The University of Denver (DU), founded in 1864, is the oldest private university in the Rocky Mountain Region. It is a coeducational, four-year university in Denver, Colorado. DU currently enrolls approximately 11,117 students, about equally divided between graduate and undergraduate programs. The 125-acre (0.51 km2) main campus is a designated arboretum and is located primarily in the University Neighborhood, about seven miles (11 km) south of downtown Denver.
Demographics
The University of Denver has 10,953 students in 2008. Of the 10,953 students, 4,913 are undergraduates. The ratio of undergraduate women to men is 53:47. Of the class of 2008, 70.0% are White, 1.8% are Black, 6.8% are Hispanic, 5.2% are Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% are American Indian, 5.3% are international, and 9.1% are race/ethnicity unknown. Around 60 percent of the student body is from outside the state of Colorado. For 2008 the average accepted high school student obtained a 3.7 GPA, SAT combined of 1220 and, an ACT of 27.
The University of Denver has 10,953 students in 2008. Of the 10,953 students, 4,913 are undergraduates. The ratio of undergraduate women to men is 53:47. Of the class of 2008, 70.0% are White, 1.8% are Black, 6.8% are Hispanic, 5.2% are Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% are American Indian, 5.3% are international, and 9.1% are race/ethnicity unknown. Around 60 percent of the student body is from outside the state of Colorado. For 2008 the average accepted high school student obtained a 3.7 GPA, SAT combined of 1220 and, an ACT of 27.
Rankings
The University of Denver is currently ranked 85th among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in a 2008 ranking. The school is currently ranked the 48th best private university by the same publication.
The undergraduate business program, The Daniels College of Business, was ranked 67th best in 2008 by BusinessWeek, and it was ranked the 71st best program by U.S. News in a 2008 ranking.
The University of Denver is currently ranked 85th among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in a 2008 ranking. The school is currently ranked the 48th best private university by the same publication.
The undergraduate business program, The Daniels College of Business, was ranked 67th best in 2008 by BusinessWeek, and it was ranked the 71st best program by U.S. News in a 2008 ranking.
The Sturm College of Law is currently ranked the 88th best Graduate Law School by U.S News in a 2009 ranking. In a 2006/2007 survey performed by the College of William and Mary and published by Foreign Policy magazine, the Josef Korbel School of International Studies ranked 9th in the nation for graduate programs, ahead of such schools as Syracuse, University of Chicago, Yale, Stanford, University of California-Berkeley, and MIT. "One should frequently visit the grounds in order to extrapolate key ideas from the younger generations" (Everett, 2008, p. x). Men's Fitness magazine recently ranked DU in the top-25 fittest colleges in America. That's because the University actively promotes a healthy lifestyle for its students. The Coors Fitness Center has top-of-the-line equipment, personal trainers, nutritionists and fitness classes. Students also can play in 30 club and 22 intramural sports, and DU is located near some of the city's best recreational opportunities and the great outdoors.
Academic Programs
Denver is one of the few schools in the US that personally interviews every undergraduate applicant (with interviews in more than 25 cities per year), ensuring that most accepted students will find that the University is very interested in the person, not just the applicant's credentials. The Hyde interview is named after an influential DU professor, Ammi Hyde, and most students describe the process as insightful rather than painful, so the interview should not be considered a deterrent for prospective students who are nervous that they will not perform well.
Campus
The heart of the campus has a number of historic buildings. The longest-standing building is University Hall, which has served DU since 1890. Evans Chapel, an 1870s vintage small church which was once located in downtown Denver, was relocated to the DU campus in the 1960s, and Buchtel Tower (1913), which is all that remains of the former Buchtel Chapel, which burned in 1983.
The administrative offices are located in the Mary Reed Building, a former library built in 1932 in the collegiate gothic style.
Under the leadership of former Chancellor Daniel Ritchie (now Chairman of the Denver Center for Performing Arts), about $500 million in capital improvements have taken place in the last decade and the learning inside these new buildings has improved in the same period, as admissions selectivity and rankings have improved dramatically.
In autumn 2003, DU opened a new 63.5 million USD facility for its College of Law, what was later named the "Sturm College of Law." The building includes a three-story library with personal computers accessible to students. Donald and Susan Sturm, owners of Denver-based American National Bank, had given $20 million to the University of Denver College of Law. The gift is the largest single donation in the 112-year history of the law school and among the largest gifts ever to the University.
The Daniels College of Business was completed in September 1999 at the cost of $25 million dollars. The business school has been nationally recognized by organizations such as Forbes magazine, Business Week, and the Wall Street Journal where it is ranked 7th in the nation for producing students with high ethical standards.
Additionally, the University also recently opened the $75 million Newman Center for the Performing Arts, which houses the acclaimed Lamont School of Music. The center includes a 1,000 seat, four-level opera house with the finest acoustics in the region, a 250-seat recital hall with the largest (3,000 pipes) natural organ in the region, and a 300-seat flexible theatre space. The Newman Center serves as home to many professional performing arts groups as well as University performing arts events.
In the last two years DU has also built and opened a brand new extraordinary building for the School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management. Inside the building there are numerous classrooms, a large wine cellar, meeting rooms, and a beautiful all purpose dining room that hosts numerous city and university events, weddings, and formal parties. The school helps DU rank near the top of all Hotel Schools in the United States.
The University has the second highest telescope in the world located at 14,148 feet near the summit of Mount Evans called the Meyer-Womble Observatory. This telescope is most commonly used by the University's Natural Science and Mathematics Department, and more specifically the Department of Physics and Astronomy at DU.
The University has the second highest telescope in the world located at 14,148 feet near the summit of Mount Evans called the Meyer-Womble Observatory. This telescope is most commonly used by the University's Natural Science and Mathematics Department, and more specifically the Department of Physics and Astronomy at DU.
Nagel Residence Hall was completed in the Fall of 2008 to house upperclassman and is truly one of the most unique buildings on campus, offering a wide collection of art throughout the building donated by the Nagel family. The building is certified Gold in LEED standards to be environmentall friendly and extremely sustainable. As well as Nagel, Nelson Hall is another LEED residence hall that was built in the last 8 years.
In reference to campus improvements to help DU athletics, as well as the Ritchie Center that was completed in 2000, DU completed the first ever lacrosse stadium that is specifically designed for the sport. As of now, construction is underway for a new soccer stadium on the DU campus that will also connect the School of Art.
Construction is currently taking place to build the new environmentally friendly $25 million dollar Morgridge College of Education.
Notable Alumni
Politics, Government and Military
Condoleezza Rice, Former U.S. Secretary of State under President G.W. Bush
Ed Schafer, Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President G.W. Bush, former Governor of North Dakota
James Nicholson, former Secretary of Veterans Affairs under President G.W. Bush
Gale Norton, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President G.W. Bush
Current U.S. Senator Peter Domenici (R-N.M.)
Current U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.)
Current U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)
Cindy Courville, U.S. Ambassador to the African Union
Robert Dieter, U.S. Ambassador to Belize
Paul Trivelli, U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua
Loy Henderson, former U.S. Ambassador to Iran
Heraldo Munoz, Chilean Ambassador to the United Nations
Wayne Aspinall, former member, U.S House of Representatives (D-Colo.)
Mike McKevitt, former member, U.S, House of Representatives (R-Colo.)
William D. Ford former member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-Mich.)
Mo Udall, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Ariz)
Byron Rogers, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Colo.)
John Patrick Williams, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Mont.)
Paul Laxalt, former Nevada governor and U.S. Senator (R-Nev.)
Charles Brannan former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President H. Truman
Oscar Chapman former U.S. Secretary of Interior under President H. Truman
John Arthur Love, former Gov. of Colorado and Dir. of U.S. Energy Policy under President Nixon.
M. Javad Zarif, former Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations
George W. Casey, Jr., U.S. Army General and former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq
Mary Cheney, Political Activist Daughter of former Bush VP Dick Cheney
Alvin Wiederspahn, former member of both houses of the Wyoming legislature and prominent Cheyenne attorney and historical preservationist
Peter Groff, President, Colorado Senate
Terrance Carroll, Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives
Susan Waltz, chair, International Executive Committee, Amnesty International
Ibrahim A. Assaf, Finance Minister, Saudi Arabia
Condoleezza Rice, Former U.S. Secretary of State under President G.W. Bush
Ed Schafer, Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President G.W. Bush, former Governor of North Dakota
James Nicholson, former Secretary of Veterans Affairs under President G.W. Bush
Gale Norton, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President G.W. Bush
Current U.S. Senator Peter Domenici (R-N.M.)
Current U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.)
Current U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)
Cindy Courville, U.S. Ambassador to the African Union
Robert Dieter, U.S. Ambassador to Belize
Paul Trivelli, U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua
Loy Henderson, former U.S. Ambassador to Iran
Heraldo Munoz, Chilean Ambassador to the United Nations
Wayne Aspinall, former member, U.S House of Representatives (D-Colo.)
Mike McKevitt, former member, U.S, House of Representatives (R-Colo.)
William D. Ford former member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-Mich.)
Mo Udall, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Ariz)
Byron Rogers, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Colo.)
John Patrick Williams, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Mont.)
Paul Laxalt, former Nevada governor and U.S. Senator (R-Nev.)
Charles Brannan former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President H. Truman
Oscar Chapman former U.S. Secretary of Interior under President H. Truman
John Arthur Love, former Gov. of Colorado and Dir. of U.S. Energy Policy under President Nixon.
M. Javad Zarif, former Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations
George W. Casey, Jr., U.S. Army General and former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq
Mary Cheney, Political Activist Daughter of former Bush VP Dick Cheney
Alvin Wiederspahn, former member of both houses of the Wyoming legislature and prominent Cheyenne attorney and historical preservationist
Peter Groff, President, Colorado Senate
Terrance Carroll, Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives
Susan Waltz, chair, International Executive Committee, Amnesty International
Ibrahim A. Assaf, Finance Minister, Saudi Arabia
Business and Industry
Brad Anderson, CEO, Best Buy
Peter Coors, Chairman and CEO, Molson Coors Brewing Company
Richard Hilton, chairman, Hilton and Hyland Real Estate
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman, Emirates Airlines
Dale Wolf. CEO, Coventry Health Care
Richard Cook, Espanola Mercantile Company
Mark Gasta, CHRO and SVP, Vail Resorts
Jeff Lorberbaum, CEO, Mohawk Industries
Steve Whisler, former CEO, Phelps Dodge Mining
Charles Winter, inventor of "the boot" for illegally parked cars
Ted Kleisner, President and CEO, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
Jim Lentz, President, Toyota USA
Michael Morton, Co-Founder, N9NE Group
Carol Tome - CFO and Executive Vice President, Corporate Services, The Home Depot
Ted Weisberg, Founder, Seaport Securities
Marc Schulman, President and CEO, The Elis Cheesecake Company
Peter Morton, founder, Hard Rock Cafe chain
Marc Nathanson billionaire founder, Falcon Cable
Andrew C. Taylor, CEO, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
James Unruh, former CEO, Unisys
Pam Turbeville, CEO, Navistar Financial
Joseph Saunders, Chairman and CEO, Visa Inc.
Nilanshu Raja, CEO, Medicorp, Inc.
Sean Menke, President and CEO, Frontier Airlines
Emily Cinader Scott, Former Chairman, J. Crew
Howard P. James, former CEO, Sheraton Hotels
Tom Marsico, founder, Janus Mutual Funds, president of Marsico Capital Management
Brad Anderson, CEO, Best Buy
Peter Coors, Chairman and CEO, Molson Coors Brewing Company
Richard Hilton, chairman, Hilton and Hyland Real Estate
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman, Emirates Airlines
Dale Wolf. CEO, Coventry Health Care
Richard Cook, Espanola Mercantile Company
Mark Gasta, CHRO and SVP, Vail Resorts
Jeff Lorberbaum, CEO, Mohawk Industries
Steve Whisler, former CEO, Phelps Dodge Mining
Charles Winter, inventor of "the boot" for illegally parked cars
Ted Kleisner, President and CEO, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
Jim Lentz, President, Toyota USA
Michael Morton, Co-Founder, N9NE Group
Carol Tome - CFO and Executive Vice President, Corporate Services, The Home Depot
Ted Weisberg, Founder, Seaport Securities
Marc Schulman, President and CEO, The Elis Cheesecake Company
Peter Morton, founder, Hard Rock Cafe chain
Marc Nathanson billionaire founder, Falcon Cable
Andrew C. Taylor, CEO, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
James Unruh, former CEO, Unisys
Pam Turbeville, CEO, Navistar Financial
Joseph Saunders, Chairman and CEO, Visa Inc.
Nilanshu Raja, CEO, Medicorp, Inc.
Sean Menke, President and CEO, Frontier Airlines
Emily Cinader Scott, Former Chairman, J. Crew
Howard P. James, former CEO, Sheraton Hotels
Tom Marsico, founder, Janus Mutual Funds, president of Marsico Capital Management
Media
Lowell Thomas, radio commentator
Andrew Rosenthal, editorial page editor, The New York Times
Bill Clarke, consumer reporter, Denver Channel 7 news
David Von Drehle, Editor-at-Large for Time magazine
Ed Stein, editorial cartoonist, Rocky Mountain News
Clarke Canfield, Associated Press Reporter and Author
James C. Kennedy, Chairman, former CEO, Cox Enterprises
Mike Rosen, conservative talk radio host
Lowell Thomas, radio commentator
Andrew Rosenthal, editorial page editor, The New York Times
Bill Clarke, consumer reporter, Denver Channel 7 news
David Von Drehle, Editor-at-Large for Time magazine
Ed Stein, editorial cartoonist, Rocky Mountain News
Clarke Canfield, Associated Press Reporter and Author
James C. Kennedy, Chairman, former CEO, Cox Enterprises
Mike Rosen, conservative talk radio host
Sports
Eric Alexander, scaled Mt. Everest with first blind climber to summit
Glenn Anderson NHL Hall of Famer and who scored 498 career NHL goals and won six Stanley Cups
Jerome Biffle, 1952 Olympic gold medalist in the long jump
Vince Boryla 1948 US Olympic Gold medalist, NBA player, head coach and long-time NBA executive
Matt Carle, hockey defenseman with Philadelphia Flyers, 2007 NHL all-Rookie team and 2006 Hobey Baker Award winner
Suzy Chaffee, former Olympic, World Cup and professional freestyle skier
Kevin Dineen, former NHL all-star player and current coach, Portland Pirates (AHL)
Sam Etcheverry, Canadian Football Hall of Fame quarterback
Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin Two-time U.S. Olympic medalist Luge Pair
Michelle Kwan, World Champion Figure Skater
Keith Magnuson, former Chicago Blackhawks coach and defenseman
Bill Masterton, former Minnesota North Star, The NHL's Bill Masterton Trophy is named in his honor Peter McNab, Former NHL hockey player, current color analyst for the Colorado Avalanche
Craig Patrick, former Pittsburgh Penguins executive vice president/general manager
Gregg Popovich, Head Coach, NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs
Dan Schatzeder, winning pitcher of Game 6 of the 1987 World Series
Paul Stastny, forward, Colorado Avalanche, NHL, runner up for 2006-2007 Rookie of the Year
Phil Heath, IFBB pro bodybuilder
Eric Alexander, scaled Mt. Everest with first blind climber to summit
Glenn Anderson NHL Hall of Famer and who scored 498 career NHL goals and won six Stanley Cups
Jerome Biffle, 1952 Olympic gold medalist in the long jump
Vince Boryla 1948 US Olympic Gold medalist, NBA player, head coach and long-time NBA executive
Matt Carle, hockey defenseman with Philadelphia Flyers, 2007 NHL all-Rookie team and 2006 Hobey Baker Award winner
Suzy Chaffee, former Olympic, World Cup and professional freestyle skier
Kevin Dineen, former NHL all-star player and current coach, Portland Pirates (AHL)
Sam Etcheverry, Canadian Football Hall of Fame quarterback
Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin Two-time U.S. Olympic medalist Luge Pair
Michelle Kwan, World Champion Figure Skater
Keith Magnuson, former Chicago Blackhawks coach and defenseman
Bill Masterton, former Minnesota North Star, The NHL's Bill Masterton Trophy is named in his honor Peter McNab, Former NHL hockey player, current color analyst for the Colorado Avalanche
Craig Patrick, former Pittsburgh Penguins executive vice president/general manager
Gregg Popovich, Head Coach, NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs
Dan Schatzeder, winning pitcher of Game 6 of the 1987 World Series
Paul Stastny, forward, Colorado Avalanche, NHL, runner up for 2006-2007 Rookie of the Year
Phil Heath, IFBB pro bodybuilder
Arts and Letters
Neil Simon, Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright
Chris Broderick, Guitarist of Megadeth
Mark Harris, Author of 'Bang the Drum Slowly'
John Edward Williams, Author, National Book Award Winner in 1973
Hao Jiang Tian, Opera Singer/Basso Cantate, Metropolitan Opera
Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, founder, Malibu Comics, developer of Men in Black franchise, CEO/Chairman of Platinum Studios
David Adkins, comedian known as Sinbad
Carolyn Cassady, memoirist of the Beat generation, former wife of Neal Cassady
Duane Michals, photographer
Joshua Marie Wilkinson, American poet
Cedar Walton, jazz pianist
Constance Perkins, Art Historian. Known for The Constance Perkins House
Josh Taylor, actor (Days of Our Lives, The Hogan Family)
Ted Shackelford, TV Star, Knot's Landing
Elliott Martin, Multiple Tony award-winning Broadway producer
Ron Miles, Jazz composer and trumpet player
Neil Simon, Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright
Chris Broderick, Guitarist of Megadeth
Mark Harris, Author of 'Bang the Drum Slowly'
John Edward Williams, Author, National Book Award Winner in 1973
Hao Jiang Tian, Opera Singer/Basso Cantate, Metropolitan Opera
Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, founder, Malibu Comics, developer of Men in Black franchise, CEO/Chairman of Platinum Studios
David Adkins, comedian known as Sinbad
Carolyn Cassady, memoirist of the Beat generation, former wife of Neal Cassady
Duane Michals, photographer
Joshua Marie Wilkinson, American poet
Cedar Walton, jazz pianist
Constance Perkins, Art Historian. Known for The Constance Perkins House
Josh Taylor, actor (Days of Our Lives, The Hogan Family)
Ted Shackelford, TV Star, Knot's Landing
Elliott Martin, Multiple Tony award-winning Broadway producer
Ron Miles, Jazz composer and trumpet player
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