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Acceptance Rate 77.81%
Yield 9.15%
SAT Score 1,320
ACT Score 31
Applicants 18,786

DU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 77.81% at University of Denver. Total 18,786 students applied and 14,618 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,320 and the average ACT score is 31.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationwww.du.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate/
Online Applicationhttps://apply.commonapp.org/
Acceptance Rate77.81%
Average Test Scores1,320 SAT / 31 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 77.81%. A total of 18,786 students (7,886 men and 10,895 women) have applied to and 14,618 (6,007 men and 8,607 women) students admitted to University of Denver.
Among them, 587 male and 748 female students have enrolled into DU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.15%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at DU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants18,7867,88610,89500
Admitted14,6186,0078,60700
Enrolled1,33758774800
Acceptance Rate 77.81% 76.17% 79.00% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.15% 9.77% 8.69% - -
[Chart] University of Denver Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At DU, 270 applicants (20% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 170 applicants (13%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,320 at DU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,410 and 25th percentile score is 1,240.
The average ACT score is 31 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 33 and the 25th percentile score is 28.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at DU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of DU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at DU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total124013201410
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing640670710
Math600650700
ACT Composite283133
Math252831
English263134
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Denver, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for DU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at DU

The calendar system at University of Denver is Quarter. University of Denver accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Denver accepts.
Calendar SystemQuarter
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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