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Denison University

Granville, OH · Private · Small suburb · Big Red · Camp Denidoo · DU · Denidoo · Denison · Denison U · Dennison U · Dennison University

Private institution in Granville, OH · 2,398 undergraduates · 17% acceptance rate · $67,753 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$38,1111,874th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$64,0001,967th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$64,0001,967th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$76,9001,866th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$67,753320th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$51,352473rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
80.1%216th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
88.7%279th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
16.9%66th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1395101st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3099th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,398831st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
12.8%1,995th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 154 mi (DTW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 42 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$63,005—
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$50,606$50,439
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$42,682$33,993
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$41,725$37,208
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$38,289$35,060
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$37,748$36,134
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$36,848$28,236
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$31,133$32,569
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$30,771$33,993
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors$29,685$30,771
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$29,685—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$28,960$25,194

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Denison University’s 2,398 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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