Fast Facts

As one of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges, Denison University boasts generations of students who can attest to its effect on their lives. Each would cite a different reason. And they’d all be right because Denison’s liberal arts tradition and residential community create a college of endless personal possibilities.

OVERVIEW

FOUNDED

FOUNDED IN 1831,

Denison is one of the earliest colleges to be established in the old "Northwest Territory," west of the Allegheny Mountains and north of the Ohio River.

CHARACTER

INDEPENDENT

Residential, liberal arts and sciences

TOTAL FACULTY

235

(FTE)

ENROLLMENT

2,250 UNDERGRADUATES

43% men and 57% women

STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO

9:1

FACULTY WITH TERMINAL DEGREES

100%

DEGREES OFFERED

BACHELOR OF
ARTS

BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE

BACHELOR OF
FINE ARTS

MAJORS & PROGRAMS

54 ACADEMIC MAJORS

and 5 pre-professional programs

FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS

20%

MULTICULTURAL (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL) STUDENTS

40%

STUDENT GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

50 U.S. States and 40 Countries

STUDENTS FROM OUT OF STATE

80%

SAT MIDDLE 50%

READING:

600-670

MATH:

610-700

ACT MIDDLE 50%

28-31

Study Abroad

Pursued by 80% of student body

Most recent retention rate, Fall 2016 to Fall 2017

91.2%

(3 year avg is 89%)

Most recent 4 year graduation rate for the 2013 entering cohort graduating in 2017

77%

(3 year avg is 82%)

Most recent 6 year graduation rate for the 2011 cohort graduating in 2017

85%

(3 year avg is 82%)

Summer Scholar Independent Research Program

100 students

Total alumni

36,160

LOCATION

COLUMBUS

Ohio’s Capital City, Columbus, is the country’s

14TH LARGEST CITY

with more than 2 million people.

GRANVILLE

Granville is a charming New England-style village of about 3,500 people, with more than 100 homes and churches listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Granville is located just 30 minutes from the shopping and nightlife of Columbus.

AIRPORT

John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH);

25 MINS

(24 miles from campus)

OUTCOMES - ALUMNI AT FIVE YEARS OUT

IMPACT OF A DENISON EDUCATION

99%

of alumni are currently employed or in graduate school.

PROFESSIONAL GOALS

95%

of alumni are working in their desired field or position or on their way to achieving their professional goals.

PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS

94%

of alumni are satisfied with how well Denison prepared them for professional success after college.

LIFE FULFILLMENT

88%

of alumni say that Denison contributed to their ability to lead a rich and fulfilling life— professionally, personally, and/or civically.

FACILITIES

CAMPUS SIZE

931 TOTAL ACRES

Highlights include the 250-acre hilltop section of campus, a 350-acre Biological Reserve, and the historic Denison Golf Club.

CAMPUS PLAN

FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED

Central Park in New York City, the U.S. Capitol, Biltmore Estate, Grand Army Plaza, U. of California, U. of Chicago, Stanford U.

CAMPUS LAYOUT

PEDESTRIAN- FRIENDLY CAMPUS,

on which all buildings are within walking distance.

WI-FI

CAMPUS-WIDE

Wi-Fi includes all academic buildings and residence halls.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & ATHLETICS

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

163

CAMPUS LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

More than

600

STUDENT GOVERNMENT BUDGET

$1,200,000

VARSITY SPORTS

11 for men and 12 for women

CLUB & INTRAMURAL SPORTS

ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

16-TIME NORTH COAST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Denison has won the NCAC All-Sports Trophy a conference-record 16 times, and has won a total of 142 team NCAC championships.

ATHLETIC AFFILIATION

NCAA DIVISION III

TUITION, FEES, & FINANCIAL AID (2018-2019 Academic Year)

TUITION

$50,790

ROOM

$7,000

BOARD

$5,710

FEES

$1,170

BOOKS, LOAN FEES, AND OTHER

$2,280

FINANCIAL AID

$66 MILLION

Denison is committed to making a top-tier education affordable by meeting students' demonstrated financial need. Each year Denison awards nearly $66 million in need-based financial aid and merit-based scholarships. Less than half of Denison students incur debt, with a total average amount of about $28,000 over four years, which is less than the national average. Within six months of graduation, 90 percent of our students are employed, in graduate school, or completing post-graduate scholarships or service.

COMPREHENSIVE COST

$65,050

FINANCIAL RESOURCES, ACCREDITATION & AFFILIATIONS

UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT

$830 MILLION

(as of March 31, 2018)

TOTAL UNIVERSITY ASSETS

MORE THAN
$1.2 BILLION

ENDOWMENT PER STUDENT

$380,734

Denison is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and certified by the Ohio Board of Regents to grant Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees. Denison’s pre-med program is recognized by all medical schools accredited by the Association of American Medical Colleges.

AMONG OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, DENISON IS A MEMBER OF: Annapolis Group of leading national independent liberal arts colleges, Council of Independent Colleges, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Great Lakes Colleges Association, Five Colleges of Ohio, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio, Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges.

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