Student Population at DU

How many students at DU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Denver has a total enrollment of 12,813 students, including 6,614 undergraduate and 6,199 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 5,062 male students (39.5%) and 7,751 female students (60.5%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 8,049 White students (62.8%) and 1,821 Hispanic students (14.2%).
Class Level Breakdown: 6,614 undergraduate students (51.6%) and 6,199 graduate students (48.4%).
Class Delivery: 2,787 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,447 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity) - which average 19,644 - DU's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 5,062 male (39.51%) and 7,751 female (60.49%) students are attending University of Denver. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 65.31.

By class level, 6,614 (51.62%) are undergraduate students and 6,199 (48.38%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.48% are male and 55.52% are female, while among graduate students, 34.20% are male and 65.80% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	12,813	6,614	6,199
Men	5,062	2,942	2,120
Women	7,751	3,672	4,079

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 8,049 White, 693 Black, and 528 Asian students out of a total of 12,813 are attending at University of Denver. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Denver is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 57.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	73	24	49
Asian	528	174	354
Black	693	246	447
Hispanic	1,821	611	1,210
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	13	3	10
White	8,049	3,293	4,756
Two or more races	668	256	412
Race Unknown	266	114	152

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	36	11	25
Asian	246	87	159
Black	310	112	198
Hispanic	1,015	375	640
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	5	1	4
White	4,288	2,020	2,268
Two or more races	405	171	234
Race Unknown	129	70	59

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	37	13	24
Asian	282	87	195
Black	383	134	249
Hispanic	806	236	570
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	8	2	6
White	3,761	1,273	2,488
Two or more races	263	85	178
Race Unknown	137	44	93

Student Age Distribution

By age, DU has 14 students under 18 years old and 19 students over 65 years old. There are 7,210 students under 25 years old, and 5,601 students over 25 years old out of 12,813 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 14 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. DU has 5,843 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 769 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,367 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,832 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	14	12	2
18-19	2,263	1,321	942
20-21	2,809	1,625	1,184
22-24	2,124	1,301	823
25-29	2,311	1,506	805
30-34	1,288	767	521
35-39	783	456	327
40-49	858	542	316
50-64	342	209	133
Over 65	19	11	8

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	14	12	2
18-19	2,261	1,319	942
20-21	2,753	1,578	1,175
22-24	815	357	458
25-29	189	76	113
30-34	147	83	64
35-39	150	76	74
40-49	184	110	74
50-64	97	59	38
Over 65	2	1	1

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	2	2	0
20-21	56	47	9
22-24	1,309	944	365
25-29	2,122	1,430	692
30-34	1,141	684	457
35-39	633	380	253
40-49	674	432	242
50-64	245	150	95
Over 65	17	10	7

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Denver, 2,787 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,447 students are enrolled in some online courses.

875 students who live in Colorado or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,912 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	12,813	2,787	1,447
Undergraduate	6,614	749	305
Graduate	6,199	2,038	1,142

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Colorado Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	875	1,890	22
Undergraduate	79	669	1
Graduate	796	1,221	21

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,614 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 201 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.04%.170 students have transferred in as full-time status and 31 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	5,591
Transfer-in Full-time	170
Regular Part-time	822
Transfer-in Part-time	31

DU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend DU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 12,813 students are enrolled at DU.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at DU?

6,614 undergraduate and 6,199 graduate students are enrolled at DU.

What is the gender breakdown at DU?

5,062 male (39.51%) and 7,751 female (60.49%) students are attending DU.

What is the international student enrollment at DU?

702 international students (5.48%) are enrolled at DU, including 180 undergraduate and 522 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at DU?

DU has a student population that is predominantly White: 8,049 White (62.82%), 693 Black (5.41%), and 528 Asian (4.12%) students are enrolled.

How many students at DU are under 18 or over 65?

14 students are under 18 and 19 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at DU take online courses?

2,787 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 1,447 students take some online courses.

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