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2026 Rankings for University of Denver

What ranking badges has DU earned? Every College Factual accolade DU holds are detailed on this page.

DU received 100 ranking badges in the 2026 analysis.

Top Rankings for DU:

#1 out of 8	#1 out of 8	#1 out of 22	#1 out of 22

DU has graduate offerings as well. View its [graduate-school rankings](/graduate-schools/university-of-denver/rankings/) for graduate-degree badges and placements.

Ranking Highlights

• Quality Rankings
  • Best Colleges Ranking
  • Best Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado Ranking
  • Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado Ranking
• Best for the Money Rankings
  • Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools Ranking
  • Best Value Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado Ranking
  • Best Value Supply Chain Management Schools in Colorado Ranking

How DU Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

Top Placement in Best Colleges Ranking

#112 out of 3,449.

This makes DU a top 10% school for students.

The Best Colleges Ranking highlights the highest-quality colleges in the country.

Top Ranked Majors

DU has 620 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Molecular Biology Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	13	View Report
Best Biology Studies Schools in Colorado	1	13	View Report
Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	13	View Report
Best General Biology Schools in Colorado	1	14	View Report
Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	8	View Report
Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	21	View Report
Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	8	View Report
Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	23	View Report
Best Supply Chain Management Schools in Colorado	1	2	View Report
Best Transportation/Mobility Management Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Transportation/Mobility Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Finance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	4	View Report
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	4	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	5	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Colorado	1	10	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	22	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	5	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Colorado	1	10	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	22	View Report
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	2	View Report
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	4	View Report
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in Colorado	1	3	View Report
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	5	View Report
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	3	View Report
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	5	View Report
Best Hospitality Management Schools in Colorado	1	4	View Report
Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	6	View Report
Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools in Colorado	1	3	View Report
Best Organizational Behavior Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	3	View Report
Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Schools in Colorado	1	2	View Report
Best International Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best International Business Schools in Colorado	1	2	View Report
Best Business Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Business Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Business Statistics Schools in Colorado	1	2	View Report
Best Business Statistics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	2	View Report
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	2	View Report
Best Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	5	View Report
Best Marketing/Marketing Management, General Schools in Colorado	1	6	View Report
Best Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	5	View Report
Best Marketing Schools in Colorado	1	6	View Report
Best Real Estate Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Real Estate Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Real Estate Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Real Estate Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Information Technology Schools in Colorado	1	6	View Report
Best Creative Writing Schools in Colorado	1	7	View Report
Best Creative Writing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	11	View Report
Best Writing Studies Schools in Colorado	1	10	View Report
Best Writing Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	16	View Report
Best English Language & Literature Schools in Colorado	1	14	View Report
Best Natural Resources Management & Policy Schools in Colorado	1	2	View Report
Best Natural Resources Management & Policy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	3	View Report
Best Natural Resource Management Schools in Colorado	1	2	View Report
Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	5	View Report
Best Environmental Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	6	View Report
Best Environmental Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	11	View Report
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Colorado	1	10	View Report
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	20	View Report
Best Clinical Child Psychology Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Clinical Child Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Clinical Child Psychology Schools	1	3	View Report
Best Clinical Psychology Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Clinical Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Counseling Psychology Schools in Colorado	1	6	View Report
Best Counseling Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	8	View Report
Best Forensic Psychology Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Forensic Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Colorado	1	10	View Report
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	15	View Report
Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	13	View Report
Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	31	View Report
Best General Psychology Schools in Colorado	1	18	View Report
Best General Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	45	View Report
Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	13	View Report
Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	31	View Report
Best General Psychology Schools in Colorado	1	18	View Report
Best General Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	45	View Report
Best Other Psychology Schools in Colorado	1	2	View Report
Best Other Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	2	View Report
Best Other Psychology Schools in Colorado	1	2	View Report
Best Other Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	2	View Report
Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	15	View Report
Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	35	View Report
Best Psychology Schools in Colorado	1	23	View Report
Best Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	52	View Report
Best Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	3	View Report
Best Criminology Schools in Colorado	1	4	View Report
Best Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	3	View Report
Best Criminology Schools in Colorado	1	4	View Report
Best Geographic Information Science Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Geographic Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	2	View Report

How DU Ranks for Value

Top Value Majors

DU has 620 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Transportation/Mobility Management Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Transportation/Mobility Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value International Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Business Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Business Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Real Estate Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Real Estate Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Real Estate Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Real Estate Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Communication & Journalism (Other) Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Communication & Journalism (Other) Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Forensic Psychology Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Forensic Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Development Economics & International Development Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value International Relations Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value International Relations Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value International Relations & National Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value International Relations & National Security Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Music Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Music Technology Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Music Theory & Composition Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Music Theory & Composition Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Musicology & Ethnomusicology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Musicology & Ethnomusicology Schools in Colorado	1	1	View Report
Best Value Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Molecular Biology Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Organizational Behavior Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value International Business/Trade/Commerce Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value International Business Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Business Statistics Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Business Statistics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Real Estate Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Real Estate Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Other Communication & Media Studies Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Natural Resources Management & Policy Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Clinical Child Psychology Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Clinical Child Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Other Psychology Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Other Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Other Psychology Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Other Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Development Economics & International Development Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value International Economics Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Geographic Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	2	View Report
Best Value Music Performance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Music Performance Schools in Colorado	2	2	View Report
Best Value Supply Chain Management Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value Organizational Behavior Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value Organizational Behavior Studies Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value International Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value Real Estate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value Real Estate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value International Economics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value Geography Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value International Relations Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value International Relations Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value Game & Interactive Media Design Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	3	3	View Report
Best Value Musicology & Ethnomusicology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value Musicology & Ethnomusicology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	3	View Report
Best Value Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	4	View Report
Best Value Molecular Biology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	4	View Report
Best Value Finance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	4	4	View Report
Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado	4	4	View Report
Best Value General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	4	View Report
Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Colorado	4	4	View Report
Best Value Organizational Behavior Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	4	View Report
Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in Colorado	4	4	View Report
Best Value International Business/Trade/Commerce Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	4	View Report
Best Value International Business Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	4	View Report
Best Value Natural Resources Management & Policy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	4	View Report

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Notes and References

The rankings above are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.