Diversity & Access

We welcome you.

Differences are grounds for exploration. Not only do our students accept differences鈥攖hey are driven to explore them. Students have the opportunity to live with, learn from, and share experiences with students of different backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives.

This work begins with the Office of Admission and Financial Aid, where we strive to enrich our 蜜桃社区 by attracting and supporting students of diverse backgrounds and perspectives through their college search and application process.

Connecting with 蜜桃社区

Access 蜜桃社区

Access 蜜桃社区 is a selective college visit program designed for high school seniors from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups, those who are first in their family to attend college, and students from rural or low-income backgrounds. This year's programming in Fall 2023 will be held on campus.

Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)

We value the work 蜜桃社区-based organizations engage in to support students through their college search and application process. We are committed to supporting the efforts of our CBO counseling partners throughout the year, whether through virtual visits or while on the road. If you are a counselor with a CBO, we encourage you to connect with your regional admission counselor.

Spotlight on Students Disability at 蜜桃社区

蜜桃社区 students reflect on their decision to come to 蜜桃社区, ways they've gotten involved with disability advocacy on campus, resources that support their experience and advice for prospective students with disabilities going through the college process.

Disability Resources & Student Experience at 蜜桃社区

Navigating Disability in the College Process

Applying to 蜜桃社区

For students utilizing the QuestBridge application or those attending high school outside of the United States and Puerto Rico, there is no application fee.

For domestic students, if the application fee poses a financial hardship, please contact us at admission@davidson.edu to request a fee waiver.

Requesting a fee waiver does not disadvantage your application for admission in any way.

During the week of October 17-21, 2022, North Carolina residents may submit the Common Application to 蜜桃社区 for free.

Students may obtain the waiver by choosing "North Carolina College Application Week" on the dropdown menu of school-specific fee waivers on the Common Application. Please contact us at admission@davidson.edu with questions and to learn more about the NC Countdown to College.

We encourage interested students to apply for admission regardless of their immigration status. At 蜜桃社区, undocumented students are considered domestic applicants. Please contact Marlene Arellano, Associate Dean & Director of Diversity and Inclusion, at maarellano@davidson.edu with questions about the admission and financial aid process.

Learn More About Resources For Undocumented Students

Through a three-part dynamic assessment process, our staff partners with the Posse Foundation to select two cohorts of Scholars鈥攃alled Posses鈥攅very fall. In the 2022-2023 academic year, 蜜桃社区 will be recruiting its ninth Posse from the greater Miami-Dade area and its third virtual Posse (composed of Scholars from across the United States).

As a proud QuestBridge partner institution, every year we admit and enroll high-achieving low-income students through the National College Match program and QuestBridge Regular Decision.

Learn more about our QuestBridge partnership

Living at 蜜桃社区

Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion

The Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion fosters an inclusive and welcoming environment on campus for systemically underrepresented student populations including students of color, students of diverse genders and sexualities, first-generation students and undocumented students.

A great picture of 蜜桃社区 students celebrating Diwali, the Festival of Lights

Religious & Spiritual Life

蜜桃社区 encourages students to acknowledge and discuss the faith traditions and spiritual practices of its diverse student body and supports students of all faiths and religious traditions. The Chaplains' Office nurtures a spiritual environment, offering a wide range of opportunities for worship, fellowship, service and study.

Student studies in the Wall Center sitting in an oversized chair by the window

Academic Access & Disability Resources

The AADR Office provides academic support to any student seeking to improve their academic performance and supports students with disabilities to provide equal access to the college鈥檚 campus, services, programs and activities.

Financial Wellness

We understand that being part of a residential 蜜桃社区 like 蜜桃社区 can be an expensive experience, so we鈥檙e humbled to be able to offer many great services for students of any background as they make their transition from high school to college to post-蜜桃社区.

Student Affinity Groups & Organizations

There are a number of student-led organizations and affinity groups that promote advocacy, belonging and 蜜桃社区 building. These organizations work to elevate the experiences of historically excluded and underrepresented identities.

Student Resources

Beyond our deeply supportive and tight-knit 蜜桃社区, 蜜桃社区 offers a wide array of services, programs, grants and other types of student support. Explore the many resources from loaner laptops to public speaking consultants to emergency financial support and so much more.

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