Overview

University of Denver is a University institution located in Denver, CO.

Location & Contact

Address 2197 South University Boulevard
Denver, CO  80208
United States

Contact Mr. Todd Rinehart
Vice Chancellor for Enrollment
Email: admission@du.edu
Phone: 303-871-3125
Fax: 303-871-3301

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Majors & Degrees

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Agriculture, General	×	×
Animal Sciences, General	×	×
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies	Associate	Bachelors
American/united States Studies/civilization	×	×
Area Studies, Other	×	×
Asian-american Studies	×
Ethnic Studies	×
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, And Group Studies, Other	×
Latin American Studies	×	×
Russian Studies	×	×
Biological And Biomedical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Biochemistry	×
Biology/biological Sciences, General	×
Ecology	×
Molecular Biology	×
Physiology, General	×
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Accounting	×
Business Administration And Management, General	×	×
Business Statistics	×
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services, Other	×	×
Business/commerce, General	×	×
Business/managerial Economics	×	×
Construction Management, General	×	×
Finance, General	×
Hospitality Administration/management, General	×
Hotel/motel Administration/management	×	×
International Business/trade/commerce	×
Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management	×
Management Information Systems, General	×	×
Management Sciences And Quantitative Methods, Other	×	×
Marketing/marketing Management, General	×
Organizational Behavior Studies	×
Real Estate	×
Communication, Journalism And Related Programs	Associate	Bachelors
Digital Communication And Media/multimedia	×	×
Journalism	×
Mass Communication/media Studies	×
Speech Communication And Rhetoric	×
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Computer And Information Sciences, General	×
Computer Science	×
Computer Systems Analysis/analyst	×
Computer Systems Networking And Telecommunications	×	×
Data Processing And Data Processing Technology/technician	×	×
Information Technology	×
Education	Associate	Bachelors
Education, General	×	×
Elementary Education And Teaching	×	×
Music Teacher Education	×	×
Physical Education Teaching And Coaching	×	×
Engineering	Associate	Bachelors
Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering	×
Computer Engineering, General	×
Electrical And Electronics Engineering	×
Engineering, General	×
Mechanical Engineering	×
English Language And Literature/Letters	Associate	Bachelors
English Language And Literature, General	×
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics	Associate	Bachelors
Classics And Classical Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General	×	×
Comparative Literature	×	×
Foreign Languages And Literatures, General	×
French Language And Literature	×	×
German Language And Literature	×	×
Italian Language And Literature	×	×
Russian Language And Literature	×	×
Spanish Language And Literature	×
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Audiology/audiologist And Speech-language Pathology/pathologist	×	×
Health And Medical Administrative Services, Other	×
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse	×	×
History	Associate	Bachelors
History, General	×
Legal Professions And Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Legal Studies	×
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities	Associate	Bachelors
General Studies	×	×
Liberal Arts And Sciences/liberal Studies	×	×
Mathematics And Statistics	Associate	Bachelors
Mathematics, General	×
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Biological And Physical Sciences	×
Biopsychology	×	×
International/globalization Studies	×	×
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other	×	×
Science, Technology And Society	×	×
Sustainability Studies	×
Natural Resources And Conservation	Associate	Bachelors
Environmental Science	×
Environmental Studies	×
Parks, Recreation, Leisure And Fitness Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Sports, Kinesiology, And Physical Education/fitness, General	×
Philosophy And Religious Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Philosophy	×
Philosophy And Religious Studies, Other	×	×
Religion/religious Studies	×
Physical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Chemistry, General	×
Chemistry, Other	×
Geology/earth Science, General	×	×
Physical Sciences, General	×	×
Physics, General	×
Psychology	Associate	Bachelors
Psychology, General	×
Public Administration And Social Service Professions	Associate	Bachelors
Community Organization And Advocacy	×
Human Services, General	×	×
Public Policy Analysis, General	×
Social Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Anthropology, General	×
Criminology	×
Economics, General	×
Geographic Information Science And Cartography	×
Geography	×
International Relations And Affairs	×
Political Science And Government, General	×
Social Sciences, General	×	×
Social Sciences, Other	×	×
Sociology, General	×
Visual And Performing Arts	Associate	Bachelors
Art History, Criticism And Conservation	×
Art/art Studies, General	×
Drama And Dramatics/theatre Arts, General	×
Film/cinema/media Studies	×
Fine Arts And Art Studies, Other	×
Game And Interactive Media Design	×
Graphic Design	×
Jazz/jazz Studies	×	×
Music Pedagogy	×	×
Music Performance, General	×
Music Technology	×
Music Theory And Composition	×
Music, General	×
Music, Other	×
Musicology And Ethnomusicology	×

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

16,637

Applied

14,205

Accepted

5,766

Enrolled

Female Admissions

9,389

Females Applied

8,114

Females Accepted

86%

Acceptance Rate

Male Admissions

7,228

Males Applied

6,072

Males Accepted

84%

Acceptance Rate

Applying

65

Application Fee

3.68

Avg. high school GPA for freshman

Admission Requirements
Required	Transcript of high school record Essay

Application Deadlines

Type	Application Closing	Notification Date	Rolling Admissions
Fall freshmen	January 15th	March 15th	No
Out of state Fall freshmen	January 15th	January 1st	No
Early decision plan	November 1st	December 15th	No
Other early decision plan	November 1st	January 15th	No
Transfer	Not reported	Not reported	No

Test Scores Accepted

Test	Avg. Score	25th %	75th %
SAT Critical Reading	652	600	700
SAT Math	638	560	670
ACT Composite	30	27	32

Tuition & Fees

Tuition

63,720

Private

Fees

1,584

Full-time student fees

18,815

Room & board

11,283

Room only

Other Payment Considerations

Guaranteed tuition plan offered	No
Tuition pre-payment plan	No
Tuition payment plans offered	Yes
Student groups that qualify for full or partial waiver of tuition	Employees

Financial Aid

56,590

Avg. Financial Aid Package

58,975

Avg. Freshman Financial Aid Package

51,838

Avg. International Student Financial Aid Package

4,407

Avg. Loan Aid

24,535

Avg. Grant Aid

44,171

Avg. Scholarship and/or Grant Aid awarded

Percentage of students with need who receive financial aid

85.7%

Avg. Percentage of Financial Need Met

35%

Percentage of Students Who Had Their Need Fully Met

Student Body

5,766

Total Undergrad students

3%

International Students

67%

Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	16.22%
Black or African American	3.32%
White or Caucasian	64.33%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.48%
Asian	4.03%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.05%
Two or more races	6.54%
Other	2.12%

Gender

Male (45.53%)

Female (54.47%)

Campus Life

Housing

Type
College-owned housing	Yes
Housing requirements	Yes
Housing options	Co-ed housing Freshman car parking
% of undergrad students who live in college housing	45%

Student Activities

Student-run campus newspaper

Drama/theatre group

Student-run radio station

Student-run television station

Marching band

Choral groups

Campus events:
Dia de los Muertos, First Snow and Hockey Night Lights

Student Services

Legal services

Health clinic

Personal/psychological counseling

Women's center

International students advisor

Student Organizations

Greek fraternities

Greek sororities

Local fraternities

Local sororities

Most popular organizations:
DU Service & Change, Dungeons & Dragons, Pre-Health, Cooking Club and Art Club

Campus Security & Safety

24-hour emergency telephone/alarm services

24-hour patrols by trained officers

Student patrols

Late-night transport/escort services

Electronically-operated dormitory entrances

Athletics

Men's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Baseball	No		No
Basketball		Division 1
Bowling	No	No	No
Cheerleading	No		No
Cross-country Running	No	No	No
Field Hockey	No		No
Football	No	No	No
Golf		Division 1
Gymnastics	No		No
Ice Hockey		Division 1
Lacrosse	No	Division 1
Racquetball		No	No
Riflery	No	No	No
Rock Climbing	No	No	No
Rowing	No	No	No
Rugby	No		No
Sailing	No	No	No
Skiing (cross-country)	No	No	No
Skiing (downhill)	No	Division 1
Soccer		Division 1
Softball		No	No
Squash		No	No
Swimming And Diving		Division 1
Tennis		Division 1
Triathlon	No	No	No
Ultimate Frisbee			No
Volleyball			No
Water Polo	No		No

Women's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Baseball	No	No	No
Basketball		Division 1	No
Bowling	No	No
Cheerleading	No
Cross-country Running	No	No
Field Hockey	No	No	No
Football	No	No	No
Golf		Division 1	No
Gymnastics		Division 1	No
Ice Hockey	No		No
Lacrosse		Division 1	No
Racquetball		No	No
Riflery	No	No
Rock Climbing	No	No
Rowing	No	No	No
Rugby	No		No
Sailing	No	No
Skiing (cross-country)	No	No
Skiing (downhill)	No	Division 1
Soccer		Division 1	No
Softball		No
Squash		No	No
Swimming And Diving		Division 1
Tennis		Division 1	No
Triathlon	No	Division 1	No
Ultimate Frisbee			No
Volleyball		Division 1	No
Water Polo	No		No

Faculty

1,385

Total Faculty

10:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Full-time - 750

Part-time - 635

Male - 616

Female - 769