Davidson College
collegeprivate,liberal arts
| Davidson College link () Website | |
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| File:Davidson College seal.png | |
| Formation | 1837 |
| Headquarters | Davidson, North Carolina,USA |
| Type | private,liberal arts |
| North Carolina college with 23 Rhodes Scholars. | |
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery[1] and named after Revolutionary War general William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the nearby Battle of Cowan’s Ford.[2]
The college offers 37 majors and 39 minors in liberal arts disciplines as well as other interdisciplinary academic programs. Academic life at Davidson is governed by an honor code that allows students to take self-scheduled, unproctored final exams.[3] [4] Davidson has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars,[5] and is one of the top producing Bachelor's institutions of Fulbright Scholars.[6]
References
- ↑ http://catalog.davidson.edu/content.php?catoid=14&navoid=481#:~:text=Founded%20by%20Concord%20Presbytery,%20Davidson,initial%20acreage%20for%20the%20campus. |
- ↑ http://catalog.davidson.edu/content.php?catoid=14&navoid=481#:~:text=Founded%20by%20Concord%20Presbytery,%20Davidson,initial%20acreage%20for%20the%20campus.
- ↑ https://www.davidson.edu/about/distinctly-davidson/honor-code
- ↑ https://www.davidson.edu/majors-minors-programs
- ↑ https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/media/44935/2020-rs_number-of-winners-by-institution.pdf
- ↑ https://topproducing.fulbrightonline.org/top-producing-institutions-by-year