| Screen last updated on: September 2006 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,683 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,683 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
81% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 7.0% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.4% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 2.4% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 4.3% | Hispanic |
| 77.8% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 3.3% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 4.8% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 5.9% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.4% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 2.3% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 4.1% | Hispanic |
| 78.1% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 3.4% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 5.8% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
556 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Davidson |
| Population of city/town: |
7,500 |
| Nearest major city: |
Charlotte |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
20 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
1,000,000 |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- single-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
100% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
91% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
9% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
Upper-classmen may live off campus if permission from the school is obtained. |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
142 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Chemistry and music libraries. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Visual arts center. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, special housing, adaptive equipment |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
90% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
7 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
7 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
40% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
0 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, yearbook, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Davidsonian (weekly) |
| Number of honor societies: |
12 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
185 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Campus Outreach, Canterbury Club, Catholic Campus Ministry, Interfaith Fellowship, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Jewish Student Union, Methodist Fellowship, Muslim Student Association, Reformed University Fellowship, Sanctuary, Westminster Fellowship |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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African Students Association, Association of Students Interested in Asia, Black Student Coalition, International Association, Organization of Latin American Students, S.T.R.I.D.E. |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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vocal ensembles, gospel choir, dance ensemble, comedy team, bioethics society, Environmental Action Coalition, Eumenean Society (debate team), mock trial association, philanthropic society, pre-law society, pre-medical society, outdoor club, student ambassadors, College Republicans, Gay Straight Alliance, Young Democrats |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
James E. Murphy, III,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Katy McNay,
SWA |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Athletic Director
James E. Murphy III
Davidson College
Athletics
P.O. Box 1750
Davidson, NC 28036 |
| School mascot: |
Wildcats |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Colonial Athletic Association (Division I);Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (Division I);Pioneer Football League (Division I, Football I-AA);Southern Conference (Division I, Football I-AA) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's soccer | no | |
| Men's swimming | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Men's wrestling | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's field hockey | no | |
| Women's lacrosse | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
24% |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Charlotte (25 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Greensboro (84 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Kannapolis (15 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Charlotte (22 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
24% immediately |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Wake Forest University; University of Florida; University of Virginia; Medical University of South Carolina |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
63% within six months of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Davidson College; US Army; Bank of America; Wachovia |
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