University of Denver
Denver, Colorado · Also known as DU, Colorado Seminary · Website
$71,155
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$71,155
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Denver is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Denver, Colorado with 6,025 undergraduates and 6,199 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $36,131 a year (tuition and fees $61,398). It admits 78% of applicants and 76% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $71,155 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,844 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$36,131
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$61,398
US median $11,837
Admission rate
78%
US median 78%
Completion rate
76%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,844
About $232 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$71,155
Rank 355 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $36,131
- Tuition and fees
- $61,398
- Cost of attendance
- $78,476
- Students with a need-based grant
- 14%
- Students with federal loans
- 28%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,097
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,211
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,940
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $31,759
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $47,222
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $44,178 in 2015-16 to $61,398 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1,355
- SAT reading, middle
- 655
- SAT math, middle
- 640
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 6,025
- Graduate students
- 6,199
- Part-time students
- 4.6%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 76%
- Retention rate
- 89%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 252
- Endowment
- $1.1B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 355 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 69 in Colorado (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $36,131 | $17,042 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $61,398 | $9,958 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 78% | 89% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 76% | 62% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 89% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,844 | $11,008 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $57,118 | $36,984 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $71,155 | $42,169 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 73% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 79% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
252 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 705 | $79,000 | $51,342 | $65,203 | $65,123 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 265 | $161,053 | $67,853 | $103,145 | $107,773 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 225 | $66,687 | $132,833 | $133,993 | $125,988 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyMaster's | Master's | 166 | $41,000 | $69,861 | $88,331 | $72,563 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 163 | $21,000 | $31,955 | $56,161 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 135 | $38,803 | $86,375 | $120,934 | $103,485 |
| Communication and Media StudiesMaster's | Master's | 126 | $47,481 | $63,783 | $86,020 | $71,953 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 125 | $103,418 | $48,123 | $68,815 | $65,184 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesMaster's | Master's | 105 | $94,837 | $51,827 | $74,159 | $95,627 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 104 | $19,500 | $56,402 | $99,135 | $83,343 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | $19,500 | $40,923 | $59,895 | $66,596 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 100 | $46,680 | $87,795 | $105,701 | $124,201 |
| Information Science/StudiesMaster's | Master's | 96 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $112,705 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 91 | $20,666 | $36,234 | $63,374 | $56,359 |
| Library Science and AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 88 | $57,905 | $47,594 | $56,359 | $56,301 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 88 | $51,602 | $100,676 | $141,132 | $124,807 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $20,500 | $36,393 | $54,513 | $57,214 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $20,250 | $50,016 | $74,173 | $69,303 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's | Master's | 64 | $50,797 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,035 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 59 | $41,000 | $67,714 | $98,197 | $83,558 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $23,139 | $32,613 | $69,725 | $65,466 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $21,053 | $72,250 | $121,993 | $107,009 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 54 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, OtherMaster's | Master's | 53 | $126,231 | $43,949 | $60,246 | $61,796 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMaster's | Master's | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,716 |
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Denver cost?
$36,131 a year is the average net price at University of Denver after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $61,398, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $78,476. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,097 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Denver?
78% of applicants are admitted to University of Denver. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,355 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in Colorado is 89%.
How much do University of Denver graduates earn?
$71,155 a year is the median pay of former University of Denver students who work, 10 years after they started ($57,118 after 6 years). That ranks 355 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 69 in Colorado. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business/Commerce, General (Master's) at $132,833.
How much student debt do University of Denver graduates have?
$21,844 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Denver graduates, about $232 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 28% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Denver?
76% of first-time, full-time students at University of Denver finish within 6 years. 89% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Denver?
Social Work (705 master's graduates), Law (265 professional graduates), Business/Commerce, General (225 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 252 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.