Enrollment Trends at DU

1,016

Total Enrollment

-72

Men

1,088

Women

The student population at University of Denver is 12,813 (6,614 undergraduate and 6,199 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,016 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at DU is 51.62% which is increased by 856 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 160 and it has been increasing.

2,787 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 116.38% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 12,765 where 12,813 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

51.62% of total students is undergraduate students and 48.38% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 856 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 160 over past 10 years.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Denver since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1611,7975,7582,6673,0916,0392,4673,572
2016-1711,614
-183
5,754
-4
2,671
4
3,083
-8
5,860
-179
2,331
-136
3,529
-43
2017-1811,434
-180
5,765
11
2,694
23
3,071
-12
5,669
-191
2,221
-110
3,448
-81
2018-1911,952
518
5,801
36
2,656
-38
3,145
74
6,151
482
2,357
136
3,794
346
2019-2012,931
979
5,774
-27
2,630
-26
3,144
-1
7,157
1,006
2,542
185
4,615
821
2020-2113,856
925
5,699
-75
2,594
-36
3,105
-39
8,157
1,000
2,852
310
5,305
690
2021-2214,130
274
5,867
168
2,629
35
3,238
133
8,263
106
2,795
-57
5,468
163
2022-2313,734
-396
6,151
284
2,728
99
3,423
185
7,583
-680
2,503
-292
5,080
-388
2023-2413,387
-347
6,415
264
2,866
138
3,549
126
6,972
-611
2,326
-177
4,646
-434
2024-2512,813
-574
6,614
199
2,942
76
3,672
123
6,199
-773
2,120
-206
4,079
-567
Average12,7655,9602,7083,2526,8052,4514,354
University of Denver Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,960 where 6,614 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Denver since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-165,7585,4482,5182,930310149161
2016-175,7545,4912,5452,946263126137
2017-185,7655,4942,5512,943271143128
2018-195,8015,5632,5383,025238118120
2019-205,7745,4782,4952,983296135161
2020-215,6995,3622,4342,928337160177
2021-225,8675,4362,4313,005431198233
2022-236,1515,6662,5083,158485220265
2023-246,4155,7552,5633,192660303357
2024-256,6145,7612,5553,206853387466
Average5,9605,9602,5143,0325,960194221
University of Denver Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 6,805 where 6,199 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Denver since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-166,0393,1831,1911,9922,8561,2761,580
2016-175,8603,1011,1551,9462,7591,1761,583
2017-185,6692,9501,0361,9142,7191,1851,534
2018-196,1512,9659711,9943,1861,3861,800
2019-207,1573,1589762,1823,9991,5662,433
2020-218,1573,3341,0482,2864,8231,8043,019
2021-228,2633,4451,0422,4034,8181,7533,065
2022-237,5832,9718162,1554,6121,6872,925
2023-246,9722,7998421,9574,1731,4842,689
2024-256,1992,7298481,8813,4701,2722,198
Average6,8056,8059932,0716,8051,4592,283
University of Denver Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.82%. The percentage was 67.66% 10 years ago and DU still has a high percentage of white students. 4.12% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.41% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 14.21% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 67.66% to 62.82%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.37% to 4.12%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.41% to 5.41%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.53% to 14.21%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5778 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5299 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Denver over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16553984021,124137,982358
2016-17474334051,13887,881390
2017-18414263891,22897,706443
2018-19404393961,346157,811480
2019-20684755221,575198,682560
2020-21675505771,833229,285650
2021-22695676271,900199,370724
2022-23695966231,872158,906705
2023-24655466331,796158,546698
2024-25735286931,821138,049668
Average594965271,563158,422568
University of Denver Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,787 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 116.38% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Denver from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1611,7971,2886529,857
2016-1711,6141,2445279,843
2017-1811,4341,2954579,682
2018-1911,9521,6046279,721
2019-2012,9312,5511,0729,308
2020-2113,8564,9077,3721,577
2021-2214,1303,5122,1988,420
2022-2313,7343,1341,8658,735
2023-2413,3872,9851,7748,628
2024-2512,8132,7871,4478,579
Average12,7652,5311,7998,435

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