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Housing & Dining

living at davidson

at davidson, over 90% students live on campus during their four years. our residential community offers housing and dining options that fit a variety of needs and preferences within our student body.

from nutritional needs to individualized roommate-matching, davidson strives to make our campus become home.

residence life Housing & Roommate-Matching

your room is more than just a place to sleep and study; it's a place to live and learn. most first-year students at davidson are placed in residence halls exclusive to first years and occupy a double room. to ensure that new students are able to build community, first years are paired together and placed in residence halls through a careful personality-matching process. after their first year, students choose their own roommates and select their housing through a lottery process.

dining at davidson

davidson's dining services venues focus on nutrition, variety, freshness and sustainability. with home-style favorites, international dishes, vegetarian and vegan options, late-night cravers and more, students can find what they want to eat when they want it. the college offers three main dining locations: vail commons, davis café and the wildcat den.

college dining services

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Student sits on her dorm bed and looks at her laptop
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Guest checks out at Davis Café

choosing a meal plan

all davidson college students participate in the college dining program. meal plans offer convenient pre-paid dining at a variety of campus locations. with included dining dollars, meal plans also allow students to use their meal plan at campus vending machines and at summit outpost.

review meal plan options

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farm at davidson

the college farm offers fresh, naturally grown, local produce to the davidson college community through the college's dining services operation, an on-campus farmers market, and a csa program. the farm is a stand-alone, business-based unit of the college.
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nutrition services

good nutrition and regular meals are critical to health, wellbeing and growth as students study, work, play sports, and enjoy davidson. take advantage of individual and group counseling sessions or advice on healthy college eating, sports nutrition, disordered eating behaviors, grocery shopping, healthy cooking, eating around exam time, diabetes, and adjusting to an american diet.
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summit coffee outpost

summit coffee, a local favorite in downtown davidson, expanded onto the davidson college campus with a coffee shop, restaurant, and pub. the outpost includes a full commercial kitchen, outdoor patio seating, and floor to ceiling windows overlooking patterson court. summit serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night snacks.