Contact for Financial Aid
| David Gelinas Director of Financial Aid | |
| Address: | Davidson College Box 7156 Davidson, North Carolina 28035-7156 |
| Phone: | (704)894-2232 |
| Toll-Free: | 800-768-0380 |
| Fax: | (704)894-2845 |
| E-mail: | |
| URL: | |
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Financial Aid Options
| Institutional Payment Plan | Yes |
| Scholarships | Yes |
| Loans | Yes |
| Grants | Yes |
| Need-based Scholarships or Grants | Yes |
| Merit Scholarships | Yes |
| Federal Student Loans | Yes |
| Athletic Scholarships | Yes |
| Federal Family Loans | Yes |
| Other Loans | -- |
Important Financial Aid Dates
| Priority Date | -- |
| Deadline Date | 02/15/2013 |
| Student Notification Date | 04/01/2013 |
Required Forms
| FAFSA | Yes |
| State | -- |
| Institutional Form | -- |
| Non-custodial Profile | Yes |
| CSS Profile | Yes |
| Business/Farm Supplement | Yes |
| Other Forms | Yes |
Who is Receiving Financial Aid?
| First-Year | Transfer | Graduate | International | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Receiving Need-based Aid | 45% | 31% | -- | -- |
| Average Need-based Amount | $37,006 | $14,723 | -- | -- |
| % Receiving Merit-based Aid | 12% | 29% | -- | -- |
| Average Merit-based Amount | $21,745 | $6,647 | -- | -- |
| % Receiving Self-help Aid | 31% | 27% | -- | -- |
| Average Self-help Amount | $2,388 | $4,267 | -- | -- |
Scholarships Offered
| Dalton L. McMichael Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | Student athletes who show significant promise as varsity athletes and who demonstrate special academic achievement. |
| Eligibility | Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | -- |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Skill |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | -- |
| Davidson Scholars | |
|---|---|
| Description | Recruited athletes with superior academic records. |
| Eligibility | Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | -- |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | -- |
| Dr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Staley Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | This award is offered each year to a first-year student interested in pursuing a career in ministry. |
| Eligibility | Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | -- |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | -- |
| Erwin Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | Full tuition scholarships to students who have demonstrated academic excellence, leadership, and integrity. (Full tuition) |
| Eligibility | Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 2 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | -- |
| First Union Teaching Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | This award is offered annually to a first-year student interested in pursuing a career in teaching. |
| Eligibility | Freshmen Only, Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | -- |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | -- |
| H. Boyce Connell Jr. Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | Outstanding students from Georgia. |
| Eligibility | Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 1 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | -- |
| James B. Duke Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | Students who are academically powerful. |
| Eligibility | Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 4 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | $10,000 |
| High Amount | $15,000 |
| John I. Smith Scholars Program | |
|---|---|
| Description | These two full tuition awards are offered annually to first-year students on the basis of leadership, academic excellence, and a commitment to community service. (Full tuition & fees) |
| Eligibility | Freshmen Only, Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 2 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | -- |
| John Montgomery Belk Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | This scholarship is offered to students whose leadership in academics, student government, athletics, or service distinguish them as capable of the highest achievement. (Comprehensive fee for 8-10 per year) |
| Eligibility | Freshmen Only, Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 8 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | -- |
| Julius Dobson Neely and Joseph Dobson Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | This award is given to one student in each first-year class who expresses an interest in Latin as a major field of study and who has shown significant experience in the field. |
| Eligibility | Freshmen Only, Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 1 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | $5,000 |
| Lowell L. Bryan Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | Students who will contribute in a superlative manner to their sports as well as to the academic and co-curricular life at Davidson. |
| Eligibility | Freshmen Only, Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 2 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Skill |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | $25,000 |
| Major General Thomas Corbin Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | Student-atheletes who show promise of leadership at Davidson and in the larger community. |
| Eligibility | Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | -- |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Skill |
| Low Amount | $1,000 |
| High Amount | $2,500 |
| Missy and John Kuykendall Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | Students who will provide the kind of leadership that characterized the presidency of John W. Kuykendall, Davidson Class of 1959. |
| Eligibility | Freshmen Only, Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 3 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Skill |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | $7,500 |
| Music Scholarships | |
|---|---|
| Description | Students who demonstrate outstanding promise in the field of music. (seven or more per year) |
| Eligibility | Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 7 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Skill |
| Low Amount | $2,000 |
| High Amount | $9,000 |
| Patricia Cornwell Scholarships in Creative Writing | |
|---|---|
| Description | This award is offered to first-year students for excellence in creative writing; Cornwell scholars are expected to be actively involved in the writing community. (1-2 per year) |
| Eligibility | Freshmen Only, Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 1 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | $0 |
| High Amount | $10,000 |
| Pepper Visual Arts Scholarships | |
|---|---|
| Description | This award is offered each year to a first-year student demonstrating outstanding promise in the field of visual art. |
| Eligibility | Freshmen Only, Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 1 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Skill |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | $5,000 |
| Presidential Awards | |
|---|---|
| Description | Students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and leadership and will contribute diverse cultural or socioeconomic perspectives. |
| Eligibility | Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | -- |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | $5,000 |
| High Amount | $15,000 |
| Robert and Julian Lake Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | Children of Presbyterian clergy |
| Eligibility | Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 1 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Need |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | $15,000 |
| Romare Howard and Nanette Rohan Baearden Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | This award is offered to a student with exceptional ability and promise as a studio artist; preference given to African-American students. The recipient must declare a major in art to retain the award for all 4 years. |
| Eligibility | Freshmen Only, Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 1 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Skill |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | $10,000 |
| Samuel H. Bell Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | Students who are academically strong. |
| Eligibility | Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | -- |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | $2,500 |
| High Amount | $7,500 |
| The BB&T Scholarships | |
|---|---|
| Description | These scholarships are offered to first-year students from the BB&T's Service area (DC, MD, NC, SC, VA, GA, KY, WV) who express a strong interest in a business-related career and who demonstrate academic and personal excellence. (internship opportunity available also, $2750.00) |
| Eligibility | Freshmen Only, Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 2 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | $5,000 |
| Thompson S. and Sarah S. Baker Scholarships | |
|---|---|
| Description | This comprehensive cost scholarship is offered to first-year students whose accomplishments, purposefulness, service, and maturity mark them as capable of the highest achievement. (Comprehensive fee + 2 summer stipends) |
| Eligibility | Freshmen Only, Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 4 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | -- |
| W. Olin Puckett Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | Students of academic distinction planning to prepare for a career in medicine or the sciences Submit a letter stating interests and qualifications. |
| Eligibility | Freshmen Only, Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 1 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | $10,000 |
| William Holt Terry Scholarships | |
|---|---|
| Description | These two awards of full tuition and fees are offered to first-year students who have emonstrated exemplary leadership skills and personal qualities through student government, athletics, service, or other activities. (Full tuition & fees) |
| Eligibility | Freshmen Only, Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 2 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | -- |
| Williams Challenge Scholarship | |
|---|---|
| Description | This award is offered to a first-year student to considering the ministry or other church vocations. |
| Eligibility | Freshmen Only, Renewable, Undergraduate |
| Type | Scholarship |
| Number per Year | 1 |
| Number of Years | 4 |
| Basis | Academic |
| Low Amount | -- |
| High Amount | $10,000 |
Contact for Financial Aid
| Name | David Gelinas |
| Title | Director of Financial Aid |
| Job Description | -- |
| Address | Davidson College Box 7156 Davidson, North Carolina 28035-7156 |
| Phone | (704)894-2232 |
| Toll-Free | 800-768-0380 |
| Fax | (704)894-2845 |
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Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid
Average Financial Aid Provided
(compared to in-state tuition of $39,355 and out-of-state tuition of $39,355)
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