Davis College
Private College in Pottersville, NY. Six-year graduation rate 22%. Median 10-year earnings $38,450.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $38,450, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Only 22% finish within six years, so roughly four in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 22% — below national average
Admissions
At 56%, the acceptance rate makes Davis College a school worth applying to with alternatives in hand. With 16 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Yield is high — 100% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A six-year graduation rate of 22% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. First-year retention of 100% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. With 56% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. A 9:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 88 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $14,840 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($12,875 versus $14,320), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid is widespread — 100% of students receive it, averaging $7,367. 35% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 3 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $12,875 |
| $30–48k | — |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | $14,320 |
| $110k+ | $14,320 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 31 of these 88 students, totalling $164,998 — an average of $5,323 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Warren County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)