Davidson College Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

17.8%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$50

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Davidson College during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	6,434	2,934	3,500
Admitted students	1,145	522	623
Enrolled students	547	255	292
Acceptance rate	18%	18%	18%
Yield rate	48%	49%	47%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Davidson College received a total of 6,434 applications. These applications included 2,934 male applicants and 3,500 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 6,434 applicants, Davidson College admitted 1,145 students. Among the admitted students, there were 522 males and 623 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 547 students chose to enroll at Davidson College. This means that 547 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 255 were male and 292 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Davidson College had an overall acceptance rate of 18% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 18% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 18%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Davidson College had an overall yield rate of 48% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 49%, and for female admitted students, it was 47%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Davidson College over the past 7 years.

	Applicants			Admitted Students			Acceptance Rate			Enrolled Students			Yield Rate
Year	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015	5,382	2,502	2,880	1,191	576	615	22%	23%	21%	510	266	244	43%	46%	40%
2016	5,618	2,464	3,154	1,130	546	584	20%	22%	18%	514	258	256	46%	47%	44%
2017	5,673	2,509	3,164	1,148	538	610	20%	21%	19%	519	268	251	45%	50%	41%
2018	5,724	2,595	3,129	1,116	516	600	20%	20%	19%	515	250	265	46%	48%	44%
2019	5,982	2,725	3,257	1,080	491	589	18%	18%	18%	527	251	276	49%	51%	47%
2020	5,621	2,494	3,127	1,124	514	610	20%	21%	20%	520	239	281	46%	46%	46%
2021	6,434	2,934	3,500	1,145	522	623	18%	18%	18%	547	255	292	48%	49%	47%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

Davidson College uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Davidson College is a test-optional college where applicants are not required to submit standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores with their applications. Test scores are considered if submitted, but they are not mandatory. In the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

Secondary school GPA
Secondary school record
Completion of college-preparatory program
Recommendation letters
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Considered

Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

Secondary school rank
Formal demonstration of competencies
Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Davidson College.

Credit for life experiences

Not Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits

Accepted
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

Not Accepted

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Davidson College

Acceptance Rate

Application Fees

$50

Applicants Stats

Total Applicants

Admitted Students

Enrolled Students

Acceptance Rate

Yield Rate

Admission and Enrollment Trends

Admission Requirements Fall 2021

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Considered

Neither required nor recommended

Accepted Credits

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