Davidson College competes at the highest levels academically and in athletics. It is among a very small number of liberal arts colleges that play Division I sports, including Davidson’s basketball program, where Curry helped lead the team to the Elite Eight in the 2008 NCAA tournament. Davidson cultivates the skills to lead and serve — to solve big problems in society and in the economy. The college’s new Martin Institute for Public Good guides students in the array of skills required of leaders in a divided era: fostering respectful and deliberative conversation while protecting free speech, researching and developing policy ideas, practicing hands-on problem-solving through community engagement and building personal integrity that will follow them in life.

Davidson is a community of smart, driven and kind people. The relationships and experiences there develop the capacities needed as artificial intelligence drives rapid change. Students graduate with the deep skills to navigate the gray and unfamiliar. They are encouraged to think critically, ask good questions and communicate with audiences from all backgrounds.

Davidson’s commitment to recruiting students from all life experiences includes a rare trio of policies:

• Admitting without regard to an applicant’s ability to pay.
• Covering all need beyond the calculated family contribution.
• Covering that need through grants and work-study — no loans. 

About College Track

College Track’s mission is to equip first-generation scholars to earn a bachelor’s degree and build lives filled with opportunity, choice, purpose, and power.

Across the country, College Track alumni represent what’s possible when first-generation scholars have long-term support and access to higher education. Ninety percent of those scholars are the first in their family to attend college, and 84 percent come from under-resourced communities. They graduate at more than two and a half times the national rate for first-generation peers.

Applying for the Curry Scholars