Davidson College vs Berea College

Davidson College and Berea College, both esteemed liberal arts institutions, offer distinct educational experiences. Davidson, located in Davidson, North Carolina, boasts a highly selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 18%, while Berea, situated in Berea, Kentucky, prides itself on its open admissions policy, ensuring access to higher education for all qualified students. Davidson's student body is more diverse in terms of race and ethnicity, with international students comprising 12% of the population, compared to Berea's predominantly white student body. While Davidson excels in STEM fields, Berea's strengths lie in social sciences and humanities. Both colleges boast impressive graduation rates, with Davidson's at 91% and Berea's at 68%. To help you make an informed decision, we've compiled a comprehensive comparison table highlighting key differences between these two exceptional institutions.

	Berea College	Davidson College
Overview
Location	Berea, Kentucky	Davidson, North Carolina
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	84.0%	95.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation		Presbyterian

Admission
Acceptance rate	33.0%	17.8%
Application fees		$50
SAT range	1118 - 1268	N/A
ACT range	23 - 28	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	8.0%
Students submitting ACT score	46.0%
Total number of applicants	1,736	6,434
Total number of admissions given out	573	1,145
Admitted students who chose to enroll	338	547
Yield rate	59.0%	47.8%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$54,396	$73,200
Average net price	$3,354	$25,794
Tuition	$42,900	$54,460
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $3,886 Meal plan: $3,598	Room/dormitory: $7,700 Meal plan: $7,525
Available payment plans		Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $52,253	64.0% Average amount $47,889
Students receiving federal student loan	4.0% Average amount $3,016	10.0% Average amount $5,095
Students taking out private loans	2.0% Average amount $758	2.0% Average amount $33,219

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,468 Men 40.7% Women 59.3%	1,973 Men 47.2% Women 52.8%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	76.8%
International students	7.8%	8.2%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	1,653	1,830
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	Yes
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Tennessee Alabama Georgia Ohio	North Carolina Virginia Texas New Jersey Florida

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Social Sciences Visual & Performing Arts Biological and Biomedical Sciences Family and Consumer Sciences	Psychology Physical Science Social Sciences Foreign Languages and Literatures Ethnic Studies
Students to faculty ratio	9:1	10:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	65.6%	89.6%
Dropout rate	13.7%	10.0%
Transferred out	19.8%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,226 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $57,402 Engineering Technology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,355 Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: $42,731 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,950 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $42,254 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,670 Year 2: $27,590 Year 3: $36,495 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,658 Year 3: $31,668 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,939 Year 2: $19,455 Year 3: $28,681 Agriculture, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,131 Year 2: $18,315 Year 3: $26,792 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,315 Year 3: $24,639 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $17,023 Year 2: $20,687 Year 3: $24,324 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: N/A	Economics (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $60,797 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $80,388 Political Science and Government (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $42,752 Year 2: $45,715 Year 3: $53,747 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,240 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $41,099 Year 2: $35,330 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $31,670 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $34,292 Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: N/A Anthropology (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A History (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $22,075 Year 3: N/A

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