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About Davidson

Davidson is a highly selective independent liberal arts college for 1,700 students located 20 minutes north of Charlotte in Davidson, N.C. Since its establishment in 1837 by Presbyterians, the college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently regarded as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country. Through The Davidson Trust, the college became the first liberal arts institution in the nation to replace loans with grants in all financial aid packages, giving all students the opportunity to graduate debt-free. Davidson competes in NCAA athletics at the Division I level, and a longstanding Honor Code is central to student life at the college.


HIGHLIGHTS
The Davidson Trust
Through this historic initiative, the college has increased the money it provides for grants in financial aid packages and eliminated mandatory loans, allowing all students to graduate debt-free.
Academics, Honor and Service
Davidson offers 20 majors, interdisciplinary majors and 12 concentrations. The college has an active honor code and exists to assist students in developing humane instincts and disciplined and creative minds for lives of leadership and service.

NEWS
CAMPUS EVENTS
Davidson College Will Dedicate Vann Center for Ethics with Daylong Celebration Tuesday, Nov. 16; NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Will Be Featured in Evening Presentation
Davidson College will dedicate its new Vann Center for Ethics with a day of events on Tuesday, Nov. 16. The celebration will begin with a dedication ceremony at 4 p.m. outside the Vann Center for Ethics, in Eumenean Hall. At 7 p.m., Roger Goodell, commissioner of the National Football League and leading athletic reformer, will offer brief remarks and then take questions in a discussion in Duke Family Performance Hall.
Davidson College Will Dedicate Carole and Marcus Weinstein Center on Tuesday, Nov. 10
Davidson College will honor a former president and a longtime friend of the college with the dedication of the Carole and Marcus Weinstein Center on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Theatrical Production Will Chronicle Alice's Wacky Trip Through Wonderland
The Davidson College Theatre Department invites the public to a bold dramatic adaptation of the literary classic Alice in Wonderland Wednesday, Nov. 11, through Sunday, Nov. 15.
Field Hockey NorPac Tournament
November 06   
Dance Ensemble Fall Show
November 07    8:00 pm
Football vs. San Diego
November 08    1:00 pm
Volleyball vs. College of Charleston
November 08    2:00 pm
Pirates of Penzance
November 07    7:30 pm
Men's Basketball vs. Lenoir-Rhyne
November 07    7:00 pm
Wrestling: Hokie Open
November 08   
Volleyball vs. The Citadel
November 09    2:00 pm
Women's Basketball Exhibition Game
November 08    2:00 pm
Kendrick K. Kelley Lecture in Historical Studies
November 08    7:30 pm