21 Facts About Davidson College

Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina.

Davidson College is a four-year undergraduate institution and enrolls 1, 973 students from 50 states and territories, Washington, DC, and 46 countries.

Davidson College offers 37 majors and 39 minors in liberal arts disciplines as well as other interdisciplinary academic programs.

Academic life at Davidson College is governed by an honor code that allows students to take self-scheduled, unproctored final exams.

Davidson College has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars, and is one of the top producing Bachelor's institutions of Fulbright Scholars.

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Davidson College was the son of Revolutionary War commander Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, for whom the college is named.

The first women to attend classes at Davidson College were the five daughters of its president, the Rev John Lycan Kirkpatrick.

Davidson College's graduated in 1973 and was the only woman in a class of 217.

In 2007, Davidson College eliminated the need for students to take out loans to pay for their tuition.

For 2019, Davidson College was ranked 48th overall on Forbes ' list of "America's Top Colleges, " 17th best liberal arts college, and 8th in the South.

Davidson College students are bound by a strict honor code, signed by each student at the start of their Freshman year.

Every member of the Davidson College community is expected to be familiar with the operation of the Honor Code.

Every assignment submitted at Davidson College includes either an implicit or explicit pledge that the student neither gave nor received assistance on the assignment beyond the bounds of the Honor Code.

Davidson College competes at the NCAA Division I level in 19 sports.

Davidson College has the fourth-smallest undergraduate enrollment of any school in Division I football, behind Presbyterian, VMI, and Wofford (smallest to largest).

Davidson College has four a cappella singing groups: the Generals, the Delilahs, Androgyny, and the Nuances.

In 1998 Davidson College Androgyny was created as a response to the absence of a co-ed a cappella group on campus.

Fraternity and eating house system at Davidson College is known as Patterson Court and is governed by the Patterson Court Council.

In March 2005, the RSC returned to Davidson College and was in residency for most of the month, performing The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, as well as numerous educational activities, many of which were open to the general public.

In 2007, Davidson College announced that all students would have their demonstrated financial need met by grants and student employment; loans would no longer be a component of any Davidson financial aid package.

Davidson College has many notable graduates, particularly in politics, athletics, and the arts.