Students interested in transferring to Davidson from another college or university should apply to Davidson using the Common Application and the Davidson-specific Common Application Transfer Supplement.

To apply, please submit the items listed below and the $50 non-refundable application fee to: Davidson College Office of Admission and Financial Aid, Box 7156, Davidson, NC, 28035-7156.

• Common Transfer Application
• Common Application Transfer Supplement
• High School Transcript (your final high school transcript should be requested and sent directly to our office)
• College Transcript (sent directly to our office from each college you have attended)
• College Instructor Evaluation
• Second Teacher Recommendation (from a high school teacher, guidance counselor, or an additional college professor)
• College Report
• SAT or ACT scores* (sent directly to us from the testing agency unless recorded on your high school transcript)
• Peer Recommendation

*Davidson's CEEB number is 5150; our ACT number is 3086.

While interviews are neither required nor evaluative, we encourage any prospective transfer student to visit Davidson, to review a list of Frequently Asked Questions, and to note transfer-related deadlines on the financial aid calendar.

From an academic credit perspective, Davidson accepts transfer credit from other colleges and universities provided that:

• the college or university is approved by a regional accrediting agency;
• each transferred course is consistent with Davidson's academic objectives; and
• the grade earned is comparable to a Davidson grade of "C" or better.

Credit for one full academic year at another college or university is normally transferred to Davidson as eight courses. The Registrar determines the amount of credit that can be transferred to Davidson and will accept a maximum of 16 transfer courses toward graduation. The maximum number of transfer courses accepted for the major is determined by the major department.

International Transfer Applicants

If you have attended college and earned credit toward an undergraduate degree, your application will be considered as a transfer application. Please note that due to the limited number of spaces available to transfer students, it is a rare exception that international students are admitted as transfer applicants. Financial assistance is not available for international transfer students.

Non-native English speakers are strongly encouraged to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). TOEFL scores must be sent directly to Davidson by the testing agency.

 Additional Information

If you have application questions, please contact Janis Beam (Application Processor) or Deborah Hogg (Senior Assistant Dean of Admission & Transfer Coordinator) via email, or call our office at 704-894-2230 or 800-768-0380.