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#45 Best Undergraduate Teaching
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#13 Best Value Schools
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#43 National Liberal Arts Colleges
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#17 Most Innovative Schools
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#99 Top Performers on Social Mobility
Denison University is ranked #43 in National Liberal Arts Colleges. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
74
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
28
Graduation and retention rank
57
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
83%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
89%
Social Mobility Rank
99
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
83%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
85%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
79%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
6
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.5
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
34
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
44
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
93.7%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
99%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
69.6%
Classes with 50 or more students
0%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
9:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
38
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
64%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
65
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
115
Average alumni giving rate
17.2%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
