DENISON UNIVERSITY H-7

Granville, OH 43023
Tel: (740)587-0810
Free: 800-DEN-ISON
Admissions: (740)587-6276
Fax: (740)587-6306
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.denison.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1831. Setting: 1,200-acre small town campus with easy access to Columbus. Endowment: $451.7 million. Research spending 2003-04: $457,975. Educational spending 2003-04: $37,661 per student. Total enrollment: 2,229. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 4,947 applied, 44% were admitted. 51% from top 10% of their high school class, 78% from top quarter, 100% from top half. 16 National Merit Scholars, 27 class presidents, 35 valedictorians, 136 student government officers. Full-time: 2,200 students, 57% women, 44% men. Part-time: 29 students, 55% women, 45% men. Students come from 49 states and territories, 28 other countries, 58% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 5% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 5% international, 1% 25 or older, 98% live on campus, 1% transferred in. Retention: 89% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: social sciences and history; communications/communication technologies; English. Calendar: semesters plus optional May term. Services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at American University, Great Lakes Colleges Association, Marine Science Consortium. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early admission, early decision, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview, SAT Subject Tests. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 2/1, 11/15 for early decision plan 1, 1/15 for early decision plan 2. Notification: 4/1, 12/1 for early decision plan 1, 2/1 for early decision plan 2.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $40. Comprehensive fee: $34,980 includes full-time tuition ($26,600), mandatory fees ($710), and college room and board ($7670). College room only: $4220. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. Part-time tuition: $830 per semester hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 147 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 37% of eligible men and 44% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Community Association, Black Student Union, International Student Association, Student Activities Committee. Major annual events: All-Campus Gala, Academic Awards Convocation, Community Fair and Picnic on registration day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, security lighting, escort service. 2,130 college housing spaces available; 2,027 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. William Howard Doane Library with 784,189 books, 122,070 microform titles, 6,116 serials, 29,566 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $2.5 million. 587 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Of interest are the many beautiful homes in Granville. The town was founded by settlers from the Massachusetts town of the same name in 1805. Granville is a delightful bit of New England tucked in the rolling hills of Central Ohio.