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University of Denver

University of Denver
2199 S. University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80208

Official telephone: (303) 871-2000
Website: https://www.du.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: quarter system (four terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 89%
Student:Faculty ratio: 9:1
Total faculty: 663 men, 788 women
Full-time faculty: 372 men, 375 women
Part-time faculty: 291 men, 413 women
Graduation rate: 76% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture, General
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Area Studies, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian-American Studies
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biopsychology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Construction Management, General
  • Criminology
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Ecology
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Game and Interactive Media Design
  • General Studies
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Graphic Design
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Technology
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Journalism
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Molecular Biology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Technology
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Russian Studies
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Diplomas

  • Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Clinical Child Psychology
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Compliance Law
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Creative Writing
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Medical Informatics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Multicultural Education
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Real Estate
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Securities Services Administration/Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Systems Engineering
  • Telecommunications Technology/Technician
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Doctorates

  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Clinical Child Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Geography
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Molecular Biophysics
  • Nanotechnology
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • School Psychology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Systems Engineering
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Advertising
  • American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
  • Anthropology, General
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Clinical Child Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Communications Technology/Technician
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Construction Management, General
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Creative Writing
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Graphic Design
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology
  • International Business, Trade, and Tax Law
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Economics
  • International Finance
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Informatics
  • Molecular Biophysics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Nanotechnology
  • National Security Policy Studies
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Real Estate
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Development Management
  • School Psychology
  • Securities Services Administration/Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Tax Law/Taxation
  • Taxation
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Telecommunications Technology/Technician
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management
  • Transportation/Mobility Management
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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