	University of Denver 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Denver (DU) is a coeducational, four-year university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest independent private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. DU enrolls approximately 5,600 undergraduate students and 6,100 graduate students. The 125-acre (0.51 km2) main campus is a designated arboretum and is located primarily in the University Neighborhood, about seven miles (11 km) south of downtown Denver. History On March 3, 1864, John Evans, former Governor of the Colorado Territory, appointee of President Abraham Lincoln, founded the Colorado Seminary in order to help "civilize" the newly created (1858) city of Denver, which was then a mining camp. The seminary was founded as a Methodist institution and struggled in the early years of its existence. In 1880 it was renamed the University of Denver. Although doing business as the University of Denver, DU is still legally named Colorado Seminary. The first buildings of the university were located in downtown Denver in the 1860s and 1870s, but concerns that Denver's rough-and-tumble frontier town atmosphere was not conducive to education prompted a relocation to the current campus, built on the donated land of potato farmer Rufus Clark, some seven miles (11 km) south of the downtown core. The university grew and prospered alongside the city's growth, appealing primarily to a regional student body prior to World War II. After the war, the large surge in GI bill students pushed DU's enrollment to over 13,000 students, the largest the university has ever been, and helped to spread the university's reputation to a national audience. Campus The heart of the campus has a number of historic buildings. The longest-standing building is University Hall, built in the Romanesque Revival style which has served DU since 1890. The cornerstone to this building is exactly one mile above sea level. Just a few blocks off campus sits the historic Chamberlin Observatory, opened in 1894. Still a fully operational observatory, it is open to the public twice a week as well as one Saturday a month. The central campus area also includes Evans Chapel, an 1870s-vintage small church which was once located in downtown Denver, and was relocated to the DU campus in the early 1960s. Buchtel Tower (1913) is all that remains of the former Buchtel Chapel, which burned in 1983. The administrative offices are located in the Mary Reed Building, a former library built in 1932 in the Collegiate Gothic style. Margery Reed Hall (named for the daughter of Mary Reed) was also built in the collegiate gothic style in 1929. Margery Reed Hall has recently been designated to house the Undergraduate Program for the Daniels College of Business; an $8 million overhaul and renovation was just completed early 2014. The update for the building was to include more classroom space, a larger hall to host guest speakers, as well as mechanical and technical improvements. Under the leadership of former Chancellor Daniel Ritchie (now Chairman of the Denver Center for Performing Arts), about $500 million in capital improvements have taken place in the last decade and the learning inside these new buildings has improved in the same period, as admissions selectivity and rankings have improved dramatically. In autumn 2003, DU opened a new $63.5 million facility for its College of Law, what was later named the "Sturm College of Law." The building includes a three-story library with personal computers accessible to students. Donald and Susan Sturm, owners of Denver-based American National Bank, had given $20 million to the University of Denver College of Law. The gift is the largest single donation in the 112-year history of the law school and among the largest gifts ever to the university. The Daniels C ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Denver Details

University of Denver Details
detail	value
state	Colorado
conference	The Summit League
public	Private
scores	1785/1190/27
level	AboveAverage
rank	[204
overall ROI rank	[186
size	medium-small
undergrads	5643
grads	6166
price	57498
drop	21
stem	11
research	16
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Denver?

1. number 204 for Academics.

2. number 186 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Denver?

1. Saint Joseph's University

2. Seton Hall University

3. Georgia College and State University

4. Duquesne University

5. Loyola Marymount University

6. Adelphi University

7. State University of New York at New Paltz

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Denver National Academic Rankings

University of Denver National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	204	166	173	194	219	102	149	141	186
South West Region	17	14	16	27	32	11	26	59	36
State of Colorado	5	4	5	7	8	3	5	7	6
Top Ten Top250	204	166	173	194	219	102	149	141	186
Top Ten State of Colorado	5	4	5	7	8	3	5	7	6

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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University of Denver Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Denver

University of Denver Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Denver
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
86.51	Saint Joseph's University	Pennsylvania	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	398	372
86.47	Seton Hall University	New Jersey	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	365	390
86.35	Georgia College and State University	Georgia	Peach Belt Conference	Public	AboveAverage	334	352
86.28	Duquesne University	Pennsylvania	Northeast Conference / Atlanti...	Private	AboveAverage	346	374
86.08	Loyola Marymount University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	218	233
85.99	Adelphi University	New York	Northeast 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	365	444
85.66	State University of New York at New Paltz	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	AboveAverage	341	457
85.50	University of San Francisco	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	226	241
85.45	Hofstra University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	231	298
85.30	Harding University	Arkansas	Great American Conference	Private	AboveAverage	395	316
84.82	Loyola University Maryland	Maryland	Patriot League	Private	AboveAverage	249	245
84.80	Butler University	Indiana	Pioneer Football League / Big ...	Private	AboveAverage	349	204
84.75	Providence College	Rhode Island	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	286	350
84.73	Saint Edward's University	Texas	Heartland Conference	Private	AboveAverage	418	480
84.72	University of Scranton	Pennsylvania	Landmark Conference	Private	AboveAverage	399	368
84.46	University of Redlands	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	AboveAverage	380	460
82.47	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
82.33	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
82.23	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
81.26	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
81.22	The University of Alabama	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	175	112
79.92	Ramapo College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Average	369	437
79.84	Elon University	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Good	200	178
79.78	SUNY Oneonta	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Average	365	466
79.29	SUNY College at Cortland	New York	New Jersey Athletic Conference...	Public	Average	479	490
79.07	Quinnipiac University	Connecticut	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Private	Average	353	433
78.81	Monmouth University	New Jersey	Big South Conference / Metro A...	Private	Average	478	477
78.21	SUNY at Purchase College	New York	Skyline Conference	Public	Average	490	470
77.68	Texas Christian University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	AboveAverage	214	181
77.66	Pace University-New York	New York	Northeast 10 Conference	Private	Average	476	465
77.55	Catholic University of America	Washington DC	Old Dominion Athletic Conferen...	Private	AboveAverage	381	458
77.42	Dallas Baptist University	Texas	Heartland Conference	Private	AboveAverage	408	342
77.31	Drake University	Iowa	Pioneer Football League / Miss...	Private	AboveAverage	263	136
76.94	Samford University	Alabama	Southern Conference	Private	AboveAverage	431	272
76.93	Bethel University	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	AboveAverage	423	428
76.74	Lipscomb University	Tennessee	Atlantic Sun Conference	Private	AboveAverage	303	255
76.69	Stetson University	Florida	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	AboveAverage	344	395
76.63	Messiah College	Pennsylvania	Middle Atlantic States Athleti...	Private	AboveAverage	387	436
76.49	Rollins College	Florida	Sunshine State Conference	Private	AboveAverage	262	338
76.38	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	Puerto Rico	Independent Southeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	176	232
76.37	Point Loma Nazarene University	California	Pacific West Conference	Private	AboveAverage	357	440
76.05	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Athletic Co...	Public	AboveAverage	315	361
76.03	Stonehill College	Massachusetts	Northeast 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	467	469
76.00	Bowling Green State University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	442	351
75.97	John Brown University	Arkansas	Sooner Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	489	421
75.95	DePauw University	Indiana	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	304	173
75.89	Willamette University	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	AboveAverage	300	402
75.87	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	135	182
75.86	Franciscan University of Steubenville	Ohio	Allegheny Mountain Collegiate ...	Private	AboveAverage	410	310
75.82	Taylor University	Indiana	Mid - States Football Associat...	Private	AboveAverage	391	261

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University of Denver Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Denver

University of Denver Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Denver
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
95.89	University of San Diego	California	Pioneer Football League / West...	Private	Good	203	195
95.17	Truman State University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	208	189
94.82	University of Alabama in Huntsville	Alabama	Gulf South Conference	Public	AboveAverage	181	103
93.53	Denison University	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	204	170
93.43	American Athletic Conference (Low)	-	American Athletic Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	162
93.02	Clark University	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	201	224
92.59	Chapman University	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Good	208	242
92.34	Elon University	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Good	200	178
92.00	Emerson College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	207	240
91.79	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
91.43	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
90.90	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
90.23	Mountain West Conference (Average)	-	Mountain West Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	193
89.15	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
89.15	Pacific - 12 Conference (Low)	-	Pacific 12 Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	115
89.03	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
88.79	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
86.15	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
85.53	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162

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