Rankings and recognition
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Carnegie classification
A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus
Institutional classification used for academic peer grouping.
Athletics
NCAA Division I
NCAA division where available from verified imports.
Editorial spotlight
Davidson College — editorial overview (Davidson, NC)
Thirty minutes north of Charlotte, North Carolina, is the small and mighty Davidson College. “Small and mighty” is a phrase that applies to Davidson in many ways. The student population is under 2,000, but it is often considered one of the “southern Ivies” - an informal group of...
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