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University of Denver
Denver publishes 85% (Fall 2025). Out-of-state applicants got in at 88%; international at 63%.
Acceptance rate
78%
College Scorecard, latest cycle
SAT middle 50%
1240–1410
Section 25th–75th, summed
ACT middle 50%
28–33
Avg. HS GPA
3.68
Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-26, section C12)
Test policy
Not published
Regular deadline
Not published
Acceptance rate
What Denver's 85% is made of
The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits Denver reports itself.
Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.
Testing
Test scores at Denver
- SAT middle 50%
- 1240–1410sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- 28–33
- Average HS GPA
- 3.68Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-26, section C12) · Source
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 6,025
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $61,398
- Category
- Private
- Admissions site
- www.du.edu
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Sources
- Denver GPA (Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-26, section C12))
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-08-19.
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