Side-by-Side Comparison of University of Denver

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	Pepperdine University	University of Denver	Regis University	Brigham Young University-Idaho	Bradley University	DePaul University
Overview
Location	Malibu, California	Denver, Colorado	Denver, Colorado	Rexburg, Idaho	Peoria, Illinois	Chicago, Illinois
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Large	Town: Distant	City: Midsize	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Quarter	Semester	Semester	Semester	Quarter
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	93.0%	84.0%	79.0%	67.0%	87.0%	84.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Churches of Christ		Catholic	Mormon		Catholic
Admission
Acceptance rate	52.7%	63.6%	81.4%	96.6%	75.9%	69.4%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $65 Graduate: $65	Undergraduate: $65 Graduate: $65		$35	$40	$40
SAT range	1260 - 1440	1200 - 1390	1030 - 1270	990 - 1200	1060 - 1280	N/A
ACT range	25 - 30	27 - 31	21 - 28	20 - 26	24 - 30	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	19.0%	24.0%	25.0%	31.0%	39.0%
Students submitting ACT score	3.0%	27.0%	20.0%	50.0%	17.0%
Total number of applicants	11,855	22,694	5,959	9,963	10,109	32,075
Total number of admissions given out	6,249	14,440	4,849	9,621	7,669	22,274
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,024	1,621	436	4,858	1,043	2,838
Yield rate	16.4%	11.2%	9.0%	50.5%	13.6%	12.7%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required	Not required	Required	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required	Required	Required	Not required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$80,152	$73,514	$56,062	$12,880	$51,428	$60,771
Average net price	$40,945	$39,973	$27,735	$6,327	$25,312	$31,872
Tuition	$59,450	$53,640	$39,260	$4,416	$35,940	$41,361
Room & board	$16,700	Room/dormitory: $9,262 Meal plan: $5,412	Room/dormitory: $7,942 Meal plan: $5,020		Room/dormitory: $6,720 Meal plan: $4,908	Room/dormitory: $10,647 Meal plan: $4,578
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan		Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	96.0% Average amount $36,967	98.0% Average amount $31,672	98.0% Average amount $24,280	45.0% Average amount $6,132	100.0% Average amount $24,174	99.0% Average amount $25,282
Students receiving federal student loan	38.0% Average amount $5,171	38.0% Average amount $5,173	47.0% Average amount $6,665	18.0% Average amount $5,882	67.0% Average amount $5,312	47.0% Average amount $5,009
Students taking out private loans	9.0% Average amount $12,899	5.0% Average amount $21,978	5.0% Average amount $16,474	0.0% Average amount $4,811	10.0% Average amount $15,561	5.0% Average amount $18,848
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,708 Men 42.3% Women 57.7%	5,867 Men 44.8% Women 55.2%	2,745 Men 36.0% Women 64.0%	44,304 Men 43.7% Women 56.3%	4,331 Men 49.5% Women 50.5%	14,294 Men 45.8% Women 54.2%
Graduate students	6,738 Men 30.2% Women 69.8%	8,263 Men 33.8% Women 66.2%	2,821 Men 31.3% Women 68.7%	N/A	1,257 Men 22.2% Women 77.8%	7,376 Men 43.3% Women 56.7%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	46.9%	71.9%	N/A	N/A	16.1%	37.3%
International students	8.3%	4.1%	2.0%	3.4%	4.1%	5.6%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Large	Town: Distant	City: Midsize	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	2,579	2,647	863	1,162	2,137	2,719
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	California Texas Washington Colorado Arizona	Colorado California Illinois Texas Minnesota	N/A	N/A	Illinois Missouri Wisconsin Indiana Iowa	Illinois California Michigan Ohio Wisconsin
Academics
Popular study areas	Business Psychology Legal Profession Education Multidisciplinary Studies	Business Public Administration and Social Service Psychology Computer and Information Science Legal Profession	Health Professions Business Education Computer and Information Science Psychology	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Family and Consumer Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies	Health Professions Business Engineering Education Visual & Performing Arts	Business Computer and Information Science Visual & Performing Arts Communication and Journalism Education
Students to faculty ratio	13:1	10:1	10:1	20:1	12:1	17:1
Institutional accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	83.0%	75.7%	62.0%	49.6%	75.8%	69.6%
Dropout rate	16.6%	23.5%	37.1%	25.4%	23.8%	10.5%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A	N/A	18.1%	N/A	18.0%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $100,699 Year 2: $92,733 Year 3: $106,087 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $64,518 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $93,293 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $97,829 Year 2: $96,691 Year 3: $91,701 Law (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $66,898 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $90,146 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,350 Year 2: $62,508 Year 3: $75,589 Public Policy Analysis (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $49,825 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $71,546 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,559 Year 2: $57,770 Year 3: $70,082 International Business (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,228 Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $65,821 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,799 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $58,854 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,780 Year 2: $46,156 Year 3: $56,663	Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $87,503 Year 2: $86,129 Year 3: $98,717 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $66,126 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $86,073 Taxation (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,750 Year 2: $66,104 Year 3: $85,588 Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,915 Year 2: $64,493 Year 3: $78,170 Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $70,020 Year 2: $72,667 Year 3: $77,585 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $66,104 Year 3: $75,452 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $57,899 Year 2: $60,704 Year 3: $73,790 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $74,139 Year 2: $73,949 Year 3: $73,641 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $60,983 Year 2: $62,632 Year 3: $73,152 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,647 Year 2: $65,905 Year 3: $72,754	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $100,760 Year 2: $119,331 Year 3: $127,952 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $85,661 Year 2: $87,873 Year 3: $100,304 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $97,458 Year 2: $86,621 Year 3: $92,395 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $91,006 Year 3: $89,606 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,850 Year 2: $74,200 Year 3: $80,439 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,996 Year 2: $63,997 Year 3: $74,489 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $69,840 Year 2: $66,897 Year 3: $71,728 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $65,354 Year 2: $69,977 Year 3: $70,798 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,974 Year 2: $63,140 Year 3: $67,020 Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $60,791	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,097 Year 2: $77,966 Year 3: $89,777 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,778 Year 2: $73,635 Year 3: $84,400 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,924 Year 2: $66,653 Year 3: $76,101 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,318 Year 2: $64,493 Year 3: $70,703 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,955 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $67,614 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,669 Year 2: $61,218 Year 3: $65,263 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,593 Year 2: $54,209 Year 3: $63,131 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,585 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $61,312 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,429 Year 2: $46,924 Year 3: $54,022 Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,978 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $53,390	Manufacturing Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,628 Year 2: $69,897 Year 3: $77,539 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,568 Year 2: $70,680 Year 3: $76,515 Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,979 Year 2: $67,899 Year 3: $75,123 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $68,420 Year 2: $70,456 Year 3: $74,713 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,802 Year 2: $66,621 Year 3: $73,823 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,879 Year 2: $67,420 Year 3: $72,911 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,768 Year 2: $57,735 Year 3: $67,597 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,353 Year 2: $63,921 Year 3: $66,276 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,749 Year 2: $62,165 Year 3: $63,646 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,705 Year 2: $52,420 Year 3: $60,815	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $95,909 Year 2: $100,096 Year 3: $109,948 Taxation (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $101,821 Year 2: $93,076 Year 3: $106,341 Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $82,374 Year 2: $99,547 Year 3: $105,164 Information Science/Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $83,120 Year 2: $86,867 Year 3: $101,886 Computer Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $86,090 Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $98,092 Computer Programming (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $86,558 Year 2: $85,206 Year 3: $96,827 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,205 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $96,034 Human Computer Interaction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $80,116 Year 2: $77,213 Year 3: $92,462 Computer Software and Media Applications (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $101,831 Year 2: $86,550 Year 3: $92,108 Applied Mathematics (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $77,007 Year 2: $70,456 Year 3: $85,312

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