- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Denison University
Granville, OHSuburb: smallZIP 43023Founded 1831
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1831
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.denison.edu
OhioPrivate nonprofit
Denison University
Denison University is a private nonprofit university in Granville, Ohio, with 2,380 undergraduates. It admits 17% of applicants, graduates 78% within six years and costs $40,163 a year after aid.
78%graduate
Admission rate17%
Retention88%
4-year graduation71%
Pell Grant share15%
Federal loans48%
$40,163net price / year
17%admission rate
1410average SAT
78%graduate in 6 years
$73,151median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,932median debt
#313 of 1,704 for earnings#1,659 of 1,739 for lowest net price#212 of 1,738 for graduation rate#67 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $86,900tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $71,000
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $71,000
- Average net price
- $40,163national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,189
$30,001–48,000$10,150
$48,001–75,000$15,569
$75,001–110,000$21,419
$110,001+$50,673
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 17%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 660–730
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 660–760
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 30–33
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college17%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college78%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college15%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 78%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 71%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 80%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,436
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $73,151middle 50%: $51,616–$107,473
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,932
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$107,473
Median, Denison University$73,151
Lower quarter$51,616
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,380
- Part-time
- 0.2%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 19.4
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 15%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 95%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,237 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $25,080
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,039,019,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White60%
Hispanic7.3%
Black5.4%
Asian4.2%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident18%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.3%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences20%
Communication & journalism10%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.4%
Psychology8.2%
Visual & performing arts6.4%
Business & management6.2%
Computer & information sciences5.8%
Physical sciences5.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 202523. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4493503.