| Name |
Denison University |
| Address |
1 Main Street
Granville, OH 43023 |
| Website |
http://www.denison.edu |
| Email |
admissions@denison.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
98% |
| Percent Fraternity |
25% |
| Percent Sorority |
30% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
90% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
98% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (90%), women's dorms (5%), men's dorms (4%), other housing options (1%) |
| College Owned Singles |
10% |
| College Owned Doubles |
53% |
| College Owned Triples |
16% |
| College Owned Apartments |
20% |
| College Owned Other |
1% |
| Num College Owned |
34 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
1,200 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
90% |
| Nearest Airport |
Columbus, Ohio (25), Newark, Ohio (4) |
| Nearest Train |
Columbus, Ohio (27) |
| Nearest Bus |
Columbus, Ohio (27) |
| Public Transport |
No |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
65% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
44% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
2,100 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Capital University) |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Vail Concert Series; Homecoming Gala; All Campus Activities Fair and Picnic |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
138 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Epsilon Delta, Alpha Kappa Delta (Kappa of Ohio Chapter), French Honorary Society, Kappa Delta Pi, Lambda Pi Eta, Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Order of Omega, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Society, Pi Mu Epsilon, Pi Sigma Alpha (Alpha Nu Chapter), Psi Chi, Rho Lambda, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Upsilon Pi Epsilon. |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Agape Fellowship, Canterbury Club, Campus Crusade for Christ, Denison Christian Fellowship, Denison Hillel, Newman Association, Chapel Advisory Board, Talk'n Eat, Denison Religious Understanding, Denison Buddhist Fellowship. |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union, Denison International Student Association, La Fuerza Latina, Denison Twelve Chairs (Russian), Asian-American Association, East Asian Club, Wacayehsza - Native American Assocation. |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Academic (C. L. Herrick Geological Society, Chemical Society, Carolinas-Ohio Science Education Network (C. O. S. E. N. ), Denison Univ. Biological Society (DUBS), English Club, French Club, George R. Stibitz Computing Society, German Club, Sociology/Anthropology Forum); Service (Denison Community Association with many committees organizing community service, Peer Advisory Network, America Reads); Entertainment (Burpee's Seedy Theatrical Company, Denison Film Society, Denison Hilltoppers, Denison Singers, Homecoming Committee, Ladies Night Out, Pep Band, Student Activities Council, Winter Formal Committee); Governance (National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), Denison Campus Government Association (DCGA), Interfraternity Council (IFC), Panhellenic Council (PHC), Club Sports, Interamural Sports); Greek Organizations - Fraternities and Sororities; Student Media (Adytum-year book, DTV, Exile, Judy Magazine, MoYo-student-run magazine, WDUB radio station), Special Interest (Amnesty International, Campus Freethought Association, College Republications, Denison Gaming Guild, Denison Lecture Series, Denison Left, Denison University Speech Team, Outlook, Safe-Rides, Women's Emphasis), Sustained Dialogue. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Denisonian (weekly); BullSheet (intermittently during the academic year) |
| Num Frats |
8 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
25% |
| Num Sororities |
6 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
30% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1831 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
2,329 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
478,513,880 |
| Application Deadline |
January 1 |
| Application Fee |
40 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
30,660 |
| Room Board |
8,560 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
N/A |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
72% |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Bank One, Edward Jones & Company, Fifth Third Bank, National City Corporation, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Prentice Hall Publishing, Progressive Insurance, State Farm Insurance. |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
767,118 |
| Num Subscriptions |
6,316 |
| Num Microforms |
122,351 |
| Num Audiovisual |
31,005 |
| Num Ebooks |
15,505 |
| Library Facilities |
Number of serial subscriptions listed above is print only; over 3,250 e-journal titles. Archives, Grove Karl Gilbert personal science library collection, music scores, Denisonian collection, Kirtley F. Mather papers. |
| Museums |
Burmese art collection, language lab, research station in 350-acre biological reserve, observatory, high resolution spectrometer lab, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, planetarium, Economics computer laboratories. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
593 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library |
| Num Wired Library |
150 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
70 |
| Num Wired Labs |
537 |
| Num Wired Other |
114 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
500 |
| Recommended Os |
Mac |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
No |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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