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University of Denver

Denver, CO · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
85.4%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
8.3%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
85.7%
Total cost — out-of-state
$84,119
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$18,496

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates5,766
Total all graduate5,733
Grand total all students11,499

Admissions

Total applicants16,637
Total admitted14,205
Total enrolled1,174
Overall admit rate85.4%
Admit rate — women86.4%
Admit rate — men84.0%
Yield rate8.3%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan231
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date1/15
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT25.0%
% submitting ACT11.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile600
SAT EBRW 75th %ile700
SAT Math 25th %ile560
SAT Math 75th %ile670
ACT Comp 25th %ile27
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class34.0%
% in top 25% of HS class65.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$63,720
Tuition — out-of-state$63,720
Required fees$1,584
Room and board$18,815
Total cost — in-state$84,119
Total cost — out-of-state$84,119

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$44,171
Avg % of need met85.7%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$24,535
Avg loan debt at graduation$18,496

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist22
# admitted from waitlist0
Waitlist admit rate0.0%
Transfer applicants (total)460
Transfer admit rate81.1%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time——

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)77.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$36,131Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)77.5%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)75.8%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate88.3%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$78,504Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant15.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan30.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full17.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress33.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress21.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted2.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white66.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino14.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races6.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women50.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men49.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white65.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino7.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown5.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services32.6%
Social Sciences15.2%
Psychology11.2%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences9.0%
Visual And Performing Arts5.6%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services5.4%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs4.8%
Engineering3.4%