Private nonprofit · Denver, Colorado
University of Denver: cost, debt and earnings by major
65 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $31,961
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 74%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 78%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 6,025
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $19,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 3.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $15,042 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $15,009 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $19,505 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $29,756 |
| $110,000+ | $46,868 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (25)
- Computer Science$121,993
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$104,087
- Finance and Financial Management Services$99,135
- Accounting and Related Services$96,903
- Mechanical Engineering$93,026
- Real Estate$87,026
- Economics$84,328
- International Business$80,511
- Hospitality Administration/Management$75,118
- Marketing$74,173
- Business/Commerce, General$74,033
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$69,725
- Design and Applied Arts$69,251
- Political Science and Government$66,288
- Non-Professional Legal Studies$63,727
- Communication and Media Studies$63,374
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$61,241
- International Relations and National Security Studies$59,895
- Criminology$57,858
- Psychology, General$56,161
- Biology, General$54,513
- English Language and Literature, General$49,287
- Music$48,461
- Sociology$42,753 (1 yr)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$39,461 (1 yr)
Master's programs (30)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$141,132
- Business/Commerce, General$133,993
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$120,934
- Taxation$114,544
- Information Science/Studies$108,267 (1 yr)
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$107,540
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$105,701
- Accounting and Related Services$105,291
- Real Estate$103,304
- Human Resources Management and Services$98,197
- Finance and Financial Management Services$97,649
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$95,942
- Marketing$94,307
- Geography and Cartography$90,604
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$88,331
- Communication and Media Studies$86,020
- Economics$82,777
- International Relations and National Security Studies$74,159
- Educational Administration and Supervision$69,997
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$68,815
- International/Globalization Studies$66,493
- Social Work$65,203
- Curriculum and Instruction$62,426
- Psychology, Other$60,246
- Library Science and Administration$56,359
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$53,731 (1 yr)
- Music$53,050
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,831 (1 yr)
- Biology, General$48,122 (1 yr)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$41,867 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (3)
- Educational Administration and Supervision$100,726
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$90,551
- Curriculum and Instruction$78,303 (1 yr)
First professional programs (1)
- Law$103,145