The average composite SAT score for admitted Davidson College freshman is 1435 out of 1600. Davidson students have the 73rd highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1435 is in the 97th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1360 to 1510. The 75th percentile score is 1510 while the 25th percentile score is 1360.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by Davidson but we estimate it to be around a 1280 total composite SAT score.
The average score for Davidson students on the math portion of the SAT is 715 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 670 and the 75th percentile score 760.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 690 to 750 and the average score for Davidson College students is 720.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at Davidson College based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 14.5%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.81.
An SAT score of 1510 or higher is very competitive at Davidson and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. While having an above average chance of acceptance, admission is very competitive. The estimated chance of getting in is around 24% or higher.
Scores between 1440 to 1500 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. While scores in this range are higher than many who apply, admission is extremely competitive. The estimated chance of being accepted is around 15% to 22%.
SAT scores between 1360 to 1430 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 8% to 13% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1280 to 1350 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 7% chance of admission to Davidson. SAT scores below 1280 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2023 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 40% |
1590 | 38% |
1580 | 36% |
1570 | 34% |
1560 | 32% |
1550 | 30% |
1540 | 29% |
1530 | 27% |
1520 | 25% |
1510 | 24% |
1500 | 22% |
1490 | 21% |
1480 | 19% |
1470 | 18% |
1460 | 17% |
1450 | 16% |
1440 | 15% |
1430 | 13% |
1420 | 13% |
1410 | 12% |
1400 | 11% |
1390 | 10% |
1380 | 9% |
1370 | 9% |
1360 | 8% |
1350 | 7% |
1340 | 7% |
1330 | 6% |
1320 | 6% |
1310 | 5% |
1300 | 5% |
1290 | 4% |
1280 | 4% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=198385 IPEDS survey data for Davidson College.