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University of Denver

University of Denver is a private campus in Denver proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$20,820

family income
under $30k

$21,648

$30–48k

$28,981

$48–75k

$30,753

$75–110k

$46,428

over $110k

Average net price

$36,1312023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Denver rose from $29,136 (2008) to $36,131 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$29,136
2009	$26,581
2010	$29,256
2011	$29,843
2012	$29,362
2013	$29,771
2014	$28,839
2015	$29,453
2016	$32,174
2017	$28,991
2018	$32,361
2019	$33,830
2020	$32,618
2021	$34,737
2022	$36,037
2023	$36,131

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$78,4762024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Denver rose from $47,617 (2009) to $78,476 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$47,617
2010	$49,185
2011	$49,811
2012	$52,400
2013	$53,614
2014	$55,476
2015	$56,992
2016	$59,656
2017	$61,824
2018	$64,513
2019	$66,983
2020	$69,469
2021	$71,341
2022	$72,540
2023	$75,020
2024	$78,476

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$20,556
2001	$21,456
2002	$23,259
2003	$24,873
2004	$26,610
2005	$28,410
2006	$29,628
2007	$32,232
2008	$33,810
2013	$40,707
2014	$42,090
2015	$44,178
2016	$46,422
2017	$48,669
2018	$50,556
2019	$52,515
2020	$53,775
2021	$54,819
2022	$56,439
2023	$59,340

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Denver reports published tuition of $61,398 in this record. University of Denver's $61,398 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Denver reports 6,025 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

75.6% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Denver within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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75.6%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Denver rose from 67.5% (entered 1991) to 75.6% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	67.5%
1992 cohort	67.9%
1993 cohort	69.3%
1994 cohort	68.2%
1995 cohort	69.7%
1996 cohort	68.8%
1997 cohort	70.5%
1998 cohort	69.3%
1999 cohort	69.7%
2000 cohort	72%
2001 cohort	74.3%
2002 cohort	74.4%
2003 cohort	75%
2004 cohort	75.9%
2005 cohort	78.2%
2006 cohort	76.2%
2007 cohort	77.5%
2008 cohort	76.5%
2009 cohort	77%
2010 cohort	79.2%
2011 cohort	75.1%
2012 cohort	77.2%
2013 cohort	76.7%
2014 cohort	75.5%
2015 cohort	75.7%
2016 cohort	77.5%
2017 cohort	78%
2018 cohort	75.6%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,987	$9,791
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,766	$6,356
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,000	$6,641
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$9,423
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$7,871
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$5,059
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$4,011
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,102	$4,417
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,125	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,521	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,653	$6,334
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,002	$6,667
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,174	$7,667
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,814	$6,587
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,500	$6,334
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,808	$7,109
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,804	$9,168
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,333	$8,990
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,833	$9,168
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,948	$7,430
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,844	$7,835

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$57,118

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$63,910

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$71,155

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Denver admitted 14,618 of 18,786 applicants in Fall 2024. The 77.8% rate describes that application pool.

77.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $59,340 tuition · 2023–24 6,025 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1240–14101600

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Admissions

University of Denver reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Denver’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 640–710 and Math was 600–700 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1240–1410 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	640	670	710
SAT Math	600	650	700
ACT Composite	28	31	33

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Denver received 18,786 applications and admitted 14,618 (77.8%), with 1,337 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

77.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	72.2%
Fall 2002	86.6%
Fall 2003	78.3%
Fall 2004	87.2%
Fall 2005	81.8%
Fall 2006	73.2%
Fall 2007	74%
Fall 2008	64.4%
Fall 2009	70.5%
Fall 2010	71.6%
Fall 2011	68.2%
Fall 2012	67.6%
Fall 2013	76.7%
Fall 2014	76.5%
Fall 2015	72.8%
Fall 2016	53.5%
Fall 2017	58.1%
Fall 2018	56.5%
Fall 2019	58.7%
Fall 2020	60.7%
Fall 2021	63.6%
Fall 2022	77.7%
Fall 2023	71.2%
Fall 2024	77.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1240–1410Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1020	1240
Fall 2002	1010	1230
Fall 2003	1010	1250
Fall 2004	1030	1260
Fall 2005	1060	1270
Fall 2006	1070	1290
Fall 2007	1070	1280
Fall 2008	1090	1300
Fall 2009	1090	1290
Fall 2010	1100	1310
Fall 2011	1110	1330
Fall 2012	1110	1300
Fall 2013	1100	1320
Fall 2014	1110	1300
Fall 2015	1110	1320
Fall 2016	1110	1310
Fall 2017	1160	1350
Fall 2018	1170	1370
Fall 2019	1170	1350
Fall 2020	1170	1360
Fall 2021	1200	1390
Fall 2022	1220	1400
Fall 2023	1240	1410
Fall 2024	1240	1410

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

28–33Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	27
Fall 2002	22	27
Fall 2003	22	27
Fall 2004	22	27
Fall 2005	23	28
Fall 2006	22	28
Fall 2007	23	28
Fall 2008	24	29
Fall 2009	24	29
Fall 2010	25	30
Fall 2011	25	30
Fall 2012	25	30
Fall 2013	25	30
Fall 2014	25	30
Fall 2015	26	30
Fall 2016	26	31
Fall 2017	25	30
Fall 2018	26	31
Fall 2019	26	31
Fall 2020	26	31
Fall 2021	27	31
Fall 2022	28	32
Fall 2023	29	32
Fall 2024	28	33

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

6,025Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Denver rose from 4,238 (Fall 2002) to 6,025 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,238
Fall 2003	4,432
Fall 2004	4,643
Fall 2005	4,813
Fall 2006	5,092
Fall 2007	5,260
Fall 2008	5,305
Fall 2009	5,318
Fall 2010	5,431
Fall 2011	5,421
Fall 2012	5,379
Fall 2013	5,505
Fall 2014	5,629
Fall 2015	5,758
Fall 2016	5,738
Fall 2017	5,753
Fall 2018	5,791
Fall 2019	5,755
Fall 2020	5,683
Fall 2021	5,771
Fall 2022	5,986
Fall 2023	6,059
Fall 2024	6,025

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

89%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Denver has held near 89% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	86%
Fall 2004 cohort	87%
Fall 2005 cohort	89%
Fall 2006 cohort	86%
Fall 2007 cohort	87%
Fall 2008 cohort	86%
Fall 2009 cohort	87%
Fall 2010 cohort	89%
Fall 2011 cohort	86%
Fall 2012 cohort	87%
Fall 2013 cohort	86%
Fall 2014 cohort	86%
Fall 2015 cohort	87%
Fall 2016 cohort	87%
Fall 2017 cohort	88%
Fall 2018 cohort	85%
Fall 2019 cohort	84%
Fall 2020 cohort	84%
Fall 2021 cohort	88%
Fall 2022 cohort	88%
Fall 2023 cohort	89%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about University of Denver

Faculty pay at University of Denver averages $156,120 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Denver as a primarily residential campus of 6,025 undergraduates — and 88.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Denver's SAT section-percentile sums are 1240–1410 — their midpoint is above the CO four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Denver's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Denver compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Denver77.8%

Colorado median86.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Denver$61,398

Colorado median$12,750

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Denver's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Denver$71,155

Colorado median$53,445

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Denver, Colorado and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Denver	Colorado median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	77.8%	86.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$61,398	$12,750	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$71,155	$53,445	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Denver, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Denver federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 23 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$121,993
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$104,087
Finance and Financial Management Services	$99,135
Accounting and Related Services	$96,903
Mechanical Engineering	$93,026
Real Estate	$87,026
Economics	$84,328
International Business	$80,511
Hospitality Administration/Management	$75,118
Marketing	$74,173
Business/Commerce, General	$74,033
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$69,725
Design and Applied Arts	$69,251
Political Science and Government	$66,288
Non-Professional Legal Studies	$63,727
Communication and Media Studies	$63,374
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$61,241
International Relations and National Security Studies	$59,895
Criminology	$57,858
Psychology, General	$56,161
Biology, General	$54,513
English Language and Literature, General	$49,287
Music	$48,461

These 23 fields listed for University of Denver measure earnings after completion. The $71,155 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 56 additional University of Denver fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Denver report?

University of Denver's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1240–1410 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Denver's acceptance rate?

77.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 14,618 admitted from 18,786 applicants.

How much does University of Denver cost?

At University of Denver, tuition is $61,398. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of Denver report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $71,155. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Colorado

Fort Lewis College — 77.3% admitted
Colorado School of Mines — 60.7% admitted
University of Colorado Boulder — 78.1% admitted
Colorado Mesa University — 82% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.