by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
University of Denver was awarded 67 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is clinical, counseling & applied psychology.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, DU is ranked #174 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.
DU also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in Colorado ranking.
University of Denver has an acceptance rate of 78%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 27% of students accepted to DU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 710. Math scores were between 600 and 690.
The student to faculty ratio at DU is an impressive 8 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Denver is 48%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
University of Denver has a freshmen retention rate of 88%. 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 DU the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 67%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,699 undergraduates at DU with 5,362 being full-time and 337 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,832 | $21,182 | $26,213 | $31,356 | $44,714 |
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 DU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At DU, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $7,961 a year. That adds up to $31,844 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for DU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2199 S. University Blvd, Denver, CO 80208 |
| Phone: | 303-871-2000 |
| Website: | www.du.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work | 598 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 333 | $45,866 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 289 | $36,234 |
| Natural Resource Management | 218 | NA |
| International Relations & National Security | 197 | $40,923 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 180 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 174 | NA |
| General Psychology | 166 | $31,955 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 152 | $56,402 |
| Marketing | 134 | $50,016 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 4,999 students took at least one online class at University of Denver. This is a decrease from the 5,710 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,999 | 3,134 |
| 2021-2022 | 5,710 | 3,512 |
| 2020-2021 | 12,279 | 4,907 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,231 | 1,604 |
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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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