University of Denver
CO · Private · West · National university · 5,660 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants). It also includes Early Action, because the Common Data Set does not report Early Action counts.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Official scores required when you apply
Have the College Board or ACT send official scores when you apply.
School’s words: “To be considered, test scores must be received directly from the testing agency. We cannot consider self-reported test scores entered on the Common Application.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 12,345 | 58.7% | 36.8% | 9% | 100% | 55% | 55% | 1170-1257 | 26-28 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 13,785 | 60.7% | 42.8% | 13% | 94% | 49% | 45% | 1180-1260 | 26-29 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 14,440 | 63.6% | 37.6% | Not reported | 51% | 24% | 27% | 1220-1370 | 27-31 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 15,024 | 77.7% | 62.1% | 9% | 50% | 27% | 23% | 1240-1390 | 28-32 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 13,679 | 71.2% | 82.5% | Not reported | 43% | 27% | 16% | 1220-1370 | 28-32 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 14,519 | 77.3% | Not reported | Not reported | 37% | 24% | 13% | 1210-1380 | 28-32 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 14,205 | 85.4% | 84.6% | Not reported | 36% | 25% | 11% | 1160-1360 | 27-32 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 0%
- 2023: 13%
- 2022: 2%
- 2021: 21%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Not reported2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Test-optional2019-20 CDS