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Denison University

Granville, OH 43023Suburb: SmallUNITID 202523

Private nonprofit 4-yearBaccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences FocusSpecialty: Social Sciences 21%Specialty: Communication & Journalism 10%
Undergraduates
2,380
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
17%
Average net price
$40k
Graduation rate
79%
Retention rate
89%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$67.8k
Median debt
$26k
Student : faculty
9:1
Value score*
27th pct.
Programs offered
42
Highest degree
Bachelor's degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
Midwest · East North Central
Setting
Suburb: Small (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population less than 100,000)
Carnegie
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year, small, highly residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.