Graduation Rate at DU

[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]

At University of Denver, the graduation rate is 76 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 89 %, as of August 31, 2025.

Its graduation rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 91.10% (private (not-for-profit) Research University with very high research activity).

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Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,106 students out of 1,463 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at University of Denver.

By gender, 497 male and 609 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.

CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total1,4631,10675.60%
Men67949773.20%
Women78460977.68%
University of Denver graduation rate by gender

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at University of Denver.

  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 50.00%
  • Asian: 86.27%
  • Black (Non-Hispanic): 73.08%
  • Hispanic: 76.80%
  • White: 76.98%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 50.00%
  • Two or More Race: 67.07%
  • Unknown: 72.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native50.00%(4/8) 66.67%(2/3) 40.00%(2/5)
Asian86.27%(44/51) 93.75%(15/16) 82.86%(29/35)
Black (Non-Hispanic)73.08%(19/26) 70.00%(7/10) 75.00%(12/16)
Hispanic76.80%(139/181) 76.47%(52/68) 76.99%(87/113)
White76.98%(776/1,008) 73.95%(352/476) 79.70%(424/532)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander50.00%(1/2) 100.00%(1/1) -
Two or More Race67.07%(55/82) 65.71%(23/35) 68.09%(32/47)
Unknown72.00%(18/25) 70.00%(7/10) 73.33%(11/15)
University of Denver graduation rate by race

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At University of Denver, 50 of 80 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 62.50%.


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