University of Denver
Denver, CO · private nonprofit
Official site ↗Admissions
| Admit rate | 71.2% |
| Applicants | — |
| Middle-50% SAT | 1240–1410 |
| Middle-50% ACT | 29–32 |
| Avg GPA | — |
| Test policy | — |
| Avg net price / yr | $36,037 |
| Grad rate | 78% |
| Median earnings (10 yr) | $71,155 |
| Source | scorecard_bulk · 2025 |
Application requirements
| Early Decision | 2025-11-01 |
| Early Decision II | 2026-01-15 |
| Early Action | 2025-11-01 |
| Regular / Rolling | 2026-01-15 |
| Application fee | $65 (US) · $65 (intl) |
| Personal essay | Required |
| Test policy | sometimes required |
Source: Common App first-year Requirements Grid, 2025-26 cycle. Confirm on the college's site — requirements can change mid-cycle.
Supplemental essays
- Please discuss what the term “urban teacher” means to you. Why you are drawn to a program that specializes in preparing “urban teachers”?
- CU Denver considers your prior experience with children and youth to be an important factor in admissions decisions. Please discuss your past and/or current experiences in working with children and youth (whether formal or informal) and how those experiences have come to influence your decision to become an urban teacher.
- Identify what you consider to be a major educational issue. Why do you consider this issue to be important? What are various perspectives/points of view on this issue? This should demonstrate that you can think about an issue from a perspective that you might not currently hold. What do you see as the major impact of this issue on students, families and/or educators?
Copied verbatim from the school's official admissions page (2025-26 cycle).