Enrollment Trends at Davidson

85

Total Enrollment

-6

Men

91

Women

The student population at Davidson College is 1,869 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 85 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.13 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Davidson College does not offer online degree/certificate program).

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,873 where 1,869 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.13 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Davidson than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Davidson College since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-161,784884900
2016-171,796
12
911
27
885
-15
2017-181,810
14
917
6
893
8
2018-191,843
33
956
39
887
-6
2019-201,837
-6
929
-27
908
21
2020-211,983
146
947
18
1,036
128
2021-221,973
-10
931
-16
1,042
6
2022-231,927
-46
899
-32
1,028
-14
2023-241,904
-23
892
-7
1,012
-16
2024-251,869
-35
878
-14
991
-21
Average1,873914958
Davidson College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.35%. The percentage was 67.83% 10 years ago and Davidson still has a high percentage of white students. 5.30% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.85% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.13% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 67.83% to 60.35%. Asian enrollment declined from 5.38% to 5.30%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.84% to 6.85%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.62% to 11.13%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6141 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5252 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Davidson College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16169612213601,21064
2016-17129712113201,20773
2017-18710012314011,21884
2018-1999612714931,23581
2019-2079512014621,23088
2020-21411612716441,31888
2021-22511112417331,28789
2022-23310212318701,193103
2023-24511212919211,16392
2024-2569912820811,12878
Average710212416321,21984
Davidson College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Davidson College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.


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