The institutions listed below were chosen through extensive analysis of schools with similar overall resources and educational mission.

The goal was to build a benchmarking group of institutions comparable to Davidson in all aspects of the educational experience. The peer group was approved by the Board of Trustees in 2008.

Peer Institutions

Amherst College | Institutional Research site

Bates College | Institutional Research site

Bowdoin College | Institutional Research site

Carleton College | Institutional Research site

Claremont McKenna College | Institutional Research site

Colby College | Institutional Research site

Colgate University | Institutional Research site

Furman University | Institutional Research site

Grinnell College | Institutional Research site

Hamilton College | Institutional Research site

Haverford College | Institutional Research site

Macalester College | Institutional Research site

Middlebury College | Institutional Research site

Oberlin College | Institutional Research site

Pomona College | Institutional Research site

Swarthmore College | Institutional Research site

Vassar College | Institutional Research site

Washington and Lee University | Institutional Research site

Wesleyan University | Institutional Research site

Williams College | Institutional Research site

Other Institutional Research Sites