Application Information

DU's Office of Graduate Studies administrates admission to programs in the following colleges, schools, institutes and departments:

  • Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Morgridge College of Education
  • Conflict Resolution Institute
  • Graduate School of Professional Psychology
  • Josef Korbel School of International Studies
  • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
  • School of Engineering & Computer Science

If you do not see the college, school or department of the program you are interested in applying, please see our complete list of graduate programs.

Please read the general instructions required for admission to the University of Denver.  Consult the college, school or department to which you are applying for additional information regarding supplemental admission materials.

Application

Please submit an online application.

Click on "Apply for Admission" and select your degree, college, major and concentration (if applicable). International students, please see additional instructions.
A printable confirmation page will appear after successful submission. Please include your confirmation page in your supplemental admission packet.

Application Fees

There is a $60 nonrefundable application fee, which covers the cost of processing application materials.  The application fee may be paid online with a credit card at the time of application submission.  Otherwise, the application fee may be paid on a bank draft or personal check drawn on a U.S. bank and submitted with the supplemental application materials.   Applications will not be forwarded to the department for review until this fee is paid. No waivers or deferrals are allowed with the exception of McNair and CORE scholars.  A letter of verification needs to be included with the supplemental application materials. 

Transcripts

Applicants are required to submit two official transcripts from each post-secondary institution they have attended, or are presently attending, where two quarter hours (or one semester hour) or more, were completed.  This includes transcripts for credit earned as transfer work, study abroad and college credit earned in High School. 

An official transcript must include the original signature of the registrar and/or the seal of the issuing institution, and must be enclosed in an envelope with the stamp or signature of the registrar across the sealed flap. Proof of a bachelor's and master's degree (if applicable)  is required from a regionally accredited college or university. Requested transcripts should be mailed to the applicant and submitted to the University of Denver with supplemental admission materials. Please do not request transcripts to be mailed directly to the University of Denver from other institutions.

Applications will not be forwarded to the department for review until official transcripts have been received. The University is not responsible for obtaining an applicant's transcripts, including any record of work completed at the University of Denver.

All credentials submitted become property of the University of Denver and cannot be copied or returned to the student or any person(s).

 Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

Applicants must request that Educational Testing Services (ETS) forward results to the University of Denver Office of Graduate Admission. The institution code for the University of Denver is R4842. Please consult the college, school or department that you are applying for test requirements.

For information concerning GRE registration please visit www.gre.org or contact:
Graduate Record Examination
Educational Testing Service
P. O. Box 6000
Princeton, NJ 08541-6000
609) 771-7670

Applicants should take the entrance exam well in advance of their intended application date. Please allow at least 14 business days for your general test scores and six weeks for your subject test scores to be received. Several departments and schools will not process applications until scores have been received. Entrance exam scores older than five years from the date of the application may not be acceptable for admission.

Letters of Recommendation

Letters of recommendation should be in sealed envelopes and signed across the flap by the provider. Please consult the college, school or department that you are applying for recommendation forms (if applicable).

Essay/Personal Statement

Please use specific instructions/guidelines given by the college, school or department that you are applying.

Mailing Address

Mail all supplemental admission materials, including official transcripts, in one package to:

University of Denver
Office of Graduate Studies
University Hall, Room 216
2197 S. University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80208

Application Packet Checklist

Please submit:

  1. Application confirmation page
  2. Nonrefundable application fee in the form of a check or money order made payable to the University of Denver (unless payment was made by credit card during submission of online application).
  3. Two official transcripts from each university or college attended.
  4. Supplemental materials as required by the college, school or department .
  5. Letters of recommendation.
  6. Request entrance exam scores to be sent to the University of Denver. Institutional Code R4842 (if applicable).
  7. All supplemental materials, in one packet, to the Office of Graduate Studies by the program deadline.

All checklist items must be received in one packet, by the Office of Graduate Studies, on or before the program deadline.

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