Davidson College Top Questions

The student body is great; there are a lot of great people and everyone for the most part is really down to earth. The thing that is discouraging about the Davidson student body is the lack of diversity on campus. We do have international students and different races represented and people from different backgrounds but the majority of campus is white upper middle-class students. Many people in the student body went to private school and some people have never even had a job before. So even though I am a white middle class female I still found it unnerving the lack of diversity on campus. Another problem on campus that I wasn't really expecting was the political apathy. The campus is pretty moderate and therefore not really in tune to the political climate of today.

The Davidson student body is extremely diverse. There are the frat guys, there are the athletes, there are the southern bells, there are the wild girls, there are the nerds, etc. The funny thing about Davidson is that most people find themselves in several of the groups simultaneously.

Davidson is not the most diverse place. There's always talk on campus about improving the diversity, but geography and tuition work against quick progress in that direction. The campus seems politically dead, but it is more the case that students are private with their politics. The politically involved students tend to involve themselves in places away from campus, and the few who do speak out in one way or another on campus tend to be poor representations of the rest of campus. The school paper is full of embarrassing articles, but political science classes fill with insightful students.

For the most part the student body is amazing. They tend to be hard working academically and very relaxed socially. The kids come from all over the country though more heavily from the south (NC, GA and FL) and the east coast in general. While Davidson is an expensive liberal arts school the students I know seem to come from largely middle class families. There are tons of different groups on campus for everything you could want: religious clubs, an awesome outdoors program, intramural sports etc. Politically the campus is pretty moderate, encompassing pretty equal parts left and right.

Davidson is majority white, but I really don't think it is exclusive. In other schools, students may self-segregate, but I really don't see much of that here. If anything, the groups you see are influenced more by which sport you play or your eating house/fraternity than by your race or class. Also, LGBT students are socially accepted, but in a school of only 1700, there just are not alot of them. One note though: If you are LGBT, avoid the Patterson Court scene. Drunk college students are not always the friendliest bunch. Davidson students are from all over the country; even though the school is in N.C., North Carolinians are by no means common. Plus, there are a lot of international students (SEVEN on our men's basketball team!). As far as what people wear to class, the list varies from pajamas to dresses, no shoes to high heels, overalls to designer jeans. There's really not a set way to describe how we dress. It all depends on how much sleep you got the night before! Politically, most students are aware. With the election this year, there has been a lot of activity campaigning for Obama, which supports the notion that most students are moderate to liberal in their political views. There are a few staunch conservatives, but over all the atmosphere is very open minded.

Davidson has a wide range of student interests. Religious life here is whatever students want to make of it. I have really enjoyed Reformed University Fellowship, and have friends who are involved in other Christian organizations as well as folks who do not participate in any religious organization. Students here are primarily from the East Coast, but I know folks from California and elsewhere in the US, as well as foreign students.

Uptight, not diverse, rich.

The Davidson Student Body is an incredible group. Everyone is very active and involved in the school. The majority of the students are white; however there is a growing African American population as well. My roommate freshman and sophomore year was from Nepal. We were so different, but it didn’t matter. Especially with our new President, he is absolutely dedicated to further diversifying the student body. The majority of people come from middle to upper-class backgrounds. Many of the girls love to get dressed up for class, however I prefer to sleep in and be comfortable aka it is not a must, but rather a very popular option.

Politically active campus, but certainly okay to not be political or even politically apathetic. Some students are religious but not all. Religion can everything to you or nothing at all and anywhere in between. Some students dress up for class, some wears jeans, others live in sweats and its fine anyway you want.

Friendly, we like to have fun, we know how to study, we know what work is.