Denison University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 150,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (15%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,511
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 23%
From Region 11%
Athletes 642 (27.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
International 17%
Hispanic 7%
Black 5%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Denison University 609 48% 59% 3% 7% 9% 16% $77,956 67 +0.44 55 96%
Computer Science 35 +5 83% 11% 3% 20% 3% 54% $119,084 49 -0.17 96 — — — — —
Data Science 26 +8 65% 46% 0% 0% 4% 42% $107,550 34 -0.16 91 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $100,830 50 -0.25 87 — — — — —
Chemistry 11 +1 64% 45% 9% 0% 9% 36% $71,496 56 -0.01 38 — — — — —
Earth Sciences 6 +1 17% 50% 17% 17% 0% 0% $71,308 82 +0.56 37 — — — — —
Geosciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,331 78 +0.47 34 — — — — —
Mathematics 9 +4 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $87,151 63 +0.07 72 — — — — —
Physics 13 +2 77% 46% 0% 0% 0% 31% $84,829 60 +0.09 69 — — — — —
Biochemistry 13 — 46% 77% 0% 0% 0% 8% $69,777 44 -0.15 33 — — — — —
Biology 44 +5 30% 73% 7% 0% 9% 5% $75,605 90 +1.06 48 100% — — — —
Environmental Science 4 +1 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,006 67 +0.30 12 94% — — — —
Environmental Studies 20 +4 50% 85% 0% 0% 10% 5% $61,006 67 +0.30 12 94% — — — —
International Public Health/International Health 17 +2 6% 41% 6% 29% 24% 0% $72,805 78 +0.71 41 — — — — —
Sports Studies 27 +7 44% 85% 4% 0% 7% 4% $79,469 98 +2.06 58 — — — — —
International Business 38 +6 79% 87% 0% 3% 5% 5% $80,909 59 -0.12 61 92% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 81 +10 73% 52% 4% 6% 6% 28% $98,691 66 +0.03 85 97% — — — —
African American Studies 2 +4 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $59,940 55 +0.06 11 — — — — —
Classical Languages 2 +3 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,809 94 +1.41 44 — — — — —
East Asian Studies 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,663 55 +0.03 10 — — — — —
English 9 +1 0% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $51,249 48 -0.14 3 100% — — — —
French 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $74,897 94 +1.50 46 100% — — — —
General Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $63,915 85 +0.63 18 — — — — —
German — +1 — — — — — — $74,079 94 +1.43 44 — — — — —
History 11 +3 64% 73% 9% 0% 9% 0% $78,793 95 +2.14 57 86% — — — —
Philosophy 4 +1 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% 50% $63,512 62 +0.16 17 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,486 92 +1.44 15 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +10 25% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $74,897 94 +1.50 46 100% — — — —
Women's Studies 2 +5 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,883 81 +0.81 16 — — — — —
Writing 17 +6 18% 76% 6% 0% 12% 0% $52,987 57 +0.07 4 90% — — — —
Anthropology 5 +2 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $63,728 87 +0.62 18 — — — — —
International Affairs 9 +3 67% 33% 0% 11% 22% 22% $58,479 14 -0.74 9 100% — — — —
Journalism 13 +6 31% 77% 0% 0% 8% 8% $68,648 79 +0.71 30 — — — — —
Media Studies 50 +12 50% 52% 0% 14% 12% 18% $75,675 91 +1.29 49 99% — — — —
Political Science 21 +2 48% 57% 0% 10% 14% 5% $93,054 93 +1.53 80 92% — — — —
Psychology 50 +8 20% 68% 4% 4% 10% 14% $55,996 25 -0.59 6 97% — — — —
Social Sciences 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $63,329 86 +0.58 17 — — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $60,166 72 +0.30 11 97% — — — —
Education 11 +4 18% 64% 9% 9% 9% 0% $64,402 88 +1.09 19 100% — — — —
Art History 3 — 0% 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% $53,271 69 +0.11 4 — — — — —
Dance 3 +2 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% 33% $50,384 88 +0.98 3 — — — — —
Film Studies 13 +1 54% 62% 0% 0% 8% 15% $53,181 76 +0.60 4 — — — — —
Music 5 +5 40% 40% 20% 0% 0% 20% $52,847 79 +0.66 4 — — — — —
Studio Art 9 +1 22% 56% 0% 22% 0% 11% $53,034 81 +0.66 4 — — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology 6 — 17% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $50,350 88 +0.98 3 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $74,000
ROI Percentile 55th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 72%
6-Year Graduation Rate 79%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 25.8% 157 37% 61% 1% 8% 13% 13% $69,016 84 +0.49 31 97% —
Business & Economics 19.5% 119 75% 63% 3% 5% 6% 21% $93,013 77 -0.02 80 95% —
Computer Science 10.0% 61 75% 26% 2% 11% 3% 49% $114,168 57 -0.17 94 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.4% 57 33% 74% 5% 0% 7% 5% $74,276 84 +0.79 45 100% —
Humanities 9.2% 56 30% 64% 5% 9% 11% 4% $62,484 83 +0.71 15 92% —
Health Sciences 7.2% 44 30% 68% 5% 11% 14% 2% $76,894 50 +1.54 52 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 6.7% 41 61% 51% 5% 2% 2% 29% $79,820 50 +0.13 59 — —
Arts 6.4% 39 33% 46% 5% 8% 8% 15% $52,460 54 +0.67 4 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.9% 24 54% 88% 0% 0% 8% 4% $61,006 53 +0.30 12 94% —
Education 1.8% 11 18% 64% 9% 9% 9% 0% $64,402 93 +1.09 19 100% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #490 67% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #462 73% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.2M #337 57% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #461 28% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #365 24% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #445 67% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.0M #556 56% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 122 $315K $315K $0
Football 95 $691K $691K $0
Lacrosse 51 $483K $483K $0
Swimming & Diving 46 $405K $405K $0
Baseball 45 $516K $516K $0
Soccer 30 $324K $324K $0
Basketball 19 $300K $300K $0
Tennis 17 $212K $212K $0
Squash 12 $144K $144K $0
Golf 11 $175K $175K $0
Total 377 $3.6M $3.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 72 $304K $304K $0
Lacrosse 37 $387K $387K $0
Swimming & Diving 35 $368K $368K $0
Soccer 28 $228K $228K $0
Basketball 21 $261K $261K $0
Softball 21 $286K $286K $0
Field Hockey 19 $237K $237K $0
Fencing 18 $216K $216K $0
Volleyball 16 $230K $230K $0
Squash 15 $154K $154K $0
Tennis 12 $153K $153K $0
Golf 10 $167K $167K $0
Total 265 $3.0M $3.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 194 $620K $620K $0
Football 95 $691K $691K $0
Lacrosse 88 $870K $870K $0
Swimming & Diving 81 $773K $773K $0
Soccer 58 $553K $553K $0
Baseball 45 $516K $516K $0
Basketball 40 $562K $562K $0
Tennis 29 $366K $366K $0
Squash 27 $298K $298K $0
Golf 21 $343K $343K $0
Softball 21 $286K $286K $0
Field Hockey 19 $237K $237K $0
Fencing 18 $216K $216K $0
Volleyball 16 $230K $230K $0
Total 642 $9.7M $9.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 19.5%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 30% 28% 8%
Early Decision 41% 38% 8%
Unhooked Early Decision 31% 29% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 1270 – 1420
SAT Math Range 630 – 710
SAT RW Range 640 – 720