University of Denver

Denver, CO · Private nonprofit · 6,025 undergrads (medium, city) · website ↗

Test-optional
$65 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$20,097
$30,000 – $48,000	$16,211
$48,000 – $75,000	$22,940
$75,000 – $110,000	$31,759
Over $110,000	$47,222
All incomes (average)	$36,131

Sticker tuition and fees: $61,398 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Denver's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$18,593
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$17,658
Books and supplies	$1,000
Other expenses, on campus	$2,355
Other expenses, off campus	$3,360

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (1,620 of them) in 2022–23; 100% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	99%	$32,023
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	15%	$5,469
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	99%	$30,657
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	35%	$5,139

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1355
Median ACT: 29
Students with Pell grants: 14%
Graduation rate (6yr): 76%
Freshman retention: 89%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $71,155
Median debt at graduation: $21,844
International undergrads: 197 (3.1%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $65
Students per faculty member: 9 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 53%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 640–710
SAT Math: 600–700
ACT composite: 28–33

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered if submitted

First-time applicants: 19,214
Admitted: 13,679
Enrolled: 1,458

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business33%

Social Sciences15%

Psychology11%

Biology & Life Sciences9%

Visual & Performing Arts6%

Computer Science5%

Communications & Media5%

Engineering3%

Environmental Studies3%

English & Literature2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (28)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Psychology, General	180	$43,847	$56,161national $50,706	$19,000
International Relations and National Security Studies	92	$46,947	$59,895national $66,596	$19,500
Finance and Financial Management Services	85	$68,889	$99,135national $83,343	$19,500
Marketing	83	$61,291	$74,173national $69,303	$20,503
Biology, General	75	$34,924	$54,513national $57,214	$18,500
Communication and Media Studies	68	$47,839	$63,374national $56,359	$18,837
Computer Science	67	$89,817	$121,993national $107,009	$19,500
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	53	$75,719	$104,087national $86,176	$20,500
Business/Commerce, General	51	$57,171	$74,033national $68,407	$18,915
Political Science and Government	50	$44,871	$66,288national $63,293	$19,500
Accounting and Related Services	42	$78,335	$96,903national $76,194	$14,216
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	35	$39,045	$69,725national $65,466	$15,500
Criminology	34	$45,486	$57,858national $55,556	$19,500
Real Estate	34	$69,410	$87,026national $84,821	—
Design and Applied Arts	33	$46,741	$69,251national $51,490	$20,500
Mechanical Engineering	32	$73,799	$93,026national $92,135	$18,875
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	28	—	$61,241national $55,000	$18,233
English Language and Literature, General	26	—	$49,287national $48,590	$22,250
Economics	26	—	$84,328national $82,686	—
Sociology	26	$42,753	—national $52,657	$20,500
Hospitality Administration/Management	26	$54,472	$75,118national $56,726	$19,204
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	25	$39,461	—national $55,012	$24,594
International Business	24	$51,357	$80,511national $73,201	—
Geography and Cartography	23	—	—national $57,853	$18,500
Music	23	—	$48,461national $42,892	$25,000
Mathematics	22	—	—national $69,562	$19,765
History	22	—	—national $50,680	$19,500
Non-Professional Legal Studies	20	—	$63,727national $61,959	$20,000

Master's degrees (31)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Social Work	582	$56,800	$65,203national $65,123	$93,505
Business/Commerce, General	186	$109,575	$133,993national $125,988	$66,754
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	155	$64,376	$88,331national $72,563	$45,047
Information Science/Studies	134	$108,267	—national $112,705	$54,975
Business Administration, Management and Operations	123	$67,517	$120,934national $103,485	$40,128
Computer and Information Sciences, General	121	$96,281	$105,701national $124,201	$49,864
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	101	$54,718	$68,815national $65,184	$96,313
Library Science and Administration	90	$49,572	$56,359national $56,301	$55,250
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	90	$88,017	$141,132national $124,807	$34,166
Communication and Media Studies	85	$54,319	$86,020national $71,953	$46,734
International Relations and National Security Studies	79	$54,847	$74,159national $95,627	$71,939
Human Resources Management and Services	70	$79,320	$98,197national $83,558	$41,000
Medical Illustration and Informatics	51	—	—national $101,441	$46,752
Psychology, Other	45	$49,798	$60,246national $61,796	$129,404
Accounting and Related Services	43	$78,711	$105,291national $95,833	$35,900
Curriculum and Instruction	42	$54,777	$62,426national $63,399	—
Music	37	$31,130	$53,050national $48,285	$41,000
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	35	$53,731	—national $60,111	$88,626
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	33	$41,867	—national $55,035	$48,708
Health and Medical Administrative Services	29	$71,343	$95,942national $89,981	$43,976
Real Estate	29	$100,594	$103,304national $135,104	$41,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	27	$48,831	—national $65,716	$42,083
Economics	26	$65,328	$82,777national $100,743	$39,946
Educational Administration and Supervision	22	$53,928	$69,997national $71,685	—
Marketing	20	$54,110	$94,307national $79,106	—
Biology, General	16	$48,122	—national $69,830	—
Geography and Cartography	16	—	$90,604national $79,784	—
International/Globalization Studies	11	—	$66,493national $86,219	—
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	9	$91,638	$107,540national $101,000	—
Taxation	6	—	$114,544national $114,810	—
Finance and Financial Management Services	0	—	$97,649national $110,694	—

First professional degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	233	$80,504	$103,145national $107,773	$144,294

Doctoral degrees (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	25	—	$100,726national $100,573	$87,164
Curriculum and Instruction	15	$78,303	—national $83,031	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	14	$85,255	$90,551national $99,878	$191,099

Graduate certificates (7)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Geography and Cartography	54	—	$85,219national $72,959	$30,033
Computer and Information Sciences, General	52	—	$93,919national $112,196	$33,404
Business Administration, Management and Operations	43	—	—national $94,506	$45,500
Curriculum and Instruction	33	$52,310	$61,141national $69,033	$35,850
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	30	—	$64,887national $72,516	$41,250
Educational Administration and Supervision	20	$83,288	$83,567national $86,288	$32,197
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	18	$63,430	—national $65,509	$96,886

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 187 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 2199 S. University Blvd, Denver, CO 80208
Phone: (303) 871-2000
Institutional accreditor: Higher Learning Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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