Davidson College
NC · Private · South · Liberal arts college · Top 25 tier · 1,859 undergraduates (small)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~67% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
Davidson 'requests' (not requires) official scores of all entering students who have them; self-report accepted at application per saved page.
School’s words: “all entering first-year students who possess test results are requested to submit official scores prior to matriculating at Dav”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 1,080 | 18.1% | 48.7% | 66% | 100% | 63% | 46% | 1320-1470 | 30-33 | ||
| 2020-21 ↗ | 1,124 | 20% | 46.9% | Not reported | 100% | 60% | 47% | 1310-1460 | 30-33 | ||
| 2021-22 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2022-23 ↗ | 1,098 | 16.9% | 43.1% | 64% | 63% | 33% | 30% | 1360-1490 | 31-33 | ||
| 2023-24 ↗ | 1,064 | 14.5% | 35.2% | 68% | 57% | 30% | 27% | ERW 690-750, Math 670-760 | 31-34 | ||
| 2024-25 ↗ | 1,085 | 13.4% | 31.6% | 69% | 51.6% | 28.3% | 23.3% | ERW 695-750, Math 705-780 | 31-34 | ||
| 2025-26 ↗ | 1,127 | 12.6% | 29.1% | 67% | 49.7% | 25.4% | 24.3% | 1410-1500 | 32-34 | ||
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 3%
- 2024: 4%
- 2023: 2%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- No CDS found CDS not available2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Test-optional2019-20 CDS
From the school's website
Figures from the school’s own pages that add to its Common Data Set. Each links its source.
Davidson reports a 12.6% admit rate and 47.1% yield. Early Decision: 1,232 applicants, 337 enrolled. Enrolled students: SAT Reading & Writing 710–760, Math 690–760, ACT 32–34.
Source: Davidson incoming class statistics (archived Jan 22, 2026) ↗