University

Denison University

Granville, Ohio, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Suburban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $67,000
Out-of-state tuition: $67,000
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,380

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2025–2026 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

19.5%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,458 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate students as of October 15, 2025.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,443 students; Official CDS B1 total full-time undergraduate students.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 15 students; Official CDS B1 total part-time undergraduate students.

Majors

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Communication and Media Studies
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Dance
Visual and Performing Arts

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $0
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?202523
Retrieved 2026-06-10

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 12,202 applicants; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year applicants for Fall 2025.
First-year students admitted (C1): 2,385 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year admits for Fall 2025.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 623 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year enrollees for Fall 2025.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank; the rendered 0.00 total is not treated as a reportable distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS leaves the GPA distribution blank.
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not report an average high-school GPA.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 26.6%; Official CDS C9 reports 26.60 percent and 166 submitters.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 18.6%; Official CDS C9 reports 18.60 percent and 116 submitters.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 640 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th percentile.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 720 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 75th percentile.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 630 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 710 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 28 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 33 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 9:1; Official CDS I2 reports a Fall 2025 ratio of 9 to 1, based on 2,333 students and 267 faculty.

Source: Denison University Common Data Set 2025-2026 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://denison.edu/sites/default/files/forms/2026-08/cds_du_20252026_published_updated2026.08.14.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v123-denison

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

17.4%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution
First-year applications (C1): 15,012 applicants; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students admitted (C1): 2,611 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students enrolled (C1): 621 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,394 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,381 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 13 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 29%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 22%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 660 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 730 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 660 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 760 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 30 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 33 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Denison University Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.denison.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

Data Science

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

Economics

Social Sciences

Education, General

Education

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

International Business

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

Journalism

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Non-Professional Legal Studies

Legal Professions and Studies

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Public Health

Health Professions and Related Programs

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Research and Experimental Psychology

Psychology

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

English Language and Literature/Letters

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Social Sciences, General

Social Sciences

Sociology and Anthropology

Social Sciences

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Education

No supplemental essays are required for this university.