherst College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	86	158
79.58	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
79.55	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
79.53	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
79.09	The College of Wooster	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	277	317
78.60	Trinity University	Texas	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Good	212	170
78.56	Centre College	Kentucky	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Good	244	198
78.51	Denison University	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	204	170
78.46	Clark University	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	201	224
78.43	Trinity College	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Good	215	225
78.41	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Elite	78	158
78.24	Beloit College	Wisconsin	Midwest Conference	Private	Good	250	233
78.23	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118
78.17	Muhlenberg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Good	223	217
78.00	Middlebury College	Vermont	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	90	135
77.96	University of Puget Sound	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Good	227	223
77.44	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
77.32	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
76.86	University of Richmond	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	128	150
76.50	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
75.76	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
75.48	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
75.21	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
75.18	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
74.84	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
74.83	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	61	106
74.53	Boston College	Massachusetts	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	47	75
74.43	George Washington University	Washington DC	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	Excellent	51	135
73.99	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
73.98	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
73.20	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162
72.81	Sewanee-The University of the South	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Good	244	250
71.54	Vassar College	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Elite	82	177
71.01	Union University	Tennessee	Gulf South Conference	Private	Good	225	213
70.87	Furman University	South Carolina	Southern Conference	Private	Good	232	192
70.70	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
69.42	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
68.82	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
68.72	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
68.72	University of San Diego	California	Pioneer Football League / West...	Private	Good	203	195
68.71	Elon University	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Good	200	178

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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Davidson College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Davidson College

Davidson College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Davidson College
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.17	Wheaton College	Illinois	College Conference of Illinois...	Private	Excellent	149	114
96.05	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
95.88	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
95.52	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
94.77	Division I Independents (Average)	-	Division I Independents	-Conf-	Excellent	-	59
94.67	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
94.28	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
93.24	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
92.33	Patriot League (Low)	-	Patriot League	-Conf-	Good	-	84
92.30	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
91.99	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Excellent	159	60
90.65	Fordham University	New York	Patriot League / Atlantic 10 C...	Private	Good	109	167
90.07	Big East Conference (Average)	-	Big East Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	144
89.55	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
89.17	West Coast Conference (Average)	-	West Coast Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	155
88.87	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
87.75	University of San Diego	California	Pioneer Football League / West...	Private	Good	203	195
83.99	Marquette University	Wisconsin	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	197	121
83.56	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	151	195
83.25	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
82.66	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
82.66	Southeastern Conference (Low)	-	Southeastern Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	115
82.66	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
82.29	Texas Christian University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	AboveAverage	214	181
81.99	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
80.66	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
79.66	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
79.26	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
78.99	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
78.84	Big West Conference (Average)	-	Big West Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	202
78.61	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
75.12	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
75.12	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
74.90	University of California-Santa Cruz	California	Division III Independents	Public	Average	157	208
74.39	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
74.28	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
73.90	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
72.15	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170

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