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Denison University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Granville, OH
Population 150,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,398
Men / Women 48% / 52%
White 56%
International 17%
Asian 5%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 4%
Black 3%
Native American 0%
From State 23%
From Region 11%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 37%
Business & Economics 21%
Life & Natural Sciences 11%
Computer Science 10%
Health Sciences 7%
Arts 6%
Physical Sciences & Math 5%
Education 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,000
Est. Cost of Attendance $81,900
10-Year ROI $119,000
ROI Percentile 32th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 72%
6-Year Graduation Rate 79%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 22%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #460
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #510
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #510

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 51%
SAT Range 1350 – 1460
SAT Math Range 660 – 760
SAT RW Range 660 – 730
ACT Range 30 – 33

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Denison University 505 45% / 55% 19% $66,943 94%
Computer Science 24 +4 75% / 25% 75% $104,013 94
Data Science 29 +12 69% / 31% 31% $86,244 81
Applied Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 100% $93,097 87
Chemistry 4 +3 25% / 75% 25% $67,879 44
Earth Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $61,050 25
Geosciences 1 100% / 0% 0% $60,608 23
Mathematics 11 +4 73% / 27% 82% $79,903 72
Physics 7 43% / 57% 14% $78,831 70
Biochemistry 7 43% / 57% 43% $62,901 30
Biology 39 +5 31% / 69% 10% $60,971 24 91%
Environmental Science 5 40% / 60% 0% $63,744 32 84%
Environmental Studies 7 +14 29% / 71% 14% $63,744 32 84%
International Public Health/International Health 9 +9 22% / 78% 11% $60,700 24
Sports Studies 24 +2 50% / 50% 0% $58,438 18
International Business 42 +13 50% / 50% 2% $77,598 68 92%
Quantitative Economics 65 +11 74% / 26% 32% $83,351 77 100%
African American Studies 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $53,277 9
Anthropology 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,787 11
Classical Languages 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,152 7
East Asian Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $53,397 9
English 7 14% / 86% 0% $49,167 5 100%
French 2 +5 100% / 0% 0% $50,912 6 88%
German 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $52,005 7
History 11 +4 64% / 36% 0% $75,525 64 86%
International Affairs 8 +2 38% / 62% 12% $70,795 53 89%
Journalism 5 +6 40% / 60% 0% $59,106 19
Media Studies 47 +7 21% / 79% 9% $64,696 35 94%
Philosophy 6 +4 67% / 33% 17% $53,046 8
Political Science 17 +4 59% / 41% 12% $63,179 31 94%
Psychology 36 +8 19% / 81% 14% $53,518 9 97%
Religious Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $50,896 6
Social Sciences 9 56% / 44% 11% $54,319 10
Sociology and Anthropology 9 +2 33% / 67% 22% $55,049 11 86%
Spanish 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $50,912 6 89%
Women's Studies 7 +8 0% / 100% 29% $53,058 8
Writing 13 +2 23% / 77% 0% $37,531 1 100%
Education 9 +4 22% / 78% 33% $47,475 4 86%
Art History +1 $42,805 2
Dance 3 +4 33% / 67% 33% $39,045 2
Film Studies 10 +1 50% / 50% 30% $43,162 2
Music 3 +3 0% / 100% 0% $42,127 2
Studio Art 7 +1 29% / 71% 14% $42,687 2
Theatre Design and Technology 8 38% / 62% 0% $38,808 2