Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Davidson College is slightly skewed towards women students, with 52.8% of undergraduate students being women and 47.2% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,973, with 1,042 women and 931 men.
- men 47.2% 931 students
- women 52.8% 1,042 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 65.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,287 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 8.8% of the student body, with 173 students. African American students represent 6.3% of the population, with 124 students, while Asian students account for 5.6%, with 111 students. Mixed race students account for 4.5% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 89 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 3 students.
International students make up 8.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 162 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.0% of the population, totaling 19 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Davidson College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 65.4% 1,287 students
- Hispanic 8.8% 173 students
- International students 8.2% 162 students
- African American 6.3% 124 students
- Asian 5.6% 111 students
- Mixed race 4.5% 89 students
- Unknown race 1.0% 19 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 3 students
Transfer Students
- White 90.9% 10 students
- Unknown race 9.1% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- African American 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 47% 925 students
- 20-21 46% 901 students
- 22-24 7% 132 students
- 25-29 0% 4 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Davidson College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 113 | 23.89% | |
| Virginia | 35 | 7.40% | |
| Texas | 28 | 5.92% | |
| New Jersey | 27 | 5.71% | |
| Florida | 26 | 5.50% | |
| Georgia | 26 | 5.50% | |
| New York | 25 | 5.29% | |
| Pennsylvania | 25 | 5.29% | |
| Maryland | 24 | 5.07% | |
| California | 21 | 4.44% | |
| Illinois | 15 | 3.17% | |
| South Carolina | 12 | 2.54% | |
| Tennessee | 12 | 2.54% | |
| Colorado | 8 | 1.69% | |
| Connecticut | 7 | 1.48% | |
| Delaware | 5 | 1.06% | |
| Ohio | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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