Denison University

Address:
1 Main Street

Granville, OH 43023

General Information

Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1831
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,329
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $478,513,880

Admissions

Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: January 1
Selectivity: More selective

Expenses

Tuition and Fees: $30,660
Room/Board: $8,560

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious

Careers

Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Students That Enter the Job Market…

Within 6 Months of Graduation: 72%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Bank One, Edward Jones & Company, Fifth Third Bank, National City Corporation, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Prentice Hall Publishing, Progressive Insurance, State Farm Insurance.

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 767,118
Number of current serial subscriptions: 6,316
Number of microforms: 122,351
Number of audiovisuals: 31,005
Number of ebooks: 15,505
Other 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 or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: 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.

Technology

Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 593
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library

Number of available wired connections available in…

The Library (not including computer labs): 150
Classrooms: 70
Labs: 537
Other areas: 114

Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – 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 simultaneous connection capacity: 500

Recommended operating system: Mac
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – No

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered: 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)

Campus Life Overview

Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 98%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 25%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 30%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 90%

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 98%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (90%), women’s dorms (5%), men’s dorms (4%), other housing options (1%)

Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…

Singles: 10%
Doubles: 53%
Triples or Suites: 16%
Apartments: 20%
Other: 1%

Number of college-owned housing buildings: 34

Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…

A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%

Campus Size: 1,200 acres

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): Columbus, Ohio (25), Newark, Ohio (4)
Nearest train station: Columbus, Ohio (27)
Nearest bus station: Columbus, Ohio (27)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 65%

Student Employment

Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 44%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,100
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Capital University)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered

Rules and Regulations

Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited

Campus

Most popular events: Vail Concert Series; Homecoming Gala; All Campus Activities Fair and Picnic