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Psychology at Davidson College

Davidson College graduates about 51 psychology majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 36th of 694 schools we score for psychology, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 73 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 88% of the schools we've counted.

84/100Standout#36 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year5111% of the class
Courses in the catalog73more than 88% of schools
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1500whole school

Around Davidson College

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Where psychology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Watson Life Science Building, Dana Science Laboratory.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 35 · Dorm 20 · Athletics 9 · Fraternity or sorority house 4 · Dining 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the psychology ranking

  1. University of California San Diego 84
  2. University of Pennsylvania 84
  3. Smith College 84
  4. Cornell University 84
  5. Princeton University 84
  6. Scripps College 84
  7. Carnegie Mellon University 84
  8. University of California, Irvine 83

Other strong majors at Davidson College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Davidson College with every school we score in psychology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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