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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

ENROLLMENT

2,300 UNDERGRADUATES

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.

TYPE

INDEPENDENT

Residential, liberal arts and sciences

ENDOWMENT

$1.1 BILLION

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS:

160+

CLUB & INTRAMURAL SPORTS:

40+

NCAA D-III VARSITY TEAMS:

APPLICATIONS

12,200+

ADMISSION RATE

22%

TOTAL FACULTY

224

full time faculty

ALUMNI

92%

of our graduates are employed, in graduate school, or completing service within six months of graduation

STUDENT POPULATION

MALE:

49%

FEMALE:

51%

STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO

9:1

FACULTY WITH TERMINAL DEGREES

96%

DEGREES OFFERED

BACHELOR OF
ARTS

BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE

BACHELOR OF
FINE ARTS

MAJORS & PROGRAMS

65 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

and 4 pre-professional programs

FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS

15%

DOMESTIC STUDENTS OF COLOR

21%

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

16%

STUDENT GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

48 U.S. States and 72 Countries

STUDENTS FROM OUT OF STATE

80%

OPTIONAL

Test-optional Admission

Denison applicants have not been required to submit ACT or SAT scores since 2008.

SAT MIDDLE 50%**

1310-1460

** Based on 2022 Admitted Students

ACT MIDDLE 50%**

29-33

** Based on 2022 Admitted Students

OFF-CAMPUS OPPORTUNITIES

Pursued by 80% of student body

RETENTION RATE

87.4%

SUMMER SCHOLAR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM

130 students

TOTAL ALUMNI

37,000

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

96%

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

89%

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

160 +

CAMPUS LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

More than

600

STUDENT GOVERNMENT BUDGET

$1,000,000

VARSITY SPORTS

12 men’s sports and 14 women’s sports

CLUB & INTRAMURAL SPORTS

40+

ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

17-TIME NORTH COAST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Denison has won the NCAC All-Sports Trophy a conference-record 17 times, and has won a total of 157 team NCAC championships.

ATHLETIC AFFILIATION

NCAA DIVISION III

TUITION, FEES, & FINANCIAL AID (2022-2023 Academic Year)

TUITION

$60,000

HOUSING

$8,000

(multiple occupancy)

MEALS

$6,400

BOOKS, LOAN FEES, AND OTHER

$2,500

FINANCIAL AID

$70 MILLION

Denison is committed to making a top-tier education affordable by meeting students’ demonstrated financial need. Each year Denison awards over $70 million in need-based financial aid and merit-based scholarships. About half of Denison students incur debt, with a total average amount of about $31,000 over four years, which is less than the national average.

COMPREHENSIVE COST

$76,900

FINANCIAL RESOURCES, ACCREDITATION & AFFILIATIONS

UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT

$1,100,000,000

(as of June 2022)

TOTAL UNIVERSITY ASSETS

$1.706 billion

ENDOWMENT PER STUDENT

$478,261

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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