A Foundation of Learning

As a private university located near the Rocky Mountains, we empower students who want to make a difference. Based in south Denver and with over 300 academic programs, we serve about 12,000 graduate and undergraduate students. Our classroom academics, hands-on educational experiences and global learning adventures put students on the path toward lives and careers that will shape the world.

Classes Create
Your Blueprint

Tell us your passion—we’ll find a program to help you build your future. Start with our liberal arts program, and gain the broad view, then blend formal degree programs with professional education to launch an inspiring career.

Discovery and research form the backbone of the DU experience. Our students create technologies, solve social challenges and advance how we think about international relations, to name a few of the projects our undergraduate and graduate students have tackled.

Collaboration Is
Our Training Ground

DU Students Build a Tiny House

A DU education takes you out of the classroom to work with communities where you can learn through collaboration and real-world experience. Our academic programs connect you to professional and civic experiences that help you prepare for life after graduation.

We’re a student-centered research university, developing knowledge to tackle challenges worldwide. Whether you’re researching Alzheimer’s, sustainable technologies or the needs of underserved communities, you’ll have the resources and support to make your discoveries at home and abroad.

The World Is Your Inspiration

77.5% of our undergrads study abroad

1,200+ students from outside the US

145 countries are home to alumni

I love DU. It’s big enough that I could discover so many new things but small enough that I don’t feel like a face in the crowd.


Zane Sanchez
Dual Degree in Accountancy, Class of ’16

Zane Sanchez

I feel like the community has empowered me and given me the confidence in myself and in my peers to make huge changes that I don’t think I would have thought I was capable of without DU.


Emily Wolverton
BIOLOGY MAJOR, CLASS OF ’17

Emily Wolverton

I got to study abroad in Ghana, which expanded my views and made me more globally minded. I realized how influential I could be around the world.


Cameron Simmons
CLASS OF ’16, BLACK STUDENT ALLIANCE PRESIDENT

Cameron Simmons

Forging the Future Together

It’s about finding your place, and we have a niche for almost everyone. Our students find rewards in opportunities and lifelong relationships, in exploring new interests and building projects from the ground up. From joining a club and improving local communities to exploring Colorado’s natural landscape, your experiences will shape your future.

Class Outside

A Community of Doers

Our campus is built to inspire. Nestled in the Denver metro area, our 125 acres are minutes from downtown and a stone’s throw from the Rocky Mountains. With 300 days of sunshine and beautiful sights in the middle of winter, this is a place you’ll be excited to call your home.

Denver is one of the nation’s best cities for new careers. No matter your interests, you’ll be in the perfect place to embark on a fulfilling professional life. With a thriving startup scene and a vibrant arts culture, Denver is more than just a place to spend your college years—over 70 percent of our undergraduates decide to make their homes in Colorado after graduation.

110 student-run organizations

19,000 acres of park space in Denver

6th fastest-growing metro area

Break New Ground


Disclosures

The University of Denver admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

If interested in more information, please explore DU’s Consumer Disclosures and the Office of Equal Opportunity & Office of Title IX.