The University of Denver was founded even before Colorado was declared a state in 1876. Territorial Governor John Evans established the University in 1864, and DU still holds the honor of the oldest independent university in the state. The campus is located on 125 acres in south Denver at the intersection of University Blvd. and Evans Ave.
The University of Denver is almost evenly split between undergraduate and graduate students. For Fall 2006, total undergraduate enrollment was 5,149, while graduate enrollment was 5,701. The University follows the quarter system.
DU's tradition comes with a hefty price tag, with 2006-07 tuition for undergraduate and graduate students coming to $29,628. However, almost half of undergaduate students receive financial aid, with 46 percent of full-time undergraduates in 2005-06 receiving an average of $17,190.
Undergraduate programs include the below areas, as well as interdisciplinary programs:
- Arts & Humanities
- Daniels College of Business
- Engineering & Computer Science
- International Studies
- Morgridge College of Education
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Social Sciences
Graduate programs include the area's only law school and a highly-ranked business school:
- Arts & Humanities
- Daniels College of Business
- Graduate School of International Studies
- Graduate School of Professional Psychology
- Graduate School of Social Work
- Graduate Tax Program
- Morgridge College of Education
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- School of Engineering & Computer Science
- Social Sciences
- Sturm College of Law
- University College
The University of Denver offers 17 NCAA division I sports. The hockey team, the DU Pioneers, have won seven national titles. The ski team has also sped through four national titles in the past six years. Football fans will have to look elsewhere, however. Unlike University of Colorado in Boulder, DU does not have a football team.
- Condoleeza Rice (Secretary of State)
- Gale Norton (Former Secretary of the Interior)
- Pete Coors (CEO, Coors Brewing Company)
- Peter Morton (Founder, Hard Rock Cafe)
- Sinbad (Comedian)
