by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Denison University was awarded 120 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is sociology & anthropology.
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Denison is ranked #162 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.
Denison also holds the #4 spot on the Best Colleges in Ohio ranking.
Even if you have the best grades and high test scores, that may not be enough to get into Denison since the school has one of the most selective in the country. Its acceptance rate is a mere 28%, so there's no shame if you don't get in. Be sure to apply to other schools just in case.
About 28% of students accepted to Denison submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 690. Math scores were between 620 and 740.
At Denison, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Denison University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Denison University has a freshmen retention rate of 87%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Denison the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 78%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Denison University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,258 undergraduates at Denison with 2,252 being full-time and 6 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,242 | $14,686 | $18,607 | $27,279 | $39,576 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Denison, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Denison, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $8,248 a year. That adds up to $32,992 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Denison is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of Denison University.
Contact details for Denison are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 West College Street, Granville, OH 43023 |
| Phone: | 740-587-0810 |
| Website: | https://www.denison.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/denisonuniversity |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/denisonu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Economics | 74 | $53,668 |
| General Biology | 56 | $28,030 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 48 | $38,133 |
| International Business | 42 | NA |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 35 | NA |
| Child Development & Psychology | 34 | NA |
| Sociology & Anthropology | 25 | $28,362 |
| Political Science & Government | 25 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 23 | $27,021 |
| Romance Languages | 21 | $35,424 |
This is a decrease from the 365 students who took online classes the previous year.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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