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| Screen last updated on: September 2006 |
| Year established: |
1837 |
| Type of school: |
college, private (nonprofit) |
| Programs: |
4-year undergraduate |
| Religious affiliation: |
yes, Presbyterian (U.S.A.) |
| Campus enrollment: |
1,683 students |
| Coeducational information: |
coeducational institution, became coeducational in 1972 |
| Location description: |
in or near a large town (pop. 25,000-75,000) |
| Application fee: |
$50 |
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| Street address: |
Davidson College
209 Ridge Road
Davidson, NC 28035 |
| Mailing address: |
Davidson College
209 Ridge Road
Davidson, NC 28035 |
| Main telephone numbers: |
704 894-2000
704 894-2005 (fax) |
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| Main homepage: |
www.davidson.edu |
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| SAT number: |
5150 |
| ACT number: |
3086 |
| FAFSA number: |
002918 |
| FICE number: |
2918 |
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| CAMPUS SUMMARY |
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Recognized as one of the nation’s premier academic institutions, Davidson College is distinguished by its commitment to offer an undergraduate liberal arts education of the highest quality. Founded in 1837, Davidson’s mission is clear: to assist students in developing humane instincts and disciplined and creative minds for lives of leadership and service. This is accomplished within a community of learners and teachers, joined in a vital partnership and engaged in a continuing examination of knowledge, truth, and faith. Davidson is respected for a tradition of intellectual vigor, a committed faculty of accomplished teacher-scholars, engaged and resourceful students, and a distinctive record of alumni achievement.
Davidson is among a select group of colleges fortunate to have the strongest record of CASE teacher-of-the-year winners, and has twenty-three Rhodes Scholars among its graduates, most recently Christian Hunt in 2000. The college has maintained its traditional Honor Code, a reflection of the mutual respect that binds together the campus community. The athletic program allows gifted scholar athletes to compete at the level of NCAA Division I. At the heart of Davidson College lies service, demonstrated by both alumni and students through a commitment to leadership in community and international affairs. |
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| UNIQUE/SPECIAL PROGRAMS |
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Davidson has 20 major departments plus self-designed majors through the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. The Dean Rusk Program in International Studies sponsors both speaker and conference series on international topics, such as world hunger, human rights, the global environment, etc. The Medical Humanities Program emphasizes the role ethical values play in medicine, a science-using art. It is one of ten concentrations, others being Applied Math, Asian Studies, Computer Science, Education, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, International Studies, Neuroscience, and Southern Studies. Study abroad and exchange programs are abundant, as well as pre-professional programs in medicine, law, and teaching; there are 3-2 programs in engineering. |
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