Denison University
Location: Granville, OH (rural, large town)
Size: 2,272 students
Avg percent need-met: 100%
Acceptance rate: 28%
Middle 50% ACT: 28-32 **Test Optional**
Middle 50% SAT: 1250-1410 **Test Optional**
Denison is a Midwest liberal arts school with an East Coast feel. Critical thinking and intense academic involvement are a way of life here, with brilliant professors leading small, intimate classes. Its location is somewhat isolated, but the solid community makes up for it, and a strong support network exists to provide students with whatever they might need. Denison students are a diverse, energetic bunch that participate in a plethora of extracurricular activities, both on campus and off.
Popular majors / known for: Communications, Economics, Biology, Psychology
Academic approach: Liberal arts. Denison's Learning Guide encourages students to center their learning on asking questions, being creative, taking risks, maintaining integrity, and showing courage.
Fun Fact: Buzzy the buzzard is the unofficial mascot because the woodlands and fields around campus attract a lot of vultures
Check out campus photos here!
Merit Aid Opportunities
44% of non-need students received merit aid, with the average merit aid offer being $17,589.
Denison awards several merit scholarships ranging from $5,000 to full tuition. All merit scholarships are given for 8 semesters.
Student employment is available to all students, regardless of financial need.
Application Details
RD deadline: January 15th
Early Action deadline: None
Supplemental essays: None
Application fee: $0
On Common App: Yes
CSS profile: Required, due January 15th
Interviews: Important
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