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The Trustees affirm the commitment of Davidson College to the goal of educating students for leadership in a world increasingly complex and interdependent. |
- Trustee resolution creating the Dean Rusk Program, May 6, 1983
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- Ranked among America's strongest and most selective liberal arts colleges
- Governed by a vital Honor Code
- Alma mater to 23 Rhodes Scholars
- Competing in 21 sports at NCAA Division I
- First liberal arts college to eliminate loans in financial aid packages
History: Founded in 1837 by Presbyterians Location: Davidson, North Carolina, 19 miles north of Charlotte Campus: 450-acre main campus; 106-acre Lake Campus Number of Students: Typically 1700 on campus, 50 percent men, 50 percent women Students of Color: 14 percent International Students: 4 percent Student Distribution: 47 states and Washington, D.C.; 33 countries Living On Campus: 91 percent First-year Students Returning for Sophomore Year: 95 percent Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 10:1 Average Class Size: 15 (over 70 percent of classes with fewer than 20 students) Faculty: 162 full time; 98 percent with highest degree, 91 percent tenured or tenure track Majors Offered: 20 majors, 12 minors, plus Interdisciplinary Studies Concentrations: 12 Students Abroad: over 70 percent of graduates with experience abroad Courses Offered Each Year: over 850 Pre-professional programs: Pre-Med, Law, Business, Ministerial, and Management Libraries: E. H. Little Library, 621,839 volumes, 4,793 subscriptions Martin Chemistry library, 4,700 volumes Music Library, 10,000 items Endowment: $487 million as of June 30, 2007 Special Features: Honor Code tradition with self-scheduled and unproctored exams; campus-wide commitment to community service; self-designed interdisciplinary majors; pre-professional programs; self-instruction in 12 languages; Dean Rusk International Studies; grant-supported student-faculty collaboration; off-campus programs in 17 locations worldwide; domestic and international summer internship/study programs. Motto: Alenda Lux Ubi Orta Libertas. Translated "Let Learning Be Cherished Where Liberty Has Arisen," the motto reflects Davidson's roots in early American history. There is speculation that the phrase refers to the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence that was signed into effect on May 20, 1775.
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