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Facilities

Quick Stats

Service & Maintenance Staff 151
Campus Size 556 acres
Student Centers Alvarez Student Union in the Knobloch Campus Center
Campus Library? Yes
Main Libraries 3
Popular Places to Chill
  • Chambers lawn
  • Hall lounges
  • Summit Coffee
  • Union Café
Bar on Campus The 900 Room serves alcohol once a week and additionally for concerts
Bowling on Campus None
Coffeehouse on Campus None
Movie Theater on Campus None, but the union runs frequent midnight showings of recently-released movies or modern-day classics.

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

For a small school, Davidson boasts some big-time facilities. Students consistently rave about the Student Union, which provides an array of pool tables, work spaces, and inviting couches in a four-story, atrium atmosphere. The Union also houses a full-service Post Office, 24-hour workout room, and the state-of-the-art Duke Performance Hall.

As for athletic facilities, Davidson’s status as an NCAA Division I school grants students access to athletic facilities that simply can’t be found at schools of similar size. The athletic nexus of the campus is the 142,000-square-foot Baker Sports Complex, which houses the Knobloch Indoor Tennis Center, racquetball courts, Cannon Pool, and Belk Arena. The arena has a maximum capacity that seats a crowd five times the size of the student body, which provides ample space for Davidson’s dedicated alums and involved fans from the surrounding community.

Davidson seems to have an overall dedication to maintaining and improving the facilities on campus. The facilities are well-equipped, and designed in an appealing Georgian, neoclassical style, merging the old and the new in a stately theme of red brick and columns. Despite its obvious efforts, Davidson can’t compete with the extensive facilities found at larger schools, and students here occasionally complain about the lack of food choices and places of entertainment on campus. If you’re looking for a small school atmosphere with bigger-than-average facilities, however, Davidson should certainly be on your list.

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Facilities at Davidson College

elbunzey

English '12

4.6
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Gorgeous Campus

Campus is gorgeous. I wish the gym was a little bigger though.

Apr 13, 2012

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liberteen

English '11

4.6
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Excellent Facilities

Davidson is constantly renovating its facilities to keep everything topnotch. Not only are all the gyms, libraries, the student union, etc. all in good repair, they are staffed by friendly, welcoming people who are happy to get to know students.

Dec 07, 2011

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davidsongirl

History '14

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Facilities

Student gym -- small, not much equipment

Athletic center -- very nice, non-athletes feel out of place

Union -- awesome!

Library -- nice

Campus activities -- Davidson understands that there isn't much to do off campus and does a lot of fun events on campus

Capmpus aesthetics -- beautiful! seriously, its a national arboretum

Nov 02, 2011

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User rating for Davidson College - Facilities is 4.6 out of 5 based on 14 user reviews.

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Favorite Things To Do

Davidson offers plenty of opportunities for study breaks on campus. For fitness buffs, try out the 24-hour workout room, 25-foot climbing wall, Cannon Pool, tennis and racquetball courts, track, or cross-country trails. Students also head to the union to play pool or Ping-Pong, rent videos, watch TV on a big screen, or holla at friends in front of the two-story fireplace.

The student-run Union Board hosts constant events throughout the year, including concerts, dances, coffeehouses, films, speakers, and special events (from pottery workshops to foam parties). The Union Café is a favorite student hangout. The Union Café is also open late Wednesday through Saturday. Additionally, students will head across Main Street to the shops and coffeehouses, which provide an off-campus getaway within walking distance!

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