Denison University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Denison University is a private liberal arts college in Granville, OH (suburb setting), with 2,405 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 17% of 14,580 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1300–1470 on the SAT and 29–32 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $81,900 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $42,177 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 80% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, communication & journalism, biological sciences. The campus reported 6.13 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Denison University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $64,000
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Denison University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Denison University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | North Coast Athletic Conference | 28 | — | 3 | $229k | $8,166 | — | |
| Baseball | North Coast Athletic Conference | 45 | — | 1 | $516k | $11,472 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | North Coast Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $300k | $15,798 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | North Coast Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $262k | $12,473 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | North Coast Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | North Coast Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | North Coast Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $238k | $12,520 | — | |
| Football | North Coast Athletic Conference | 95 | — | 1 | $692k | $7,279 | — | |
| Men's Golf | North Coast Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $176k | $15,994 | — | |
| Women's Golf | North Coast Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 3 | $168k | $16,770 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | North Coast Athletic Conference | 51 | — | 1 | $483k | $9,475 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | North Coast Athletic Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $388k | $10,475 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | North Coast Athletic Conference | 30 | — | 1 | $325k | $10,831 | — | |
| Softball | North Coast Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $287k | $13,645 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | North Coast Athletic Conference | 46 | — | 1 | $405k | $8,806 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | North Coast Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $369k | $10,531 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | North Coast Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $213k | $12,503 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | North Coast Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $154k | $12,813 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | North Coast Athletic Conference | 122 | — | 1 | $316k | $2,589 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | North Coast Athletic Conference | 72 | — | 1 | $304k | $4,226 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | North Coast Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $230k | $14,386 | — | |
| Women's Water Polo | Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.