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Acceptance Rate 20.00%
Yield 46.26%
SAT Score 1,380
ACT Score 32
Applicants 5,621

Applying To Davidson

For the academic year 2020-21, the acceptance rate is 20% at Davidson College where a total of 5,621 students applied and 1,124 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,380 and the average ACT score is 32. It requires five items to submit to their applicants. The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Davidson College.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.davidson.edu/admission-and-financial-aid
Online Applicationhttps://www.davidson.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/how-to-apply
Acceptance Rate20%
Average Test Scores1,380 SAT / 32 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2020-2021, the acceptance rate is 20.00% where a total of 5,621 students (2,494 men and 3,127 women) have applied to Davidson and 1,124 (514 men and 610 women) students have been admitted to the school. Among them, 239 male and 281 female students have enrolled into Davidson and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 46.26%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Davidson
TotalMenWomen
Applicants5,6212,4943,127
Admitted1,124514610
Enrolled520239281
Acceptance Rate 20.00% 20.61% 19.51%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 46.26% 46.50% 46.07%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Davidson, 313 applicants (60% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 245 applicants (47%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,380 and the average ACT score is 32 at Davidson. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,460 and 25th percentile score is 1,300. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 33 and the 25th percentile score is 30. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Davidson.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Davidson
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing650720
SAT Math650740
ACT Composite3033
ACT Math00
ACT English00
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Davidson College requires 5 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit. The following table summarizes the application requirements at Davidson College
Application Requirements for Davidson
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Davidson College is Semester. Davidson College accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Davidson College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗

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