Denison University

Granville, OH · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
2,385 admitted
SAT · 50th
1360
Range 1270–1420
6-yr grad
78.0%
Retention 91.0%
Undergrads
2,458
9:1 S-F
Admissions
31.8% / 29.2%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications12,202
In-state admit rate31.8%
Out-of-state admit rate29.2%
Enrolled623 · 26.1% yield
Admitted from waitlist31 of 1,376
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Recs, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsExtracurriculars, Interview, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1360
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1270–1420 · 26.6% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W640680720
Math630660710
Comp127013601420
ACT
255075
Comp283133
Cost & aid
$74,000
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$74,000
Fees$0
Room & board$18,400
Books$1,000
Avg need-based grant$57,569
% need met100.0%
Avg debt at graduation$30,116
Academics
9 : 1
student-faculty ratio
91.0% retention
Student-faculty9 : 1
Retention91.0%
4-year graduation74.1%
6-year graduation78.0%
Enrollment
2,458
undergraduates
73.0% out-of-state · 62 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates2,458
First-year623
Transfer23
Full-time99%
Female54%
Out-of-state73.0%
International (freshmen)62
Rankings
#30
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#3026
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#3426
NicheBest Colleges in America#19426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#31526
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#42526
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceNorth Coast Athletic Conference8
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingOhio colleges15
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Regular decisionJanuary 15 → May 1 → May 1 or within 2 weeks if notified thereafter
Early decisionNovember 15 → December 15 · binding
Early decision 2January 15
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
Admissions URLhttps://denison.edu/campus/admission/app…
Admissions emailadmissions@denison.edu
Admissions phone740 587-6276
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Kenyon College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Kenyon College OH · Private (nonprofit)30.1%14302K
Ohio Wesleyan University OH · Private (nonprofit)55.6%1K
DePauw University IN · Private (nonprofit)56.0%12901K
The College of Wooster OH · Private (nonprofit)59.5%13501K
Dickinson College PA · Private (nonprofit)41.5%13802K
Gettysburg College PA · Private (nonprofit)40.1%1K
Skidmore College NY · Private (nonprofit)23.8%14002K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Denison University

5 years of Denison University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.