University of Denver Business Programs

University of Denver is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Denver, Colorado. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

University of Denver Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at DU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#10	Most Popular Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Most Popular Taxation Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#48	Most Popular International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#79	Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#95	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#113	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards DU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best International Finance Schools	College Factual
#24	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#33	Best International Business Schools	College Factual
#59	Best Finance & Financial Management Schools	College Factual
#135	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#139	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Denver?

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/uofdenver/
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/uofdenver

How Do I Get Into DU?

You can apply to DU online at: https://www.uofdenver.org/web

Admission Requirements for DU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into DU?

With an acceptance rate of 61%, DU does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 62%.

Average Test Scores

About 49% 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 590 and 680. Math scores were between 580 and 680.

DU received ACT scores from 45% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 33. Math scores were between 24 and 29. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

Can I Afford University of Denver?

The overall average net price of DU is $46,423. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 41% of students took out student loans averaging $7,885 a year. That adds up to $31,540 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at DU is 1.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Denver Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,699 undergraduate students at DU, with 5,362 being full-time and 337 being part-time.

There are also 8,157 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,362 full-time undergraduates at DU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Denver students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	203
Black or African American	123
Hispanic or Latino	682
White	3,669
International Students	273
Other Races/Ethnicities	412

Geographic Diversity

Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at University of Denver. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 102 countries are represented at DU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at University of Denver

In 2019-2020, 12,279 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at DU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in Colorado for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of DU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Denver was $53,775 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how DU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Tax Law/Taxation	#4	#4
Real Estate	#4	#4
Real Estate	#4	#4
Transportation/Mobility Management	#10	#10
Taxation	#16	#16
Taxation	#16	#16
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	#57	#57
Organizational Behavior Studies	#59	#59

Online Growth Rankings of DU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Denver was 44.8%. This is the #607 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at DU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at DU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at DU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Taxation	#1
Taxation	#1
Tax Law/Taxation	#4
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	#10
Organizational Behavior Studies	#11
General Business/Commerce	#82
General Business/Commerce	#82
Human Resource Management	#94
Business Administration & Management	#464

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Denver Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	39	0	195	4	238
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	51	141	0	192
Finance	164	0	0	0	164
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	117	7	19	0	143
Accounting	40	0	59	0	99
Business Statistics	54	0	39	0	93
Real Estate	33	0	34	0	67
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	19	40	0	59
General Economics	51	0	6	0	57
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	40	0	40
General Hospitality Administration/Management	33	0	0	0	33
International Business/Trade/Commerce	33	0	0	0	33
Taxation	0	0	31	0	31
International Finance	0	0	19	0	19
Organizational Behavior Studies	18	0	0	0	18
Tax Law/Taxation	0	0	16	0	16
Transportation/Mobility Management	0	0	14	0	14
Development Economics & International Development	0	0	14	0	14
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law	0	0	4	0	4
General Business Administration and Management	1	0	0	0	1
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0
Business Economics	0	0	0	0	0
Construction Management	0	0	0	0	0
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	0	0	0	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
Advertising	0	0	0	0	0
Public Relations	0	0	0	0	0
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	583	77	671	4	1,335

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.