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University of Denver 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and University of Denver has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or scroll down for details on how DU fared in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how DU fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How University of Denver Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

Nationwide Ranking

DU is #174 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This scores it in the best 10% of schools in the U.S. for students!

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Colorado Ranking

DU placed #3 out of 31 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This puts University of Denver in the best 10% of colleges and universities in the nation for Colorado students! See the Best Colleges in Colorado ranking

This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, DU has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46	933	95.1%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40	925	95.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138	1,187	88.4%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78	571	86.3%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113	816	86.2%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51	540	90.6%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21	212	90.1%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107	883	87.9%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73	558	86.9%
Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17	121	86.0%
Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	51	80.4%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70	502	86.1%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123	609	79.8%
Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31	173	82.1%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64	356	82.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	33	93.9%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27	134	79.9%
Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	111	79.3%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	20	95.0%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	17	94.1%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	8	87.5%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	1	7	85.7%
Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	6	83.3%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	1	6	83.3%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	6	83.3%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	1	4	75.0%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	1	4	75.0%
Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	4	75.0%
Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	1	4	75.0%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	1	4	75.0%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1	4	75.0%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	1	4	75.0%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	1	3	66.7%
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	1	3	66.7%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144	694	79.3%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	27	88.9%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	30	93.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	2	12	83.3%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	23	87.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	25	92.0%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65	235	72.3%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154	556	72.3%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	5	42	88.1%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	19	89.5%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	2	10	80.0%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34	136	75.0%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134	471	71.6%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	2	9	77.8%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	26	84.6%
Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	31	71.0%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	2	13	84.6%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	180	597	69.9%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	24	83.3%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128	481	73.4%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71	265	73.2%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93	345	73.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	2	11	81.8%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128	460	72.2%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	3	14	78.6%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	14	78.6%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	10	80.0%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43	150	71.3%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67	233	71.2%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	27	85.2%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	6	30	80.0%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132	437	69.8%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	2	8	75.0%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174	573	69.6%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	23	82.6%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	23	82.6%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	3	11	72.7%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95	300	68.3%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	14	78.6%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	4	20	80.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	5	25	80.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	3	12	75.0%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	2	6	66.7%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	3	9	66.7%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	5	22	77.3%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	3	11	72.7%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	3	10	70.0%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	3	10	70.0%
Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	10	70.0%
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	10	70.0%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3	9	66.7%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	3	9	66.7%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	9	27	66.7%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	6	19	68.4%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	5	15	66.7%

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