First-year admissions

Davidson College acceptance rate

Davidson College admitted 12.6% of first-year applicants for fall 2025 (1,127 of 8,933), the lowest in the five years with figures, down from 18.1% for fall 2019. Early decision admitted 29.1% for fall 2025 (358 of 1,232). Applications rose from 5,982 to 8,933 over that span. Our archive has no report for fall 2021 and no usable figures for fall 2020.

Davidson College’s acceptance rate, fall 2019–2025

Dark bars show first-year admission. Olive bars show early decision. — = not reported or not usable.

Davidson College first-year acceptance rate, applicants, admits, enrolled, and yield by entering class, newest first. Early-decision rate is shown under the first-year rate when the report includes C21 counts.
Year	Acceptance rate	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield	Source
Fall 20252025–26 report	12.6%29.1% ED	8,933	1,127	531	47.1%	PDF
Fall 20242024–25 report	13.4%31.6% ED	8,114	1,085	520	47.9%	PDF
Fall 20232023–24 report	14.5%35.2% ED	7,347	1,064	519	48.8%	PDF
Fall 20222022–23 report	16.9%—	6,479	1,098	542	49.4%	PDF
Fall 2021	—	No report in our archive
Fall 20202020–21 report	—	Report on file; counts not usable
Fall 20192019–20 report	18.1%—	5,982	1,080	527	48.8%	PDF

Source: Common Data Set reports published by Davidson College, section C1 (first-time, first-year, degree-seeking students). Note: Acceptance rate is admitted ÷ applied; yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Early-decision figures are section C21 (applications received and admitted under the early decision plan). Each year is the class entering that fall; the 2024–25 report covers fall 2024. — = not reported or not usable.