Denison University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Denison University

Denison University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Granville, Ohio (suburb: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,380 students of which 2,518 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Denison University is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 17.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,410 and an ACT midpoint of 30. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $40,007, with published in-state tuition of $67,000 and a Pell grant recipient share of 12.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 79.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 88.5%. Graduates earn a median of $67,753 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,352 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 56800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.