University of Denver Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at University of Denver is 8:1, and the school has 59.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Denver include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Social Sciences; Visual and Performing Arts; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; and Psychology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 87.8 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities Foreign languages Mathematics Sciences (biological or physical) English (including composition) Social science
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	8:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 42% Social Sciences 13% Visual and Performing Arts 8% Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 7% Psychology 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	Any Bachelor's degree and IMBA; Any Bachelor's degree and MA in Curriculum and Instruction; Any Bachelor's degree and MBA; Any Bachelor's degree and MSF; Any Bachelor's degree and MSW; BA - Art History and MA in Art History with concentration in Museum Studies; BA in Geography and MS in Geographic Information Science; BA in International Studies and MA in International Studies; BA in Public Policy and MPP; BA or BS in Environmental Science and MBA; BA or BS in Environmental Science and MS in Geographic Information Science; BS in any program in Engineering and Computer Science and MS in Engineering; BS in any program in Natural Sciences and Mathematics and MS in Engineering; BSAcc and MAcc; BSAcc and MBA in Accounting; BSAcc and MSF; Bachelor's Completion Program and MAS; Bachelor's Completion Program and MLS; Bachelor's Completion Program and MPS; JD and IMBA; JD and LLM in Taxation; JD and MA in International Studies; JD and MA in any program in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; JD and MBA; JD and MPP; JD and MS in Computer Science; JD and MSLA; JD and MSW; JD and Master's in any program in Engineering and Computer Science; JD and Master's in any program in Natural Sciences and Mathematics; MA in Global Finance, Trade and Economic Integration and IMBA; MSW and MA in Communication Studies; MSW and MA in International Studies
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 56.9% Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines 28.8% Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities 12.1%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	88%
4-year graduation rate	61

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data